Who raised the most money in the 2026 Pennsylvania 8th District race?

Paige Cognetti (Democrat) raised $7.5M and had $4.7M in outside spending on their side.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Pennsylvania 8th District race?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($6.8M), House Majority PAC ($4.8M), Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) ($3.3M).

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Pennsylvania 8th District race?

Bentley Systems, Incorporated Federal PAC gave $25K to Rob Bresnahan; Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC gave $15K to Rob Bresnahan; American Hospital Association PAC gave $13K to Rob Bresnahan.

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2026 general election

Pennsylvania 8th District

The candidate who raised the most money won. The incumbent lost. · Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.

$40M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Pennsylvania 8th District race: $14M raised by the campaigns, $2.3M of it from PACs, plus $26M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Paige Cognetti (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.

Receipts + outside spending

$40M

Raised by campaigns

$14M

PAC checks

$2.3M

Outside money

$26M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Paige CognettiDemocrat

✓ Won

Raised: $7.5M
Spent: $7.3M
From individuals: $6.3M
From PACs: $658K
From party: $10K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $4.7M
Outside money against: $11M

Who paid: 9% of Cognetti's money came from PACs

Corporate $3K (1%)Leadership PAC $155K (32%)Membership $39K (8%)Union $75K (15%)Super PAC $82K (17%)Party $12K (3%)Other $118K (24%)

J Street Membership$12K
Women Vote Other$10K
Clark Leadership PAC$10K
Defend Democracy Now PAC Other$10K
Pelosi Leadership PAC$10K
Flip the Congress PAC Other$10K
Hoyer Leadership PAC$10K
Next Generation Majority Fund Super PAC$10K

Biggest outside spenders

Congressional Leadership Fund · $6.8M attacking
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) · $2.8M supporting
Safety & Affordability PAC Inc. · $2.8M attacking
Cffe PAC · $541K supporting
Progressive Turnout Project · $502K supporting

FEC record H6PA08293

Rob BresnahanRepublican, incumbent

✗ Lost

Raised: $6.5M
Spent: $5.8M
From individuals: $2.5M
From PACs: $1.7M
From party: $10K
Own money & loans: $60K
Outside money for: $1.3M
Outside money against: $9.0M

Who paid: 25% of Bresnahan's money came from PACs

Corporate $310K (22%)Trade group $260K (19%)Leadership PAC $400K (29%)Membership $85K (6%)Union $189K (14%)Super PAC $24K (2%)Party $10K (1%)Other $105K (8%)

Bentley Systems, Incorporated Corporate$25K
Laborers' International Union of North America Union$15K
American Hospital Association Trade group$13K
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union$10K
Scalise Leadership Fund Leadership PAC$10K
Lg&E - Ku Political Action Committee Corporate$10K
Cole Combined Committee Party$10K
American Revival PAC Other$10K

Biggest outside spenders

House Majority PAC · $4.8M attacking
Giffords PAC · $887K attacking
Tomorrow Together · $844K attacking
Ab PAC · $751K attacking
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) · $490K attacking

FEC record H4PA08124

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2026 Pennsylvania 8th District race?: $40M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Pennsylvania 8th District race: $14M raised by the campaigns, $2.3M of it from PACs, plus $26M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Paige Cognetti (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2026 Pennsylvania 8th District race?: Paige Cognetti (Democrat) raised $7.5M and had $4.7M in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Pennsylvania 8th District race?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($6.8M), House Majority PAC ($4.8M), Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) ($3.3M).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Pennsylvania 8th District race?: Bentley Systems, Incorporated Federal PAC gave $25K to Rob Bresnahan; Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC gave $15K to Rob Bresnahan; American Hospital Association PAC gave $13K to Rob Bresnahan.