2026 general election
Arizona 1st District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent retired to run for governor. Democratic gain.
$41M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Arizona 1st District race: $9.5M raised by the campaigns, $1.0M of it from PACs, plus $32M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Amish Shah (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Receipts + outside spending
$41M
Raised by campaigns
$9.5M
PAC checks
$1.0M
Outside money
$32M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Amish ShahDemocrat
✓ Won- Raised
- $5.7M
- Spent
- $5.5M
- From individuals
- $4.1M
- From PACs
- $535K
- From party
- $340
- Own money & loans
- $467K
- Outside money for
- $1.7M
- Outside money against
- $16M
Who paid: 9% of Shah's money came from PACs
Trade group $34K (11%)Leadership PAC $64K (21%)Membership $65K (22%)Union $16K (5%)Super PAC $44K (15%)Party $2K (1%)Other $75K (25%)
- Swing Left Super PAC$13K
- The Impact Fund Super PAC$10K
- Usacs PAC Other$10K
- American College of Emergency Physicians Membership$10K
- American Academy of Family Physicians Other$10K
- American Academy of Ophthalmology Membership$10K
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Trade group$10K
- Hindu American Political Action Committee Other$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Safety & Affordability PAC · $7.5M attacking
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $7.1M attacking
- Progressive Turnout Project · $653K supporting
- No Going Back PAC · $389K attacking
- Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter PAC · $363K attacking
Jay FeelyRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $3.8M
- Spent
- $3.6M
- From individuals
- $1.9M
- From PACs
- $507K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $416K
- Outside money for
- $4.0M
- Outside money against
- $10M
Who paid: 13% of Feely's money came from PACs
Corporate $12K (3%)Trade group $24K (7%)Leadership PAC $215K (60%)Membership $21K (6%)Super PAC $25K (7%)Party $5K (1%)Other $60K (17%)
- Gridiron-PAC Other$10K
- Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Membership$10K
- Smith Victory Leadership PAC$10K
- Scalise Leadership Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Anti-Woke Fund Super PAC$10K
- American Revival PAC Other$10K
- Buckeye Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC) Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $6.4M attacking
- Safety & Affordability PAC · $1.9M supporting
- American Majority Action PAC · $1.2M supporting
- 314 Action Fund · $979K attacking
- Guardrails Alliance · $775K attacking
Monica AlponteLibertarian
✗ Lost- Raised
- $9K
- Spent
- $9K
- From individuals
- $7K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $2K
- Outside money for
- $99K
- Outside money against
- $0
Biggest outside spenders
- Our Heritage Matters · $99K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2026 Arizona 1st District race?
- $41M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Arizona 1st District race: $9.5M raised by the campaigns, $1.0M of it from PACs, plus $32M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Amish Shah (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Arizona 1st District race?
- Jay Feely (Republican) raised $3.8M and had $4.0M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Arizona 1st District race?
- Safety & Affordability PAC ($9.4M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($7.1M), House Majority PAC ($6.4M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Arizona 1st District race?
- Swing Left gave $13K to Amish Shah; The Impact Fund gave $10K to Amish Shah; Usacs PAC gave $10K to Amish Shah.