2026 general election
Pennsylvania 1st District
The winner was outraised and won anyway. The incumbent lost. · Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.
$31M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Pennsylvania 1st District race: $11M raised by the campaigns, $2.9M of it from PACs, plus $20M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Bob Harvie (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Receipts + outside spending
$31M
Raised by campaigns
$11M
PAC checks
$2.9M
Outside money
$20M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Brian FitzpatrickRepublican, incumbent
✗ Lost- Raised
- $8.0M
- Spent
- $12M
- From individuals
- $1.9M
- From PACs
- $2.7M
- From party
- $12K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $2.2M
- Outside money against
- $9.5M
Who paid: 33% of Fitzpatrick's money came from PACs
Corporate $776K (33%)Trade group $414K (18%)Leadership PAC $362K (15%)Membership $200K (9%)Union $293K (13%)Super PAC $46K (2%)Party $10K (0%)Other $237K (10%)
- National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (Narfe) Other$13K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee Membership$10K
- Employee Owned S Corporations of America Trade group$10K
- American Academy of Dermatology Association Trade group$10K
- American College of Physician Services, Inc Trade group$10K
- International Association of Fire Fighters Union$10K
- American Bankers Association (Aba) Trade group$10K
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. PAC Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $8.4M attacking
- Your Community PAC · $999K attacking
- Civic Renewal Fund Inc. · $463K supporting
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $449K supporting
- Edf Action Votes · $264K supporting
Bob HarvieDemocrat
✓ Won- Raised
- $3.2M
- Spent
- $2.8M
- From individuals
- $2.7M
- From PACs
- $268K
- From party
- $12K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $781K
- Outside money against
- $7.7M
Who paid: 8% of Harvie's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $69K (41%)Membership $5K (3%)Super PAC $47K (28%)Party $5K (3%)Other $42K (25%)
- Clark Leadership PAC$10K
- Crush Maga PAC Super PAC$10K
- Flip the Congress PAC Other$10K
- Jeffries Leadership PAC$10K
- Aguilar Leadership PAC$10K
- Delbene Leadership PAC$10K
- Zinc Collective PAC Super PAC$9K
- Making a Difference PAC Other$6K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $5.2M attacking
- Defending America PAC · $1.5M attacking
- Progressive Turnout Project · $513K supporting
- Rjc Victory Fund · $384K attacking
- Strategic Majority PAC · $310K attacking
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2026 Pennsylvania 1st District race?
- $31M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Pennsylvania 1st District race: $11M raised by the campaigns, $2.9M of it from PACs, plus $20M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Bob Harvie (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Pennsylvania 1st District race?
- Brian Fitzpatrick (Republican) raised $8.0M and had $2.2M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Pennsylvania 1st District race?
- House Majority PAC ($8.4M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($5.7M), Defending America PAC ($1.5M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Pennsylvania 1st District race?
- National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association Political Action Com (Narfe-PAC) gave $13K to Brian Fitzpatrick; American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee gave $10K to Brian Fitzpatrick; Employee Owned S Corporations of America PAC (Esca PAC) gave $10K to Brian Fitzpatrick.