Politician
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican · Mississippi · ran 2 times since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate S8MS00261
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican) raised $4.6M for the 2026 Mississippi Senate race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $687K for and $6.3M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
Raised, all runs
$8.1M
2026, 2020
From PAC checks
30%
$2.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$712K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$6.8M
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi Senate | $4.6M | 28% | $687K / $6.3M | $143K | $12M | … Counting |
| 2020 | Mississippi Senate | $3.4M | 34% | $25K / $461K | $11K | $3.9M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $969KTrade group $607KLeadership PAC $510KMembership $220KOther $172KParty $64KSuper PAC $61KUnion $20K
- NRSCParty$62K
- USA Rice Federation PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- WinredSuper PAC$12K
- Committee Organized for the Trading of Cotton PAC of the American Cotton Shippers AssociatTrade group$11K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$11K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Heartland Values PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Continuing America's Strength and Security PACLeadership PAC$10K
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Ab PACagainst $2.3M
- WinSenateagainst $1.2M
- New Deal for All, Inc.against $1.0M
- Government That Works PACagainst $810K
- New Southern Majority Ie PACagainst $759K
- Front Row PACagainst $326K
- Protecting Our Valuesagainst $65K
- PAC for a Changeagainst $35K
- Americans for Freedom Lcagainst $30K
- Let America Workfor $18K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 21 key votes where Cindy Hyde-Smith had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 18 times (86%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $88K | Nay · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $19K | Nay · with industry |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $20K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $97K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $19K | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $97K$101K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $88K | Nay · with industry |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $70K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $564 | Nay · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $564 | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $97K | Yea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $101K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $101K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $564 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $97K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $19K | Nay · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | $564 | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $25K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $116K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $97K$88K$101K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $17K | Nay · with industry |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Cindy Hyde-Smith's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
James JohnsonFormer congressional staff
Sp. Adv. to Dep. Sec., Treasury; Sp. Asst. to US House Majority Leader Steve Scalise; Exec. Asst. to Senior Advisor to President for Policy, White House; Con…
Now lobbies for Eli Lilly And Company, Coinbase, INC. · via Checkmate Government Relations
Timothy WolvertonFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director for Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith - (April 2018-December 2024); Senior Policy Advisor for Senator Thad Cochran - (November 2017-March 2018); …
Now lobbies for General Atomics
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Cindy Hyde-Smith's 2026 campaign?
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican) raised $4.6M for the 2026 Mississippi Senate race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $687K for and $6.3M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
- Which PACs gave the most to Cindy Hyde-Smith?
- NRSC ($62K), Committee Organized for the Trading of Cotton PAC of the American Cotton Shippers Associat ($11K), American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($11K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), Heartland Values PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Cindy Hyde-Smith's race?
- Ab PAC ($2.3M against), WinSenate ($1.2M against), New Deal for All, Inc. ($1.0M against) in 2026.
- How much has Cindy Hyde-Smith raised across elections?
- $4.6M in 2026 (Mississippi Senate), $3.4M in 2020 (Mississippi Senate).