Politician
Ben McAdams
Democrat · Utah · ran 2 times since 2020, won 1
FEC candidate H8UT04053
Ben McAdams (Democrat) raised $2.8M for the 2026 Utah 1st District race, $342K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$8.5M
2026, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
22%
$1.9M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$772K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$5.2M
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah 1st District | $2.8M | 12% | $0 / $0 | $75K | $2.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Utah 4th District | $5.6M | 27% | $772K / $5.2M | $26K | $12M | ✗ Lost |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $629KLeadership PAC $287KTrade group $260KUnion $152KOther $140KMembership $121KSuper PAC $35KParty $7K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater AmericaLeadership PAC$20K
- Problem Solver DemocratsOther$11K
- Wells Fargo and Company Employee PAC (Aka Wells Fargo Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- SkipacLeadership PAC$10K
- Sd PACSuper PAC$10K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. PAC (Aka Bread Financial PAC)Corporate$10K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating EngineersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Congressional Leadership Fundfor $1K · against $3.2M
- NRCCagainst $2.0M
- National Association of Realtors Congressional Fundfor $610K
- Center Forward Committeefor $132K
- American Values Firstagainst $29K
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Ben McAdams's 2026 campaign?
- Ben McAdams (Democrat) raised $2.8M for the 2026 Utah 1st District race, $342K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Ben McAdams?
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America ($10K), Skipac ($10K), Sd PAC ($10K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($10K), Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. PAC (Aka Bread Financial PAC) ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Ben McAdams raised across elections?
- $2.8M in 2026, $5.6M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.