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Washington State · 2026 election cycle, as filed
$68M
has been contributed to Washington campaigns this cycle so far. The cycle is not over, so this is a floor and it will grow.
$63.7M
contributed to campaigns
Money given to a candidate or measure committee, which has to report every dollar of it.
$4.3M
spent independently
Spent about candidates by committees that answer to none of them.
2.2×
against 2014
2014 to 2024, contributions only. Independent expenditure filings are not in the record before 2015, so a total-spending comparison against 2014 would measure our coverage rather than the money.
Contributions reported, by cycle
| Cycle | Contributed | Share of the largest cycle | Outside spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $106M | not in the record | |
| 2016 | $165.2M | not in the record | |
| 2018 | $180.6M | not in the record | |
| 2020 | $147.4M | $33.3M | |
| 2022 | $138.7M | $32.4M | |
| 2024 | $232.8M | $52M | |
| 2026 (in progress) | $63.7M | $4.3M |
Even cycles only, and the current one is unfinished. Washington votes on state and federal offices in even years and local ones in odd, and the two are not the same quantity — putting them on one axis would show a rise and fall that is only which offices were on the ballot. Where a cycle says outside spending is not in the record, that is our coverage and not a cycle in which nobody spent independently.
Last checked 2026-07-31
Source Public Disclosure Commission C-3 contribution and C-4 expenditure reports; C-6 independent expenditure filings · as of 2026-07-31 · newest filing 2026-07-27
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Who gave the most
Five organisations account for $9.1M of it, and 2 have already given more than they gave in the whole of 2024.
Ranked by total given to Washington committees this cycle. Each row sums that giver’s filed contributions. We publish no total for “each side” — sorting these organisations into sides would be our opinion rather than their filing.
| Contributor | Type | This cycle | 2024 total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivian Automotive, LLC | Business | $4.7M | no filing |
| Airbnb, Inc | Political Action Committee | $2.1M | $27,900 |
| Washington Federation of State Employees | Union | $1.1M | $991K |
| HEYWOOD BRIAN | Individual | $609K | $849K |
| SEIU 775 Ballot Fund | Business | $603K | $9.4M |
| SEIU Initiative Fund | Political Action Committee | $550K | $934K |
| GOPAC Election Fund | Business | $538K | $140K |
| Jobs PAC | Political Action Committee | $516K | $1.6M |
Aggregate rows are money, not organisations. The PDC reports sub-threshold giving as a lump labelled “small contributions” or “miscellaneous receipts”. Two of those rank inside the top five this cycle by amount. They are in the totals above and are excluded from this list, because a table of who gave should not contain a bookkeeping category.
Last checked 2026-07-31
Source Public Disclosure Commission C-3 contribution and C-4 expenditure reports; C-6 independent expenditure filings · as of 2026-07-31 · top 8 shown
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