Edward John Markey
U.S. Senate District (at-large)
2026 general election.
Incumbents
Challengers
Campaign finance
Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.
Every candidate below reports through Jun 30, 2026, except where a row says otherwise.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward John Markey Democratic FEC data through Aug 12, 2026 incumbent | $5,352,148 | $1,348,676 | $589,250 |
| John Deaton Republican | $1,498,561 | $726,604 | $425 |
| Joseph Tache Party for Socialism and Liberation | $147,751 | $30,917 | $0 |
| Morgan Gifford Dawicki Independent | $16,498 | $3,564 | $0 |
| Shiva Ayyadurai Independent FEC data through Aug 12, 2026 | $269,035 | $117,116 | $0 |
Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Each candidate's own coverage end date is in the table above.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Edward John Markey at $5,352,148. Lowest: Morgan Gifford Dawicki at $16,498. The largest reported value sets this scale at $5,352,148.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Edward John Markey at $1,348,676. Lowest: Morgan Gifford Dawicki at $3,564. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,348,676.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Edward John Markey at $589,250. Lowest: Joseph Tache at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $589,250.
Outside spending supporting
Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.
Highest outside spending supporting: Edward John Markey at $42,917. Lowest: John Deaton at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $42,917.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Highest outside spending opposing: Edward John Markey at $3,329,005. Lowest: John Deaton at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $3,329,005.
Where each campaign's committee money came from
Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.
Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee
| Category | Edward John Markey Democratic |
|---|---|
| Leadership PACs | $291,00047.9% |
| Labor union PACs | $140,10023.1% |
| Non-connected committees | $63,55010.5% |
| Trade association PACs | $54,4509.0% |
| Membership organization PACs | $38,1106.3% |
| Corporate PACs | $11,0001.8% |
| Other candidates' committees | $9,0001.5% |
| Itemized total | $607,210 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Edward John Markey Democratic |
|---|---|
| Public sector unions Labor | $50,50016.4% |
| Transportation unions Labor | $30,0009.8% |
| Building trades unions Labor | $25,0008.1% |
| Industrial unions Labor | $25,0008.1% |
| Lawyers and law firms Professional services | $13,5004.4% |
| Physicians and medical specialties Health | $12,0003.9% |
| Food and beverage Agriculture | $9,5003.1% |
| Telecommunications Communications and technology | $7,5002.4% |
| Hospitals and nursing homes Health | $6,5002.1% |
| Media and entertainment Communications and technology | $6,4502.1% |
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $5,0001.6% |
| Securities and investment Finance, insurance, and real estate | $5,0001.6% |
| Technology Communications and technology | $5,0001.6% |
| Construction Construction | $3,0001.0% |
| Air transport Transportation | $2,5000.8% |
| Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate | $2,5000.8% |
| Nurses and nursing specialties Health | $1,0000.3% |
| Pharmaceuticals Health | $1,0000.3% |
| Renewable energy Energy and natural resources | $5000.2% |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $300,000 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $95,76031.2% |
| Itemized total | $607,210 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Edward John Markey Democratic |
|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $25,00058.3% |
| Membership organization PACs | $17,91741.7% |
| Itemized total | $42,917 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Edward John Markey Democratic |
|---|---|
| Environmental advocacy Ideological and single-issue | $25,00058.3% |
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $17,91741.7% |
| Itemized total | $42,917 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Edward John Markey Democratic |
|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $3,329,005100.0% |
| Itemized total | $3,329,005 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Edward John Markey Democratic |
|---|---|
| Committees not yet categorized | $3,329,005100.0% |
| Itemized total | $3,329,005 |
These candidates are compared in the table above but have no stored breakdown of where their committee money came from, so they are named here rather than shown as a column of zeroes.
- John Deaton: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
- Joseph Tache: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
- Morgan Gifford Dawicki: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
- Shiva Ayyadurai: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
Last-minute contributions reported before an election
Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.
| Candidate | Reported on notices | Notices | Covers | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward John Markey Democratic | $141,000 | 7 | Aug 13 to Aug 28, 2026 | $141,000 still provisional |
| John Deaton Republican | $2,500 | 1 | Aug 17 to Aug 17, 2026 | $2,500 still provisional |
Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.