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U.S. House District 9

2026 general election.

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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.

Reported campaign finance for each candidate with complete FEC data in the 2026 cycle
CandidateTotal receiptsCash on handDirect PAC receipts
Richard Hudson Republican incumbent$3,215,341$1,335,132$1,605,397
Richard Ojeda Democratic$2,237,508$163,673$18,842

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. Every figure is reported through Jun 30, 2026.

Total receipts

Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.

Highest total receipts: Richard Hudson at $3,215,341. Lowest: Richard Ojeda at $2,237,508. The largest reported value sets this scale at $3,215,341.

Cash on hand

The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.

Highest cash on hand: Richard Hudson at $1,335,132. Lowest: Richard Ojeda at $163,673. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,335,132.

Direct PAC receipts

Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.

Highest direct PAC receipts: Richard Hudson at $1,605,397. Lowest: Richard Ojeda at $18,842. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,605,397.

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: Richard Ojeda at $1,335. Lowest: Richard Hudson at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,335.

Outside spending opposing

Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.

Highest outside spending opposing: Richard Hudson at $365,945. Lowest: Richard Ojeda at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $365,945.

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

Contributions each campaign received for each compared candidate, grouped by who the FEC says runs the giving committee
CategoryRichard Hudson RepublicanRichard Ojeda Democratic
Corporate PACs$924,94455.1%$0
Trade association PACs$438,00026.1%$0
Membership organization PACs$106,9506.4%$0
Non-connected committees$102,7506.1%$0
Labor union PACs$28,0001.7%$10,00066.7%
Corporations without capital stock$31,5001.9%$0
Leadership PACs$21,5001.3%$2,00013.3%
Other candidates' committees$20,0001.2%$3,00020.0%
Cooperative PACs$5,0000.3%$0
Itemized total$1,678,644$15,000

Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced

Contributions each campaign received for each compared candidate, grouped by the interest the giving committee is categorized as advancing
CategoryRichard Hudson RepublicanRichard Ojeda Democratic
Pharmaceuticals Health$165,00010.1%$0
Telecommunications Communications and technology$79,5004.9%$0
Construction Construction$78,0004.8%$0
Oil and gas Energy and natural resources$72,5004.4%$0
Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate$72,0004.4%$0
Technology Communications and technology$70,5004.3%$0
Food and beverage Agriculture$65,5004.0%$0
Securities and investment Finance, insurance, and real estate$65,5004.0%$0
Physicians and medical specialties Health$64,0003.9%$0
Media and entertainment Communications and technology$53,5003.3%$0
Electric utilities Energy and natural resources$51,5003.1%$0
Automotive Transportation$48,5003.0%$0
Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate$47,0002.9%$0
Defense Defense$45,5002.8%$0
Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate$38,5002.4%$0
Agribusiness Agriculture$32,0002.0%$0
Air transport Transportation$24,0001.5%$0
Health insurance Health$19,0001.2%$0
Transportation unions Labor$18,0001.1%$0
Trucking Transportation$17,0001.0%$0
Hospitals and nursing homes Health$13,5000.8%$0
Accounting Professional services$13,0000.8%$0
Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue$13,0000.8%$0
Credit unions Finance, insurance, and real estate$7,5000.5%$0
Mining Energy and natural resources$5,5000.3%$0
Building trades unions Labor$0$5,00050.0%
Industrial unions Labor$0$5,00050.0%
Pro-Israel Ideological and single-issue$5,0000.3%$0
Renewable energy Energy and natural resources$5,0000.3%$0
Nurses and nursing specialties Health$2,5000.2%$0
Committees not yet categorized$445,14427.2%$0
Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees$41,500$5,000
Itemized total$1,678,644$15,000

Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee

Independent spending supporting each candidate for each compared candidate, grouped by who the FEC says runs the giving committee
CategoryRichard Hudson RepublicanRichard Ojeda Democratic
Non-connected committees$0$1,335100.0%
Itemized total$0$1,335

Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced

Independent spending supporting each candidate for each compared candidate, grouped by the interest the giving committee is categorized as advancing
CategoryRichard Hudson RepublicanRichard Ojeda Democratic
Committees not yet categorized$0$1,335100.0%
Itemized total$0$1,335

Independent spending opposing each candidate, by who runs the committee

Independent spending opposing each candidate for each compared candidate, grouped by who the FEC says runs the giving committee
CategoryRichard Hudson RepublicanRichard Ojeda Democratic
Non-connected committees$365,945100.0%$0
Itemized total$365,945$0

Independent spending opposing each candidate, by interest advanced

Independent spending opposing each candidate for each compared candidate, grouped by the interest the giving committee is categorized as advancing
CategoryRichard Hudson RepublicanRichard Ojeda Democratic
Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue$365,945100.0%$0
Itemized total$365,945$0

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.

48-hour notices reported by candidates in this race
CandidateReported on noticesNoticesCoversState
Richard Hudson Republican$40,1945Feb 17 to Feb 28, 2026Covered by regular reports
Richard Ojeda Democratic$6,5001Feb 13 to Feb 18, 2026Covered by regular reports

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 ↗.