Idaho 2nd District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

RMike Simpson
$1.41M
DElinor Gilbreath
$169K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Mike Simpson	R	$1,409,212	$0	$0	—
Elinor Gilbreath	D	$169,226	$0	$0	10%

$1.58M

Raised by candidates

$1.35M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Mike Simpson (R)	$1.41M^†	$507K	$612K	—	30%	$1.21M^†	449
Elinor Gilbreath (D)	$169K^†	$107K	$0	10%	52%	$133K^†	88

† The FEC's official total. Poliscope's figure disagreed (usually a report it has not loaded yet), so the other columns for that candidate may cover an earlier period.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.Provisional

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Mike Simpson

R Republican

Raised: $1.41M
Small-dollar: —
In-state: 30%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed byAIPAC The NRA Union PAC Realtors PAC

Elinor Gilbreath

D Democrat

Raised: $169K
Small-dollar: 10%
In-state: 52%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.