Massachusetts 8th District 2026

The money race

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

D★Stephen LynchIncumbent
$1.05M
+$0 for · $214K against

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
Stephen Lynch	D	$1,052,703	$0	$213,732	20%

$1.05M

Raised by candidates

$1.65M

Spent by candidates

$214K

Outside spending

1 spender · + $78K in 24/48-hour notices (may overlap; not included)

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Stephen Lynch (D)	$1.05M^†	$556K	$339K	20%	93%	$1.65M^†	343

† 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

Spender	Target	Stance	Spent	Network	Dark money in
LEADERS WE DESERVE C00843110	Stephen Lynch	Oppose	$214K 10 filings		—

Candidates

Stephen Lynch

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $1.05M
Small-dollar: 20%
In-state: 93%
Outside for / against: $0 / $214K

Union PAC Realtors PAC Traded stocks in office Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.