Democrats post "mind-blowing" numbers ahead of 2026 midterms
Data: FEC, Axios research.
Chart: Noah Bressner/Axios If money is momentum, Democratic Senate candidates are poised for a monumental Election Day.
"Oh my god, holy crap," said Sen.
Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) when informed of Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico's $64 million haul in the third quarter of the year.
"I mean, that's a number that's mind-blowing." Why it matters: Republicans are awash in super PAC cash, but Democrats' advantage in hard dollars reveals a yawning enthusiasm gap — the kind of energy money can't buy.
Texas James Talarico (D): $64 million Ken Paxton (R): $18 million Georgia Sen.
Jon Ossoff (D): $33.1 million Mike Collins (R): $2.8 million Michigan Abdul El-Sayed (D): $30.7 million Former Rep.
Mike Rogers (R): $9.7 million Ohio Former Sen.
Sherrod Brown (D): $23 million Sen.
Jon Husted (R): $5 million Maine Troy Jackson (D): $20.4 million Sen.
Susan Collins (R): $5.2 million Alaska Former Rep.
Mary Peltola (D): $17 million Sen.
Dan Sullivan (R): $2 million Iowa Josh Turek (D): $12 million Rep.
Ashley Hinson (R): $3 million North Carolina Roy Cooper (D): $20 million Michael Whatley (R): $2 million Kansas Adam Hamilton (D): $11 million Sen.
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