Elections · U.S. Senate · Massachusetts
John Deaton
Republican Challenger
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Raised for this seat
$1.6M
Through August 12, 2026
Cash on hand
$712K
Through August 12, 2026
In the Republican primary
The Republican primary is September 1, 2026 (In 4 days). Its winner goes on to the November ballot.
Also running in this primary
1 other candidate with a smaller filing is also in this primary. The full field is on the race page.
Where the money comes from
- Small donors
- 5%$72K
- Large donors
- 26%$400K
- PACs
- <1%$6K
- Party
- --
- Self-funding
- 67%$1.1M
- Other
- 2%$30K
Receipts reported through August 12, 2026. Source: FEC.
How to vote in Massachusetts
- PrimarySeptember 1, 2026In 4 days
- General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks
Register 10 days before the election.
Against the field for this seat
Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, in ballot order, not money order.
- Edward Markey$8.1M
- Shiva Ayyadurai$269K
- John Deatonthis page$1.6M
- Seth Moulton$6.2M
Showing 4 of 7 funded campaigns; every filing is on the race page.
Record in office
Deaton has not held this office, so there is no federal voting record, no cosponsorships and no committee service to report.
That absence is not a position for or against anything; it is what a first federal campaign looks like in the public record.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.