Elections · U.S. Senate · New Hampshire
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Raised for this seat
$13M
Through June 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$5.2M
Through June 30, 2026
In the Democratic primary
The Democratic primary is September 8, 2026 (Next week). 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
- 31%$4.1M
- Large donors
- 56%$7.5M
- PACs
- 8%$1.0M
- Party
- <1%$2K
- Self-funding
- --
- Other
- 5%$700K
Separately, $519K in independent expenditures was reported for and against this candidate by outside committees. That money is not the candidate's receipts and is not part of the mix above.
Receipts reported through June 30, 2026. Source: FEC.
How to vote in New Hampshire
- PrimarySeptember 8, 2026Next week
- General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks
Register in advance (deadline varies by town, roughly 6 to 13 days before), or same-day at the polls on Election Day.
Against the field for this seat
Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, in ballot order, not money order.
- Scott Brown$1.9M
- Karishma Manzur$207K
- Chris Pappasthis page$13M
- John Sununu$3.7M
Showing 4 of 7 funded campaigns; every filing is on the race page.
Spending to support them
$1.2K- DMFI PAC$938
- Givegreen United Action$251
Spending to oppose them
$518K- Americans for Prosperity Action$504KKoch network, free-market conservativeKoch network, free-market conservative
- SLF PAC$11KRepublican Senate leadershipRepublican Senate leadership
- Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption$3K
How these directions are decided
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC. The supporting or opposing direction is each committee's own declared filing, not an interpretation, and a group spending against a candidate is not necessarily spending for their opponent. Outside money is not the campaign's money and is never added to what they raised.
Record in office
Pappas 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.
What the campaign says, on chrispappas.orgCandidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.