What Happened?
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) each spent significantly more than they raised in September 2026, according to preliminary October monthly reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.
The DCCC spent $20.16 million more than it raised in September. The NRCC's gap was larger, spending $27.76 million more than it took in.
Coordinated expenditures, meaning money spent in direct cooperation with candidates, drove much of the outflow and are subject to federal limits.
Why Does it Matter to Me?
Money is telling the story behind this year's midterm cycle where it is going and what races it is leaving.
The DCCC raised more than twice as much from individual donors as the NRCC in September, $12.95 million versus $4.88 million. The NRCC collected more through transfers from affiliated committees, $2.70 million versus $1.17 million for the DCCC.
Over the full cycle, the NRCC's coordinated expenditures exceeded the DCCC's by $22.36 million.
Advocates who want limits on coordinated party spending kept point to a 2001 Supreme Court ruling that upheld them on grounds that they could prevent corruption or its appearance, and the Campaign Legal Center describes the goal as stopping donors from routing large contributions to candidates through party committees.
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