Political ads · 2026 · MD

Maryland House District 1 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Andy Harris won · 53.5% to 46.5%, with an estimated 92% of the vote counted · Called by AP on Nov 3

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Andy Harris (Republican) and Dan Schwartz (Democrat) are the nominees for Maryland's 1st congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Andy Harris is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Andy Harris's campaign had raised $2.7 million (through October 14, 2026) and Dan Schwartz's campaign $1.2 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $17,000 for Andy Harris and $60,000 against; $20,000 for Dan Schwartz and $0 against.

Andy Harris (REP, incumbent), Dan Schwartz (DEM). 1 other filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Registration	Register by Tue, Oct 13 (5 p.m. advance deadline; after that, register in person at early voting or on Election Day.). Same-day registration: At early voting centers and Election Day polling places, with proof of residence. (passed)Source: elections.maryland.gov ↗Source: elections.maryland.gov ↗
Early voting in person	Thu, Oct 22 to Thu, Oct 29 (7 a.m.-8 p.m. daily, including weekend, at any center in your county.) (passed)Source: elections.maryland.gov ↗
By mail	Anyone can vote by mail; request a ballot by Tue, Oct 27 (Received by this date for ballot by mail/fax; 2026-10-30 for print-at-home; in person until 8 p.m. Nov 3.); return it by Tue, Nov 3 (Postmarked by Election Day or in a drop box by 8 p.m.; mailed ballots received by 10 a.m. Nov 13.) (passed)Source: elections.maryland.gov ↗Source: elections.maryland.gov ↗
Election Day	Tue, Nov 3. Polls: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. (passed)Source: elections.maryland.gov ↗
ID at the polls	No ID for most voters; some first-time voters are asked for photo ID or a document showing name and address.Source: elections.maryland.gov ↗

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Andy Harris (REP, incumbent)

Raised: $2.7M through 2026-10-14 individuals $2.1M · PACs $533K · from the candidate's other committees $10K · cash on hand $1.2M
Outside spending: $60K opposing Harris · $17K supporting Harris · latest reported 2026-10-25
Largest outside spenders: INDIVISIBLE PROJECT INC. — $55K opposing Harris FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND — $17K supporting Harris Largest donors: Michael T Rydin $8.8M (76%), Retired, Retired; HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION $350K (3%); KOMADA, ANNA $253K (2%); Steven Cowles $205K (2%), Retired, Retired; Steven W Corbett $200K (2%) GREAT SOCIETY PAC — $5,000 opposing Harris

Bundled through PACs: $77K through 3 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND — $43K from 21 gifts AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $33K from 28 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION — $1,000 from 1 gift

139 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

1890 PAC $3,000
ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE PAC $1,000
ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS PAC $2,500
ACSPA - SURGEONS PAC $1,000
AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOC. PAC $2,500
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. PAC $7,500
AMERICA'S FUTURE, TOGETHER $1,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC (SKINPAC) $1,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC $1,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY PAC $1,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY PAC $2,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS PAC $5,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTISTS PAC $10K
AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC $1,000
AMERICAN HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION - PAC (AMERICANHORT PAC) $750
AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOC. PAC $5,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PAC $2,500
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC $10K
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB PAC $2,000
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND $3,000
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PAC $3,000
AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO PAC $10K
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST PAC $10K
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
AMGEN INC. PAC $2,000
ANDY HARRIS VICTORY FUND $6,818
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC PAC $1,000
ASCO ASSOCIATION PAC (ASCO ASSOCIATION PAC) $1,000
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS PAC $5,000
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA PAC $2,500
ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND PILOTS PAC $1,000
BEAM SUNTORY INC PAC $3,000
BEER INSTITUTE PAC (BEER PAC) $2,500
BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK PAC) $2,000
BUCKEYE LIBERTY PAC $10K
BUILD PAC - NATL ASSOC OF HOME BUILDERS $3,000
CALIFORNIA CITRUS MUTUAL PAC $2,500
CAREFIRST BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD ASSOCIATES PAC $2,000
CGCN PAC $2,500
CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $2,500
COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS PAC $2,000
CONAGRA BRANDS, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION $5,000
CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC (COLE PAC) $7,500
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE PAC (CEPAC) $5,500
CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC $7,500
CROPLIFE AMERICA PAC $1,000
DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC. EMPLOYEES PAC $1,500
DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL PAC $2,823
EISAI INC. PAC $1,000
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS $5,000
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. PAC (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) $2,000
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY PAC $2,500
EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC. EMPLOYEES PAC $1,000
EMMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN PAC $7,500
ENT PAC AMERICAN ACAD OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY $1,000
EXELON PAC $2,500
FOOD MARKETING INSTITUTE PAC (FOOD PAC) $1,000
FRIENDS OF BARRY S BEAUCHAMP $1,000
FROZEN FOOD PAC $5,000
GAINWELL HOLDING CORP. PAC (GAINWELL PAC) $1,000
GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC $1,000
GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC (GCSAAPAC) $2,500
HEALTHCARE FREEDOM FUND $5,000
HOLLAND & KNIGHT PAC $1,000
HOUSE FREEDOM FUND $5,000
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION (IDFA) - ICE CREAM, MILK & CHEESE PAC $1,000
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION PAC (FRANCHISING PAC) $1,000
JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $4,000
KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. PAC (KOCHPAC) $3,500
LETS GET TO WORK PAC $7,000
LKQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,500
MCDONALDS CORPORATION PAC $1,000
MERCK EMPLOYEES PAC $1,000
METROPOLITAN ANESTHESIA CONSULTANTS PAC $5,000
MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE COMPANY USA LLC PAC $1,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION PAC (NAPA-PAC) $2,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FARM SERVICE AGENCY COUNTY OFFICE EMPLOYEES INC PPC AKA NASCOE PAC $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS INC. PAC $10K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC $5,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOC. PAC $5,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOC PAC $5,000
NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL PAC $10K
NATIONAL CLUB ASSOCIATION PAC (CLUBPAC) $5,000
NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. PAC (CANDY PAC) $2,500
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $2,500
NATIONAL FISHERIES INSTITUTE (FISHPAC) $6,000
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS BOAT PAC $3,000
NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL POTATO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE $3,000
NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSN PAC $2,000
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION PAC $6,968
NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION PAC $5,000
NEUROSURGERY PAC $5,000
NFIB FEDERAL PAC $1,000
NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE PAC $5,000
NRA - POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $1,000
ONERD PAC $1,000
OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT BUSINESS ASSOC. PAC $10K
PAC OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS $3,000
PATRICK MCLAUGHLIN FOR QAC COMMISSIONER $100
PET FOOD INSTITUTE PAC (PET PAC) $2,500
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE $2,500
PHARMAVITE LLC PAC (PHARMAVITE PAC) $1,000
PROFESSIONAL COMPOUNDING CENTERS OF AMERICA PAC $1,000
RAIN AND HAIL INSURANCE SOCIETY PAC $1,000
RAPTOR PAC $1,000
RELX INC. PAC $1,000
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC $1,000
ROCKET LAB USA, INC. PAC (ROCKET LAB PAC) $2,000
RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
SANOFI US SERVICES INC. EMPLOYEES' PAC $1,000
SAZERAC COMPANY, INC. PAC (SAZERACPAC) $2,500
SCHWAN'S COMPANY PAC $2,500
SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC $2,000
SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC PAC $1,000
SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE PAC $2,500
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC PAC, (HAMPAC) $1,000
SNACK FOOD ASSOC. PAC $1,000
SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS PAC $1,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. PAC $3,500
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC) $1,000
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL PAC $2,000
THE GEO GROUP, INC. PAC $2,500
THE HOME DEPOT, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY PAC (SMUCKER PAC) $3,500
THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (A... $3,500
THE SEASONAL EMPLOYER PAC $10K
TYSON FOODS INC PAC (TYPAC) $4,000
U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION PAC $3,500
UNITED EGG ASSOCIATION EGGPAC $2,500
USA RICE FEDERATION PAC $2,500
VANTEO, LLC PAC $3,500
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $7,000
WINE & SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICAPAC $2,000
WINE INSTITUTE PAC $2,000
ZOETIS INC. PAC AKA ZOETIS PAC $2,500
ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC) $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Dan Schwartz (DEM)

Raised: $1.2M through 2026-10-14 individuals $1.1M · PACs $20K · party $2,500 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $16K · cash on hand $-4,473
Outside spending: $20K supporting Schwartz · latest reported 2026-11-01
Largest outside spenders: INDIVISIBLE PROJECT INC. — $20K supporting Schwartz SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION — $10 supporting Schwartz

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

4 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) $5,000
DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP PAC $1,000
FRIENDS OF JOSELINE PENA-MELNYK $600
VICTORY NOW PAC $5,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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