Political ads · 2026 · MD

Maryland House District 4 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Glenn Ivey won · 89.3% to 6.2%, with an estimated 80% of the vote counted · Called by AP on Nov 3

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Glenn Ivey (DEM), Jakeya Johnson (DEM), Jonathan White (DEM), Shavonne Hedgepeth (DEM). 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 ↗
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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.

Glenn Ivey (DEM)

Raised: $887K through 2026-10-14 individuals $415K · PACs $471K · cash on hand $494K
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: $35K through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $35K from 19 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC

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

1-800 CONTACTS, INC. PAC $1,000
AAJ PAC $9,000
AEROVIRONMENT, INC PAC $1,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY PAC $1,000
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE $2,500
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $2,500
AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $4,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $2,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PAC $5,000
AMERICAN EXPRESS PAC $1,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES PAC $3,500
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E $10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $10K
AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $3,500
AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC') $1,500
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIO $2,000
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION PAC (ASHA PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE $3,000
ARENTFOX SCHIFF CIVIC PARTICIPATION FUND (AFSPAC) $1,000
ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC) $2,500
ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND PILOTS FEDERAL PAC FUND $1,000
AXIOM SPACE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
BAPS PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAPS PAC) $5,000
BART GORDON COMMITTEE $500
BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC) $5,000
BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC) $1,000
BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,000
CAREFIRST BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD ASSOCIATES FEDERAL PAC $1,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL PAC $2,000
COMMERCIAL SPACE FEDERATION PAC $3,500
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $500
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CEPAC) $3,000
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,000
DELOITTE, HASKINS & SELLS GOOD GOV'T P A C (A K A DH&S GOOD GOV'T PAC) $5,000
DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $1,500
EDWARD JONES PAC $7,500
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC $10K
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,500
ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC) $1,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
EXELON PAC $5,000
FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
FLUOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FLUOR PAC) $2,500
GEICO PAC $1,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION PAC $1,000
GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC $1,000
GRIDIRON-PAC $2,500
H&R BLOCK INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLOCKPAC) $1,000
HOME DEPOT INC PAC $5,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC $4,000
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HIIPAC) $1,000
IHEARTMEDIA INC PAC $2,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC $3,500
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL ENGINEERS LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION ACTION PROGRAM-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 103 VOLUNTARY POLITICAL EDUCATION FUND $2,500
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS PAC $2,500
JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
K&L GATES LLP PAC $2,000
KBR INC PAC $5,000
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC $1,000
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $2,500
LEIDOS INC PAC $3,000
LEONARDO DRS PAC $1,500
LOCKHEED MARTIN EMPLOYEES PAC $4,000
MACHINISTS NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS $5,000
MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC. PAC/FKA SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL INC PAC $3,000
MAXIMUS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MAXPAC) $1,500
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL PAC $6,000
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $1,000
MONUMENTAL SPORTS PAC $3,500
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC (NATCA) $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABT PAC) $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND) $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS $2,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS $4,000
NATIONAL ATM COUNCIL, INC. PAC (NAC PAC) $500
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC $1,000
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC) $1,000
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE $2,000
NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND $1,000
NOSSAMAN LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NOSSAMAN PAC) $1,000
ORACLE AMERICA INC. PAC (ORACLE PAC) $1,000
PERATON PAC $5,000
PERSEVERE PAC $250
ROCKET LAB CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ROCKET LAB PAC) $2,000
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $2,500
SHEET METAL AIR RAIL TRANSPORTATION $10K
SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION PAC $5,500
SIFMA PAC $1,000
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $1,000
SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA PAC $500
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COALITION PAC (SEEC PAC) $1,000
TD BANK US HOLDING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TD BANK PAC) $2,500
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
THE NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN & PUBLIC EDUCATION $5,000
THE WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE CORP. PAC $1,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC PAC $5,000
TREASURY EMPLOYEES PAC $3,000
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC $2,500
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC $5,000
UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $2,500
UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION $1,500
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC) $1,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. PAC (VERIZON PAC) $1,500
WALPAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT PAC WALMART INC. $2,500
WELLS FARGO & CO. EMPLOYEES GOOD GOVERNMENT $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Jakeya Johnson (DEM)

Raised: $37K through 2026-09-30 individuals $33K · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $1,209 · from the candidate's other committees $2,000 · cash on hand $3,576
Outside spending: $174 supporting Johnson · latest reported 2026-06-22
Largest outside spenders: UNITY & JUSTICE FUND — $174 supporting Johnson Largest donors: CAIR ACTION $185K (25%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Jukaku Tayeb $100K (14%), NOT Employed

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

All filings at the FEC ↗

Jonathan White (DEM)

Raised: $34K through 2026-07-15 individuals $34K · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $347 · cash on hand $18K
Outside spending: none reported

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

All filings at the FEC ↗

Shavonne Hedgepeth (DEM)

Raised: $31K through 2026-09-30 individuals $16K · PACs $2,000 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $12K · cash on hand $453
Outside spending: none reported

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

1 PAC gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

WHITE, JONATHAN $2,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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