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Wesley Bell (DEM, incumbent), Cori Bush (DEM).
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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.
Wesley Bell (DEM, incumbent)
Raised
$4.0M through 2026-10-14individuals $3.2M · PACs $707K · from the candidate's other committees $89K · cash on hand $407K
Outside spending
$48K opposing Bell · $987K supporting Bell· latest reported 2026-08-03
Largest outside spenders
UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')— $686K supporting BellLargest donors:
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE $30.0M (28%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Paul Singer $2.6M (2%), Elliott Investment Management, Founder; Haim Saban $2.0M (2%), Saban Capital Group, CEO; MANZANITA ACTION FUND $1.6M (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Marc Rowan $1.5M (1%), Apollo Management, InvestmentsPROJECT 218— $250K supporting BellLargest donors:
DEMOCRACY MATTERS $5.9M (50%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Keith Behner $250K (2%), Retired; Amos Hostetter $250K (2%), Retired; James Millstein $250K (2%), Millstein & CO., Consultant; Samuel Walton $250K (2%), Restoration Works, ExecutiveNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE— $51K supporting BellLargest donors:
CREPAC FEDERAL $2.5M (26%) (its largest donors: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1.3M); TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS FEDERAL PAC $1.4M (15%)WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC— $27K opposing BellLargest donors:
DEMOCRACY PAC $6.5M (32%); MOVEMENT VOTER PAC $2.2M (11%); ACCOUNTABLE JUSTICE ACTION FUND $2.0M (10%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Patty Ann Quillin $650K (3%), NOT Employed, NOT Employed; JORDAN/DELANEY FAMILY TRUST $450K (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)INSTITUTE FOR MIDDLE EAST UNDERSTANDING POLICY PROJECT— $21K opposing Bell
SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC) $500
SUNSHINE ORGANIZATION FOR TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITIES PAC $5,000
TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC) $2,500
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. PAC $1,000
THOMPSON COBURN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $9,000
TO PROTECT OUR HERITAGE PAC $5,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $3,000
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC $2,500
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA) $5,000
UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW $5,000
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $2,000
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $5,000
UNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL FUND $2,000
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC) $3,000
VANTOR PARENT INC. PAC (VANTOR PAC) $1,000
VENABLE PAC (VEN-PAC) $1,000
WALGREEN CO PAC (WALGREENSPAC) $1,000
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $6,000
WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $500
WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO., LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WWT PAC) $3,500
ZENECA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AZPAC) $1,000
$1.5M through 2026-09-30individuals $1.4M · PACs $40K · from the candidate's other committees $8,274 · cash on hand $12K
Outside spending
$4.7M opposing Bush · $100K supporting Bush· latest reported 2026-08-21
Largest outside spenders
UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')— $2.4M opposing BushLargest donors:
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE $30.0M (28%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Paul Singer $2.6M (2%), Elliott Investment Management, Founder; Haim Saban $2.0M (2%), Saban Capital Group, CEO; MANZANITA ACTION FUND $1.6M (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Marc Rowan $1.5M (1%), Apollo Management, InvestmentsNEW DEMOCRAT MAJORITY— $2.1M opposing BushLargest donors:
OPPORTUNITY FORWARD ALLIANCE $3.4M (56%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); EFFECTIVE GOVERNING COALITION $2.2M (38%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)CENTER FORWARD COMMITTEE— $94K opposing BushLargest donors:
CENTER FORWARD $3.5M (92%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); PMI US CORPORATE SERVICES $150K (4%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); CHEVRON $100K (3%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC— $37K supporting BushLargest donors:
DEMOCRACY PAC $6.5M (32%); MOVEMENT VOTER PAC $2.2M (11%); ACCOUNTABLE JUSTICE ACTION FUND $2.0M (10%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Patty Ann Quillin $650K (3%), NOT Employed, NOT Employed; JORDAN/DELANEY FAMILY TRUST $450K (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION— $31K supporting BushLargest donors:
GREEN ADVOCACY PROJECT $800K (9%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); PROPEL CAPITAL NETWORK LLC $200K (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); UNITED WE CAN $100K (1%)and 3 more
Bundled through PACs
$11K through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01A NEW POLICY PAC— $11K from 7 gifts
5 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC $5,000
JVP ACTION PAC $441
MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
MUSLIM COMMUNITY ADVOCATES FOR RIGHTS & EMPOWERMENT $5,000
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