Political ads · 2026 · NV

Nevada House District 2 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Teresa Benitez-Thompson won · 50.2% to 44.3% · Called by AP on Nov 4

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Teresa Benitez-Thompson (Democrat) and David Flippo (Republican) are the nominees for Nevada's 2nd congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. By their latest FEC reports, Teresa Benitez-Thompson's campaign had raised $1.1 million (through October 14, 2026) and David Flippo's campaign $2.9 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $255,000 for Teresa Benitez-Thompson and $2.3 million against; $2.3 million for David Flippo and $2.4 million against.

Teresa Benitez-Thompson (DEM), David Flippo (REP). 8 others 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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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.

Teresa Benitez-Thompson (DEM)

Raised: $1.1M through 2026-10-14 individuals $876K · PACs $158K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $20K · cash on hand $182K
Outside spending: $2.3M opposing Benitez-Thompson · $255K supporting Benitez-Thompson · latest reported 2026-10-31
Largest outside spenders: CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION — $753K opposing Benitez-Thompson Largest donors: Jeff Yass $16.5M (34%), SIG, Managing Director; RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC $15.0M (30%); MARSHA FOR SENATE $4.8M (10%); RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC $2.5M (5%); RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC $2.5M (5%) (its largest donors: Richard E Uihlein $57.7M, Uline; RESTORATION OF AMERICA $1.7M, an organization; AMERICAN LEADERSHIP PAC $1.0M) NO GOING BACK PAC INC. — $675K opposing Benitez-Thompson WIN IT BACK PAC — $420K opposing Benitez-Thompson Largest donors: CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION $4.5M (40%); Jeff Yass $4.5M (39%), SIG, Managing Director; SCHOOL FREEDOM FUND $1.9M (17%); William H Roj $300K (3%), Retired; Ricky Sandler $100K (1%), Eminence Capital FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND — $353K opposing Benitez-Thompson 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%) SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) — $107K supporting Benitez-Thompson Largest donors: 1199 SERVICE EMPLOYEES INT'L UNION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION FUND $10.1M (85%); LOCAL 32BJ SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION AMERICAN DREAM POLITICAL ACTION FUND $909K (8%); WORKERS UNITED FOR POLITICAL POWER CAMPAIGN COMM. $401K (3%); NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FEDERATION-COPE $303K (3%) and 9 more

Bundled through PACs: $4,500 through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 FAIR SHOT PAC — $4,500 from 2 gifts

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

ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY LEADERSHIP PAC $5,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (PEOPLE) $5,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COPE $5,000
BEAT THE ODDS PAC $2,500
BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS $1,000
BLUE MOMENTUM PAC $2,500
BLUE NEVADA PAC $1,000
CHC BOLD PAC $5,000
COMMITTEE TO ELECT SEGERBLOOM $1,000
COMMITTEE TO ELECT SHELIA PEUCHAUD $100
COMMITTEE TO ELECT TRACY BROWN-MAY $100
DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PAC $2,000
DEMOCRATIC VALUES $1,000
DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC) $2,000
DEMOCRATS TIME IN NEVADA $1,000
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $2,500
ELKO COUNTY DEMOCRATS $500
EMILYS LIST $5,000
GOOD FRIENDS PAC $1,000
INT'L ASSOC OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSPORTATION WORKERS PAL (SMART PAL) $2,500
KIRKPATRICK FOR COMMISSION $500
LABORERS' INT'L UNION OF NORTH AMERICA PAC (LIUNA PAC) $5,000
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $2,500
LIFTOFF PAC $2,500
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, INC. PAC $2,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $2,000
NEVADA PARA TODOS $1,000
NEVADA PSYCHIATRIC ASSOC PAC $1,000
NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND (NEWDEMS) $2,500
NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND $1,000
NOT SO OLD FASHIONED PAC $1,000
POPULATION CONNECTION ACTION FUND PAC (PCAF PAC) $2,000
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL PAC $2,500
SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
SHELLEY BERKLEY FOR MAYOR OF LAS VEGAS $1,000
SILICORN VALLEY PAC $1,000
SMART SOLUTIONS PAC $5,000
SUPPORTERS OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL UNION #3 ENDORSED CANDIDATES (SELEC) $5,000
UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW $5,000
WIN THE ERA PAC $770

All filings at the FEC ↗

David Flippo (REP)

Raised: $2.9M through 2026-10-14 individuals $898K · PACs $167K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $1.8M · from the candidate's other committees $7,000 · cash on hand $161K
Outside spending: $2.4M opposing Flippo · $2.3M supporting Flippo · latest reported 2026-11-02
Largest outside spenders: INVEST IN TOMORROW COALITION PAC — $1.8M opposing Flippo Largest donors: Chris Larsen $6.0M (87%), Ripple Inc., Executive Chairman; Mark Mccall $200K (3%), Lime Rock NEW Energy, Managing Director; TRAJECTORY ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC $100K (1%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); SUMMIT RIDGE ENERGY LLC $100K (1%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND — $916K supporting Flippo 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%) RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC — $747K supporting Flippo Largest donors: Richard E Uihlein $57.7M (95%), Uline, CEO; RESTORATION OF AMERICA $1.7M (3%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); AMERICAN LEADERSHIP PAC $1.0M (2%) CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION — $400K supporting Flippo Largest donors: Jeff Yass $16.5M (34%), SIG, Managing Director; RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC $15.0M (30%); MARSHA FOR SENATE $4.8M (10%); RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC $2.5M (5%); RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC $2.5M (5%) (its largest donors: Richard E Uihlein $57.7M, Uline; RESTORATION OF AMERICA $1.7M, an organization; AMERICAN LEADERSHIP PAC $1.0M) LCV VICTORY FUND — $300K opposing Flippo Largest donors: LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC. $18.0M (81%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Amos Hostetter $600K (3%), Pilot House Associates LLC, Chairman; DEMOCRACY PAC $500K (2%); Giovanna Randall $375K (2%), Randall Apparel, Designer; Eric Laufer $375K (2%), Laufer Wind Group, Film Producer and 15 more

Bundled through PACs: $33K through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND — $33K from 11 gifts

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

AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT TRS, LLC PAC (AMH PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN PRINCIPLES $1,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $5,000
BUCKEYE LIBERTY PAC $10K
CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $2,500
CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP FUND $5,000
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC $5,000
EMMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
ERIC BURLISON FOR CONGRESS $2,000
FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND $5,000
JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $4,000
JUST ELECT SUPER STARS PAC $2,500
MIKE KENNEDY FOR UTAH $2,000
MILLER-MEEKS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS INC PAC $500
RAPTOR PAC $5,000
SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $2,000
SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC $5,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER PAC $5,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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