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Ray Bilger (Democrat) and Glenn Thompson (Republican) are the nominees for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Glenn Thompson is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Ray Bilger's campaign had raised $231,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Glenn Thompson's campaign $2.2 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $1,000 for Ray Bilger and $23 against; $147,000 for Glenn Thompson and $2,000 against.
Ray Bilger (DEM), Glenn Thompson (REP, incumbent).
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No early voting (No early in-person voting; in-person mail ballot at county office once ballots are ready.)Source: pa.gov ↗
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Anyone can vote by mail; request a ballot by Tue, Oct 27 (Application must be received by the county.); return it by Tue, Nov 3 (Received by the county election office by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day; postmarks do not count.) (passed)Source: pa.gov ↗Source: pa.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.
Ray Bilger (DEM)
Raised
$231K through 2026-10-14individuals $219K · PACs $8,300 · party $500 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $1,100 · cash on hand $89K
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS— $147K supporting ThompsonLargest donors:
FAIRSHAKE $37.0M (>99%) (its largest donors: RIPPLE LABS INC. $48.0M, an organization; COINBASE $25.0M, an organization; COINBASE COMMERCE (EXCHANGE) $8.2M, an organization); RIPPLE LABS INC. $250K (1%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)MAHA PAC— $1,788 opposing ThompsonLargest donors:
BOTANIC TONICS LLC $1.0M (34%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); MAHA ACTION, INC. $750K (26%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Wenceslao Casares $250K (9%), Xapo Bank, Chairman & Founder; VENNI CAPITAL LLC $100K (3%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); OPS INTERNATIONAL $100K (3%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)RURAL FREEDOM NETWORK— $531 opposing ThompsonLargest donors:
Sherwood Guernsey $151K (56%), Retired, RetiredPENNSYLVANIA PRO-LIFE FEDERATION PAC— $23 supporting Thompson
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
263 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
AG PAC OF THE ARIZONA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION $1,000
AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE $5,000
ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION PAC $7,500
AMAZON PAC $5,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $2,500
AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $10K
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) $2,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAMMEDPAC) $2,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PA PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS $10K
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS PAC (AANP-PAC) $2,500
AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $10K
AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $2,500
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AMERICAN HONEY PAC $1,000
AMERICAN HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION - POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMERICANHORT PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $5,500
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB INC PAC $5,500
AMERICAN MEDICAL REHABILITATION PROVIDERS ASSOCIATION INC. PAC (AMRPA PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES DISABILITY CHAMPIONS PAC $3,500
AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION,INC. PO $1,000
AMERICAN ORTHOTIC & PROSTHETIC ASSOCIATION POLITIC $6,500
AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOC. (PT) PAC $3,500
AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL CMTE AKA AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE PAC (AQHPAC) $5,000
AMERICAN SHEEP INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION INC RAMS PAC $2,500
AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PAC $7,500
AMERICAN STAFFING ASSOCIATION STAFFING PAC $5,000
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
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