Dennis Mahoney (IND)
- Raised
- $37K through 2026-09-30 individuals $36K · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $1,001 · cash on hand $2,565
- Outside spending
- none reported
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
Political ads · 2026 · PA
Pennsylvania House District 3 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them
Chris Rabb won · 93.6% to 6.4% · Called by AP on Nov 3
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Dennis Mahoney (independent) and Chris Rabb (Democrat) are the nominees for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. By their latest FEC reports, Dennis Mahoney's campaign had raised $37,000 (through September 30, 2026) and Chris Rabb's campaign $1.5 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $2.0 million for Chris Rabb and $6,000 against.
Dennis Mahoney (IND), Chris Rabb (DEM). 10 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.
How to vote in Pennsylvania
From Pennsylvania's official election office. Each line links to the official page it came from.
| Registration | Register by Mon, Oct 19 (passed)Source: pa.gov ↗Source: pa.gov ↗ |
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| Early voting in person | No early voting (No early in-person voting; in-person mail ballot at county office once ballots are ready.)Source: pa.gov ↗ |
| By mail | 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 ↗ |
| Election Day | Tue, Nov 3. Polls: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. (passed)Source: pa.gov ↗ |
| ID at the polls | Only first-time voters at a polling place must show photo or non-photo ID.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.
Chris Rabb (DEM)
- Raised
- $1.5M through 2026-10-14 individuals $1.3M · PACs $116K · cash on hand $91K
- Outside spending
- $5,651 opposing Rabb · $2.0M supporting Rabb · latest reported 2026-09-22
- Largest outside spenders
- WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC — $617K supporting Rabb Largest 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) AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) — $455K supporting Rabb Largest donors: Mohammad Waqas $1.1M (14%), Showcase Commerce Inc., CEO; Omer Hasan $1.0M (13%), Retired; Hussain Mahrouq $925K (12%), MEI Group, CEO; FIG AND OLIVE ACTION $620K (8%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Afaq Ahmed $500K (7%), Self-Employed, Investor JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC — $260K supporting Rabb Largest donors: Saikat Chakrabarti $2.0M (34%), NEW Consensus, President; D BAILEY, JAMES $840K (14%); THE INSTITUTE FOR MIDDLE EAST UNDERSTANDING (IMEU) POLICY PROJECT $785K (13%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Allen Liu $650K (11%), NOT Employed, Retired; RASHIDA TLAIB FOR CONGRESS $550K (9%) CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC — $200K supporting Rabb Largest donors: BATTLEGROUND BLUE PAC $300K (11%) FREEDOM PA — $185K supporting Rabb Largest donors: SOLIDARITY VICTORY PAC $485K (63%); MOVEMENT VOTER PAC $160K (21%); AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES $100K (13%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) and 8 more
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
34 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
- A LOVE SUPREME PAC $2,000
- A NEW POLICY PAC $5,000
- ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ FOR CONGRESS $2,000
- BLUE MAJORITY PAC $2,000
- CITIZENS FOR KRIS VALDERRAMA $250
- CLEAN PAC $1,000
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC $5,000
- COURAGE PAC $2,000
- COURAGE TO CHANGE $5,000
- DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PAC $2,000
- FAIR SHOT PAC $2,000
- FRASER FOR 15 $999
- FRIENDS OF ELIZABETH FIEDLER $500
- FRIENDS OF IZZY $500
- INSPIRING LEADERSHIP HAS A NAME PAC $1,000
- JANE FONDA CLIMATE PAC $5,000
- JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC $10K
- JUSTICE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
- JVP ACTION PAC $2,922
- LATEEFAH FOR CONGRESS $1,485
- MEDICARE FOR ALL $5,000
- OUR FIGHT OUR FUTURE $1,000
- PA COMMUNITY PAC $5,000
- PEACE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
- PHILADELPHIA DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA $950
- POWER OF US PAC $2,000
- RICK FOR PHILLY $500
- ROOTED & READY PAC $2,000
- ROOTED IN COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PAC $2,500
- SPIKE PAC $1,000
- SUMMER LEE FOR CONGRESS $2,500
- SUNRISE PAC $1,507
- THE CENTER FOR FREETHOUGHT EQUALITY PAC $5,000
- WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $5,000
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