Political ads · 2026 · VT

Vermont House At-Large 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Becca Balint won · 65.2% to 30.9% · Called by AP on Nov 3

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Becca Balint (Democrat) and Gerald Malloy (Republican) are the nominees for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat in the November 3, 2026 general election. Becca Balint is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Becca Balint's campaign had raised $1.2 million (through October 14, 2026) and Gerald Malloy's campaign $190,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $10 for Becca Balint and $0 against.

Becca Balint (DEM, incumbent), Gerald Malloy (REP). 1 other 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.

Also on every Vermont ballot: 2 statewide ballot measures → The ballot wording and the official arguments, read for rhetorical techniques.

How to vote in Vermont

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Registration	Register by Tue, Nov 3 (No advance deadline: register at town clerk's office before Election Day or at the polls on Election Day). Same-day registration is available (passed)Source: sos.vermont.gov ↗
Early voting in person	Sat, Sep 19 to Mon, Nov 2 (45 days before the election, or as soon as ballots are available; at town clerk's office) (passed)Source: sos.vermont.gov ↗
By mail	Anyone can vote by mail; request a ballot by Mon, Nov 2 (By 5 p.m. or clerk's office closing; not needed for active voters, who are mailed a ballot); return it by Tue, Nov 3 (Received: at clerk's office before it closes Nov 2, or at your polling place before 7 p.m. Nov 3) (passed)Source: outside.vermont.gov ↗Source: sos.vermont.gov ↗
Election Day	Tue, Nov 3. Polls: Open between 5 and 10 a.m. (varies by town); close 7 p.m. (passed)Source: sos.vermont.gov ↗
ID at the polls	No ID required, except first-time voters who registered by mailSource: sos.vermont.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.

Becca Balint (DEM, incumbent)

Raised: $1.2M through 2026-10-14 individuals $830K · PACs $343K · party $779 · cash on hand $612K
Outside spending: $10 supporting Balint · latest reported 2026-04-07
Largest outside spenders: SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION — $10 supporting Balint

Bundled through PACs: $29K through 2 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 JSTREETPAC — $22K from 20 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC END CITIZENS UNITED — $7,000 from 1 gift

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

ACADEMY OF RAIL LABOR ATTORNEYS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AFGE PAC $2,500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY PAC $1,000
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE $5,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $2,500
AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $2,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE PAC (AAJ PAC) $6,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS PAC $1,000
AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION $1,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $5,000
AMERICAN BEVERAGE LICENSEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC $1,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PAC $5,000
AMERICAN FED. OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES PEOPLE $10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $5,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND $2,000
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PAC $3,000
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTION $3,000
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST PAC $1,000
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC) $2,500
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS PAC (AAP PAC) $1,000
BARNES & THORNBURG PAC $1,000
BEND THE ARC JEWISH ACTION PAC $1,000
BMI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
BRICK LAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE $5,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PAC $1,000
CHRISTOPHER STREET PROJECT PAC (CSP PAC) $2,500
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $4,500
D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) $2,500
DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC $5,000
DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PAC $4,500
DISTRICT NO. 1-PCD, MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOC. - POLITICAL ACTION FUND $1,000
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $4,000
END CITIZENS UNITED $2,500
EQUALITY PAC $7,500
EQUALITY PROJECT PAC $3,500
FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
FMI FOODPAC $1,000
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PAC $7,050
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND PAC $1,000
INT'L ASSN. OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) $7,500
INT'L FED. OF PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL ENGINEERS LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION ACTION PROGRAM PAC $500
INT'L SHEET METAL AIR RAIL TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE $10K
INTEL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS PAC $2,500
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS PAC $2,500
IUPAT POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE $2,500
JSTREETPAC $200
LABORERS' INT'L UNION OF N. AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $10K
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $1,000
LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND $2,500
MACHINISTS NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE $5,000
MASTERS, MATES & PILOTS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION FUND $1,500
MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS PAC $2,500
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $1,000
MUSIC SPEAKS: THE SOUNDEXCHANGE, INC. LEGISLATIVE FUND $1,000
NAT'L/INT'L ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC (NEC PAC) $5,000
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS PAC $2,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES PAC $7,500
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION, INC. PAC ACCOUNT $500
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $4,000
NGA GROCERS PAC $1,000
NO VOTE LEFT BEHIND PAC $2,500
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES $3,500
RESISTANCE PAC $4,500
SEIU COPE $2,500
SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEE $1,000
SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND $1,000
SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA PAC $500
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT COALITION PAC $1,000
TAKE BACK THE HOUSE PAC $2,500
THE CENTER FOR FREETHOUGHT EQUALITY PAC $1,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS PAC $6,000
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL PAC $5,000
THE INLAND EMPIRE STRIKES PAC $2,000
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC $2,000
THE RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA FED PAC $1,000
THOMPSON COBURN PAC $1,000
TRUEDEM LEADERSHIP FUND $5,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC $5,000
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $5,000
VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE CORP. PAC $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Gerald Malloy (REP)

Raised: $190K through 2026-10-14 individuals $166K · PACs $1,400 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $5,085 · cash on hand $34K
Outside spending: none reported

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

All filings at the FEC ↗

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