Candidate · November 3, 2026

Paige Cognetti

On the ballot for U.S. House · Pennsylvania's 8th District

DemocraticChallenger
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$7.5M
cash on hand
$244K
outside spending for or against
$5.1M

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Pennsylvania's 8th District1
Party on the ballotDemocratic1
StatusChallenger
Also on the ballot

§2Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.2

Raised$7,502,359
Spent$7,258,687
Cash on hand$243,672

Where the money came from

Individual donors$6.3M · 84%
PACs and other political committees$658K · 9%
Political party committees$9,700 · 0%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$496K · 7%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$44K · 1%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $1,395,137 supporting and $3,698,995 opposing Paige Cognetti this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 26, 2026.3

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
SAFETY & AFFORDABILITY PAC INC.—$2,433,333
CFFE PAC$441,210—
REAL RESULTS PAC—$382,025
America PAC—$334,624
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.—$308,204
The Governing Majority Fund—$224,828
Progressive Turnout Project$170,483—
AB PAC$133,362—

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§3Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.