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Campaign Funding Trends Diverge Across US Elections

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Campaign fundraising is showing distinct strains and changes across several states and parties. In Rhode Island, officials have budgeted $3 million for public matching funds in 2026, but less than a third is expected to be used as fewer candidates participate. Arizona Republican gubernatorial nominee Andy Biggs has drawn far fewer large donors than former Gov. Doug Ducey did, with some prominent GOP donors staying out or backing other candidates. Nationally, Republicans are also lagging Democrats in online small-donor fundraising, with Donald Trump standing out as the party’s major online fundraiser. In Washington, regulators have stopped enforcing a $7,500 cap on individual donations to PACs during the final three weeks before an election, allowing larger last-minute contributions while leaving direct-to-candidate limits unchanged.

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Washington’s Public Disclosure Commission has suspended enforcement of limits on late campaign contributions, citing doubts about whether the law is legally enforceable. The move allows political committees to accept larger donations and candidates to spend more of their own money shortly before the election, prompting concerns that last-minute spending could influence races and that voters may not learn who funded it until afterward.

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