Nevada 2nd District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

RDave Flippo
$2.28M
+$654K for · $219K against
DTeresa Benitez-Thompson
$257K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Dave Flippo	R	$2,275,392	$653,587	$219,266	50%
Teresa Benitez-Thompson	D	$257,087	$0	$0	7%

$2.53M

Raised by candidates

$2.29M

Spent by candidates

$873K

Outside spending

5 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Dave Flippo (R)	$2.28M	$520K	$67K	50%	47%	$2.17M	149
Teresa Benitez-Thompson (D)	$257K	$214K	$23K	7%	87%	$116K	234

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

Spender	Target	Stance	Spent	Network	Dark money in
CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION C00487470	Dave Flippo	Support	$397K 15 filings	Jeff Yass Club for Growth	$100K
CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. C00835967	Dave Flippo	Oppose	$219K 8 filings	Ken Griffin	—
AMERICAN HONOR PAC C00830463	Dave Flippo	Support	$163K 7 filings		—
FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND C00552851	Dave Flippo	Support	$81K 11 filings		—
TURNING POINT PAC INC. C00814152	Dave Flippo	Support	$13K 1 filing		—

Candidates

Dave Flippo

R Republican

Raised: $2.28M
Small-dollar: 50%
In-state: 47%
Outside for / against: $654K / $219K

Backed by Jeff Yass Backed by Club for Growth Dark money spent on their behalf Opposed by Ken Griffin

Teresa Benitez-Thompson

D Democrat

Raised: $257K
Small-dollar: 7%
In-state: 87%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Union PAC money

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.