Chris Pappas for Senate Announces Q1 Fundraising Haul of $3.3 Million, General Election TV Ad Reservations

MANCHESTER, NH — Chris Pappas for Senate today announced that it raised $3.3 million in the first quarter of 2026, bringing the campaign’s cash on hand to more than $4.2 million. 

“Chris Pappas’s campaign is powered by grassroots supporters across New Hampshire who know that Chris will take on anyone who is making it harder for Granite Staters to get ahead,” said Chris Pappas for Senate campaign manager Rachel Petri. “While John Sununu and Scott Brown duke it out to see who will get a chance to become the next rubber stamp for Donald Trump, Chris Pappas is fighting to lower costs, hold corporate special interests accountable, and deliver for New Hampshire.” 

Ninety-seven percent of contributions were $100 or less, the average online donation was $29.56, and $0 came from corporate PACs. In a show of growing momentum, nearly 40,000 new donors contributed to the campaign this quarter, bringing the total number of unique donors to nearly 95,000 since Pappas launched his campaign for Senate. Contributions came from supporters in 226 towns and cities across New Hampshire. 

Pappas’s campaign also announced that it will be placing its general election TV ad reservations of nearly $9 million starting on September 8. The buy will be part of a sustained investment in the campaign. That along with the campaign’s emphasis on grassroots voter engagement will allow the campaign to communicate directly with Granite Staters on Pappas’s work to lower costs for New Hampshire families, stand up for small businesses, and take on anyone to do what’s best for New Hampshire.

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