Rep. Greg Stanton draws more than three-quarters of the money raised in his Valley House race

Rep. Greg Stanton heads into the last stretch of his reelection race with more money in the bank than his Republican opponent has raised all cycle. Elsewhere on the Valley's ballot, Rep. Yassamin Ansari is running a money race with almost nobody else in it.

Through Sept. 30, Stanton's campaign had raised $2.6 million, spent $1.7 million and reported $1.9 million in cash on hand, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.

Of the three candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot, the Democrat ranks first in money raised. He is also first in spending and first in cash in the bank.

Stanton accounts for about 78% of the money raised by the candidates on the ballot: $2.6 million of $3.3 million. For voters in Tempe and the surrounding parts of the Valley, that makes this House race lopsided going into Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Stanton's district: The incumbent and his two challengers

Stanton represents a Democratic-leaning district covering Tempe (kjzz.org), and he has represented Arizona in Congress since 2019 (kjzz.org). Part of his cash can be money carried over from before the current cycle began, a cushion first-time candidates don't have.

Republican M. Zuhdi Jasser has raised $732,912 and spent $616,791. That left him $116,121 in cash at the end of September, a small fraction of what Stanton has on hand.

Tisha Benoit, the No Labels Party candidate, has no campaign finance reports on file with the Federal Election Commission. Federal candidates don't have to register or report until they raise or spend more than $5,000.

Where Stanton's money comes from matters, too. Of the money he has raised this cycle, 30.9% came from other political committees, the PACs run by businesses, unions, interest groups and fellow politicians.

Ansari's district: A race with one checkbook

Ansari's numbers are smaller than Stanton's, but her race is even more one-sided. The Democratic incumbent has raised $1.6 million and spent $1.3 million, leaving $354,320 in cash as of Sept. 30.

Her two challengers have raised almost nothing. Alan Aversa of the No Labels Party reported $523 in receipts for the first half of 2026, and the Green Party's David Redkey has reported no money raised. Measured against Ansari's haul, that barely registers: her share of all the money reported in the race rounds to 100%.

Ansari leans less on PACs than Stanton does. Other political committees supplied 15.5% of her receipts this cycle, and individual donors gave most of the money in both races.

The gap between the incumbents shows up most in the bank. Ansari has spent much of what she raised, ending September with $354,320, while Stanton goes into the final weeks holding $1.9 million.

For voters in both districts, that means the incumbents have the money to keep their names on screens and in mailboxes through Nov. 3. Their opponents, with far less in the bank, have much less room to answer.

About the data

We used candidate campaign finance summaries filed with the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–26 cycle, covering reports through Sept. 30, 2026, for the candidates on the Nov. 3 general election ballot in the congressional districts held by Reps. Greg Stanton and Yassamin Ansari, as listed by the Arizona Secretary of State. Candidates who lost their primaries are not included. We compared total receipts, total spending and ending cash on hand, ranked candidates within each district and calculated each incumbent's share of the receipts reported by the candidates on the ballot and the share of their money that came from other political committees.

• The figures run through Sept. 30, 2026, so money raised and spent in October is not included, and some candidates' latest reports cover shorter or earlier periods.
• Candidate committee reports do not capture spending by super PACs or other outside groups on these races.
• Cash on hand can include money a campaign carried over from before 2025, so it is not a measure of this cycle's fundraising alone.

Cash on hand: the money a campaign has in the bank at the end of a reporting period. Other political committees (PACs): political action committees and other campaign committees, such as those run by businesses, unions, interest groups or other politicians, that give money to candidates. Receipts: all money a campaign takes in, including donations, transfers and loans.

Sources

• Federal Election Commission, OpenFEC API: U.S. House, AZ-04 (2026): money raised and spent by each candidate (2025–2026 election cycle), latest period 2026-09-30; retrieved Oct. 22, 2026. Data
• Federal Election Commission, OpenFEC API: U.S. House, AZ-03 (2026): money raised and spent by each candidate (2025–2026 election cycle), latest period 2026-09-30; retrieved Oct. 22, 2026. Data
• Arizona Secretary of State: 2026 general election candidate list; retrieved Oct. 22, 2026. Candidates