Nevada 2nd District primary 2026: $1.2M outside money

This race is in the 2026 primaries.

The whole story

The short version

In the 2026 Nevada 2nd District primary, 5 outside groups spent $1.2M: $658K supporting David Flippo (R), $219K opposing David Flippo, $273K supporting James Settelmeyer (R) and $89,392 opposing James Settelmeyer.

$1.2M

outside money

supporting David Flippo (R): $658K
opposing David Flippo (R): $219K
supporting James Settelmeyer (R): $273K
opposing James Settelmeyer (R): $89,392

Outside money supporting and opposing each candidate

Both sides on one scale

← OpposingSupporting →

David Flippo Republican
$219K
$658K
$658K supporting David Flippo · $219K opposing David Flippo
James Settelmeyer Republican
$89,392
$273K
$273K supporting James Settelmeyer · $89,392 opposing James Settelmeyer

The long version

The candidates

What each candidate’s own campaign raised, beside what outside groups spent supporting and opposing them.

David Flippo
Republican
the party’s nominee
Outside money supporting
$658K
Outside money opposing
$219K
David Flippo for Nevada
Teresa Benitez Thompson
Democrat
the party’s nominee
Own campaign raised
$257K
Elect Teresa
James Settelmeyer
Republican
Own campaign raised
$461K
Outside money supporting
$273K
Outside money opposing
$89,392
James Settelmeyer for Nevada
Campaign money to 30 Jun 2026

Week by week

Outside money each week, supporting and opposing the candidates, all candidates combined.

Week of 8 Jun 2026

Supporting $3,065

Supporting candidatesOpposing candidates

The groups on each side

The biggest outside groups in this race, by what they spent supporting or opposing each candidate.

Spent supporting a candidate

Club for Growth Actionsupporting David Flippo$400K
Conservatives for American Excellencesupporting James Settelmeyer$273K
American Honor PACsupporting David Flippo$163K
Freedom Caucus Fundsupporting David Flippo$81,544
Turning Point PACsupporting David Flippo$13,337

Spent opposing a candidate

Conservatives for American Excellenceopposing David Flippo$219K
Freedom Caucus Fundopposing James Settelmeyer$89,392

Who’s connected to whom

The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.

GaveSpent supportingSpent opposingSwipe to see the whole map.

Group

Conservatives for American Excellence

Conservatives for American Excellence spent $273K supporting James Settelmeyer$273K
Conservatives for American Excellence spent $219K opposing David Flippo$219K
Ardleigh Impact gave $750K to Conservatives for American Excellence$750K
Portage Capital gave $350K to Conservatives for American Excellence$350K

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