In the 2026 New York 12th District primary, 7 outside groups spent $43.1M: $21.1M supporting Alexander Bores (D), $8.2M opposing Alexander Bores, $10.8M supporting Micah Lasher (D) and $3.0M opposing Micah Lasher.
outside money
- supporting Alexander Bores (D)
- $21.1M
- opposing Alexander Bores (D)
- $8.2M
- supporting Micah Lasher (D)
- $10.8M
- opposing Micah Lasher (D)
- $3.0M
Outside money supporting and opposing each candidate
Both sides on one scaleMicah Lasher Democrat
$3.0M$10.8M$10.8M supporting Micah Lasher · $3.0M opposing Micah Lasher
Alexander Bores Democrat
$8.2M$21.1M$21.1M supporting Alexander Bores · $8.2M opposing Alexander Bores
The candidates
What each candidate’s own campaign raised, beside what outside groups spent supporting and opposing them.
Micah Lasher
Democrat
the party’s nominee
- Own campaign raised
- $3.3M
- Outside money supporting
- $10.8M
- Outside money opposing
- $3.0M
Caroline Shinkle
Republican
the party’s nominee
- Own campaign raised
- $155K
Alexander Bores
Democrat
- Own campaign raised
- $4.0M
- Outside money supporting
- $21.1M
- Outside money opposing
- $8.2M
- Campaign money to 30 Jun 2026
Week by week
Outside money each week, supporting and opposing the candidates, all candidates combined.
Week of 22 Jun 2026
Supporting $1.9M
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
- Jobs and Democracy PACsupporting Alexander Bores$15.0M
- Stand for New York PACsupporting Micah Lasher$10.8M
- You Can Push Backsupporting Alexander Bores$3.3M
- Dream NYCsupporting Alexander Bores$2.5M
- Guardrails Alliancesupporting Alexander Bores$285K
Spent opposing a candidate
- Think Bigopposing Alexander Bores$8.2M
- Nuestro PACopposing Micah Lasher$3.0M
Who’s connected to whom
The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.
- Jobs and Democracy PAC spent supporting Alexander Bores · $15.0M
- Stand for New York PAC spent supporting Micah Lasher · $10.8M
- Think Big spent opposing Alexander Bores · $8.2M
- You Can Push Back spent supporting Alexander Bores · $3.3M
- Nuestro PAC spent opposing Micah Lasher · $3.0M
- Dream NYC spent supporting Alexander Bores · $2.5M
- Guardrails Alliance spent supporting Alexander Bores · $285K
- Public First Action gave to Jobs and Democracy PAC · $15.4M
- Rutan & Tucker gave to You Can Push Back · $1,500
- Elevate America gave to Dream NYC · $1.2M
- AFT Solidarity 527 gave to Guardrails Alliance · $50,000
- Guardrails Action gave to Guardrails Alliance · $19,181
- Jobs and Democracy PAC spent $15.0M supporting Alexander Bores$15.0M
- Public First Action gave $15.4M to Jobs and Democracy PAC$15.4M
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