In the 2026 New York 17th District primary, 7 outside groups spent $3.3M: $1.8M supporting Cait Conley (D), $1.5M opposing Cait Conley and $6,658 opposing Mike Lawler (R).
outside money
- supporting Cait Conley (D)
- $1.8M
- opposing Cait Conley (D)
- $1.5M
- opposing Mike Lawler (R)
- $6,658
Outside money supporting and opposing each candidate
Both sides on one scaleCait Conley Democrat
$1.5M$1.8M$1.8M supporting Cait Conley · $1.5M opposing Cait Conley
Mike Lawler Republican
$6,658$6,658 opposing Mike Lawler
This seat, every election
New York 17th District
$9.5M
outside money in the 2026 cycle
- New York 17th District general 2026$6.3Moutside money
- New York 17th District primary 2026$3.3Moutside money
The candidates
What each candidate’s own campaign raised, beside what outside groups spent supporting and opposing them.
Cait Conley
Democrat
the party’s nominee
- Own campaign raised
- $4.3M
- Outside money supporting
- $1.8M
- Outside money opposing
- $1.5M
Mike Lawler
Republican
the party’s nominee
- Own campaign raised
- $8.2M
- Outside money opposing
- $6,658
- Campaign money to 30 Jun 2026
Week by week
Outside money each week, supporting and opposing the candidates, all candidates combined.
Week of 15 Jun 2026
Supporting $250K
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
- VOTEVETSsupporting Cait Conley$1.1M
- New Democrat Majoritysupporting Cait Conley$523K
- AFT Solidaritysupporting Cait Conley$150K
- DMFI PACsupporting Cait Conley$382
Spent opposing a candidate
- Progressive Champions PACopposing Cait Conley$1.5M
- New Yorkers for a Return to Fair and Honest Governmentopposing Mike Lawler$6,600
- Planned Parenthood Votesopposing Mike Lawler$58
Who’s connected to whom
The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.
- Progressive Champions PAC spent opposing Cait Conley · $1.5M
- VOTEVETS spent supporting Cait Conley · $1.1M
- New Democrat Majority spent supporting Cait Conley · $523K
- AFT Solidarity spent supporting Cait Conley · $150K
- New Yorkers for a Return to Fair and Honest Government spent opposing Mike Lawler · $6,600
- DMFI PAC spent supporting Cait Conley · $382
- Planned Parenthood Votes spent opposing Mike Lawler · $58
- VOTEVETS Action Fund (DC) gave to VOTEVETS · $1.0M
- Compass Partners Capital gave to VOTEVETS · $50,000
- Opportunity Forward Alliance (DC) gave to New Democrat Majority · $3.4M
- Effective Governing Coalition gave to New Democrat Majority · $2.3M
- Democratic Majority For Israel gave to DMFI PAC · $1.4M
- Actblue gave to DMFI PAC · $105
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund gave to Planned Parenthood Votes · $500K
- Pennsylvanians for Judicial Fairness gave to Planned Parenthood Votes · $251K
- Progressive Champions PAC spent $1.5M opposing Cait Conley$1.5M
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