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Idaho · U.S. House · District 01 · 2026

Idaho District 01 House race

General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Idaho District 01 House race

Russ Fulcher has raised more than 4 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the Idaho District 01 House race, 2026 report raising $985,222 between them. Russ Fulcher reports $662,615 and Kaylee Peterson reports $181,024, a gap of $481,591. Of what Russ Fulcher reports, 53% came from individuals and 45% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Russ Fulcher

Russ Fulcher

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 45% from PACs and 53% from individuals.

53% individuals45% PACs2% other
$663K
raised
KP

Kaylee Peterson

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 92% from individuals and 6% from PACs.

92% individuals6% PACs2% other
$181K
raised
SZ

Sarah Zabel

I
I · challenger

22% from individuals, 1% from PACs, and 77% from other sources.

22% individuals1% PACs77% other
$81K
raised
KB

Kenneth Brungardt

D
D · challenger

45% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 55% from other sources.

45% individuals0% PACs55% other
$60K
raised
BG

Brendan Gomez

C
C · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Tech & Telecom$22K
Small donors & unclassified$18K
Health & Pharma$14K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Energy & Utilities$6K
Banking & Financial$5K
Labor / Unions$5K
Real Estate & Construction$5K
Transportation$5K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • FREEDOM FUND · pac$10K
  • VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC) · pac$9K
  • CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC. PAC · pac$8K
  • HECLA MINING COMPANY/HECLA LIMITED PAC · pac$8K
  • MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$8K
  • AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$6K
  • NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC · pac$6K
  • AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) · pac$5K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

32%57%
32% PACs57% individuals11% other

The incumbent's record

Russ Fulcher is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$357K
$218K+. up $349K since 2018.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Natural Resources
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Tech & Telecom$22K
Small donors & unclassified$18K
Health & Pharma$14K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Energy & Utilities$6K
Banking & Financial$5K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Russ Fulcher
R · incumbent
Russ Fulcher
vs
KP
Kaylee Peterson
D · challenger
$663K
Raised
$181K
$245K
Cash on hand
$15K
45%
From PACs
6%
53%
From individuals
92%
Tech & Telecom
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No