James E. Risch
UIncumbentU · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 29% from PACs and 67% from individuals.
67% individuals29% PACs4% other
$3.1M
raised
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Idaho · U.S. Senate · 2026
Idaho Senate race
General election in 47 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Idaho Senate race
James E. Risch has raised more than 5 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Idaho Senate race, 2026 report raising $4.1M between them. James E. Risch reports $3.1M and Todd Achilles reports $692,245, a gap of $2.4M. Of what James E. Risch reports, 67% came from individuals and 29% 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.
TA
Todd Achilles
II · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 85% from individuals and 1% from PACs.
85% individuals1% PACs14% other
$692K
raised
DL
Denny Lave
RR · challenger
7% from individuals, 6% from PACs, and 87% from other sources.
7% individuals6% PACs87% other
$171K
raised
JR
Joshua Roy
RR · challenger
30% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 70% from other sources.
30% individuals0% PACs70% other
$57K
raised
DR
David Roth
DD · challenger
47% from individuals, 5% from PACs, and 48% from other sources.
47% individuals5% PACs48% other
$9K
raised
JE
Joe Evans
RR · challenger
11% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 89% from other sources.
11% individuals0% PACs89% other
$8K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$68K
Party Committee$62K
Defense & Aerospace$35K
Ideological / Leadership$30K
Agriculture$20K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- NRSC · pac$62K
- NORPAC · pac$18K
- GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$15K
- AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC · pac$10K
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- BOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC · pac$10K
- CONSERVATIVES HARVESTING SUCCESS PAC · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
23%67%
23% PACs67% individuals10% other
The incumbent's record
James E. Risch is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$56M
$19M+. up $2.4M since 2013.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
6
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · Chairman
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Senate Select Committee on Ethics
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$68K
Party Committee$62K
Defense & Aerospace$35K
Ideological / Leadership$30K
Agriculture$20K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
James E. Risch U · incumbent | vs | TA Todd Achilles I · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $3.1M | Raised | $692K |
| $3.5M | Cash on hand | $194K |
| 29% | From PACs | 1% |
| 67% | From individuals | 85% |
| Party Committee | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |