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Sunday, October 4, 2026

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Today's Source: 15 new polls, 1 FEC updates, 11 news stories.

Independent Expenditures

$140,630 in outside spending on October 4, 2026

MAINSTREAM COLORADO FUND — $70,430 (2 filings)
Targeting: EVANS, TIMOTHY JOSEPH, RUTINEL, MANNY

HMP — $66,357 (2 filings)
Targeting: BARRETT, THOMAS M.

WE VOTE WE WIN — $2,389 (1 filings)
Targeting: LEE, SUSIE

TAKEACTION MN FEDERAL FUND — $1,274 (2 filings)
Targeting: FINSTAD, BRAD, JOHNSON, JACOB

PROTECT OUR WINTERS ACTION FUND — $179 (1 filings)
Targeting: FORSTAG, SAMUEL KELLEY

New Polls (15)

Alaska Senate View race 1 poll

Oct 1, 2026 New York Times/Siena University n=504 LV · ±5.1 Mary Peltola 50% – Dan S. Sullivan 43% D+7

Iowa Senate View race 1 poll

Oct 1, 2026 New York Times/Siena University n=606 LV · ±4.6 Josh Turek 47% – Ashley Hinson 48% R+1

Kansas Senate View race 1 poll

Sep 30, 2026 New York Times/Siena University n=605 LV · ±4.6 Adam Hamilton 45% – Roger Marshall 45% Even

Minnesota Senate View race 1 poll

Sep 30, 2026 Big Data Poll (R) n=622 LV · ±4 Peggy Flanagan 40% – Michele Tafoya 38% D+2

Ohio Senate View race 1 poll

Oct 1, 2026 New York Times/Siena University n=616 LV · ±4.5 Sherrod Brown 49% – Jon Husted 46% D+3

Texas Senate View race 1 poll

Sep 30, 2026 New York Times/Siena University n=615 LV · ±4.5 James Talarico 51% – Ken Paxton 45% D+6

Iowa Governor View race 1 poll

Oct 1, 2026 New York Times/Siena University n=606 LV · ±4.6 Rob Sand 52% – Zach Lahn 41% D+11

Kansas Governor View race 1 poll

Sep 30, 2026 New York Times/Siena University n=605 LV · ±2.1 Cindy Holscher 44% – Ty Masterson 49% R+5

Maine Governor View race 1 poll

Oct 1, 2026 CBS/YouGov n=1,133 LV · ±4.7 Hannah Pingree 56% – Bobby Charles 44% D+12

Nebraska Governor View race 1 poll

Sep 30, 2026 co/efficient (R) n=1,113 LV · ±2.9 Lynne Walz 38% – Jim Pillen 43% R+5

Texas Governor View race 1 poll

Oct 1, 2026 New York Times/Siena University n=615 LV · ±2.1 Gina Hinojosa 49% – Greg Abbott 46% D+3

Kentucky CD-06 View race 1 poll

Sep 30, 2026 GQR (D) n=401 LV · ±4.9 Zach Dembo 42% – Ralph Alvarado 37% D+5

South Carolina CD-01 View race 1 poll

Oct 1, 2026 co/efficient (R) n=837 LV · ±3.4 Nancy Lacore 40% – Honeycutt 46% R+6

Wisconsin CD-01 View race 1 poll

Oct 1, 2026 Impact Research (D) n=500 LV Mitchell Berman 48% – Bryan Steil 47% D+1

Generic View race 1 poll

Sep 22, 2026 Emerson College n=1,000 LV Democrats 53% – Republicans 42% D+11

Follow the Money

Top Fundraiser Today

$12,880

Konstantinos Vogiatzis (D)

Biggest Cash-on-Hand

$42,587,451

T. Ossoff (D)

🔒 Full FEC breakdown with donor analysis available to Basic subscribers

Today's Headlines (11)

• Sunday shows preview: Trump boosts midterm candidates in final stretch; Supreme Court opens new term — The Hill
• Democrats edge out, neck and neck with Republicans in 5 key Senate races: Polls — The Hill
• Flags fly at half-staff for Pat Patterson as DeLand gathers to say goodbye — Florida Politics

and 8 more stories...

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