Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Chris Bright

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · New Hampshire District 1
Filing address
Alexandria, VA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BRIGHT, CHRIS
Next election
Primary September 8, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of New Hampshire with the 2026 district highlighted

New Hampshire, District 1

RepublicanU.S. House · New Hampshire District 1Open seatWithdrawn

FEC candidate ID H4NH01276 · Principal campaign committee: BRIGHT FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · New Hampshire District 1$24,604.13Withdrawn
2023–2024U.S. House · New Hampshire District 1$294,054.85Lost primary
Total raised$24,604.13
Total spent$25,381.22
Cash on hand$1,071.14
Debts owed by the campaign$196,500.00
Loans from the candidate$10,000.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $2,596.79Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $21,460.40Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $546.94
  • Individual contributions$2,596.7911%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$21,460.4087%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$546.942%

Self-funding: $21,460.40 (87% of money raised): $11,460.40 given and $10,000.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$826.2832%
  • Contributions over $200$1,770.5168%
  • Itemized from inside New Hampshire$1,250.0071%
  • Itemized from other states$520.5129%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$13K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $0.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $1,018.50JULY QUARTERLY: raised $0.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $600.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $12,596.79OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $10,288.71YEAR-END: raised $12,007.34YEAR-END: spent $13,042.55APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $0.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $189.46JULY QUARTERLY: raised $0.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $181.50OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $60.502025-032025-092026-032026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

New Hampshire U.S. House, District 1, 2026 · 14 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Chris Bright (R)$24,604.13$1,071.142026-09-30
Chris Pappas (D)$23,703,648.39$1,984,365.822026-10-14
Anthony Dilorenzo (R)$6,762,643.49$983,793.862026-10-14
Maura Corby Sullivan (D)$4,107,138.64$10,251.912026-09-30
Stefany Shaheen (D)$3,015,194.95$429,259.572026-09-30
Christian Urrutia (D)$1,357,904.53$8,696.102026-09-30
Carleigh Beriont (D)$652,034.28$23,590.012026-09-30
Hollie T Noveletsky (R)$604,475.36$40,273.172026-09-30
Brian Cole (R)$487,911.12$300.802026-09-30
Melissa Bailey (R)$250,318.16$0.002026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
University of New HampshireSeptember 17–21, 2026711 (LV)± 3.7%Stefany Shaheen 46% · Anthony DiLorenzo 42%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: BRIGHT FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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