Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past 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 10, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
New Hampshire, District 1
FEC candidate ID H4NH01276 · Principal campaign committee: BRIGHT FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · New Hampshire District 1 | $24,604.13 | Withdrawn |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · New Hampshire District 1 | $294,054.85 | Lost primary |
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, 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$75,771.3726%
- PACs and other committees$1,500.001%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$216,778.2774%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$5.210%
Self-funding: $216,778.27 (74% of money raised): $11,778.27 given and $205,000.00 lent by the candidate. $18,500.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
The race
New Hampshire U.S. House, District 1, 2024 · 6 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Bright (R) | $294,054.85 | $1,848.23 | 2024-12-31 |
| Chris Pappas (D) | $4,069,100.41 | $407,584.23 | 2024-12-31 |
| Russell Prescott (R) | $1,505,457.35 | $199,725.81 | 2024-12-31 |
| Hollie T. Noveletsky (R) | $521,212.91 | $2,587.34 | 2024-12-31 |
| Walter James McFarlane III (R) | $334,129.77 | $1,982.50 | 2024-12-31 |
| Joseph Levasseur (R) | $141,610.00 | $123,907.89 | 2024-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth College | November 1–3, 2024 | 253 (LV) | ± 6.2% | Chris Pappas 62% · Russell Prescott 34% |
| University of New Hampshire | October 29 – November 2, 2024 | 1,433 (LV) | ± 2.6% | Chris Pappas 51% · Russell Prescott 39% |
| Saint Anselm College | October 28–29, 2024 | 1,407 (LV) | ± 2.6% | Chris Pappas 50% · Russell Prescott 43% |
| The Dartmouth Poll | October 5–18, 2024 | 977(RV) | ± 3.1% | Chris Pappas 57% · Russell Prescott 41% |
| Saint Anselm College | October 1–2, 2024 | 1,099 (LV) | ± 3.0% | Chris Pappas 50% · Russell Prescott 41% |
| Cygnal (R) | September 26–28, 2024 | 406 (LV) | ± 4.85% | Chris Pappas 46% · Russell Prescott 42% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire (retrieved October 23, 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 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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