Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Don Carlson
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Rhode Island District 1
- Filing address
- Jamestown, RI (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- CARLSON, DON
- Next election
- Primary September 10, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Rhode Island, District 1
FEC candidate ID H4RI01257 · Principal campaign committee: CARLSON FOR CONGRESS
2023–2024 cycle totals through November 14, 2023, 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$366,446.8335%
- PACs and other committees$3,000.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$602,890.0058%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$66,939.936%
Self-funding: $602,890.00 (58% of money raised): $2,890.00 given and $600,000.00 lent by the candidate. $163,825.51 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
2 committees reported giving $3,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- BEEPAC (BUILDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION GROCERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Don Carlson$27,140.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Don Carlson$0.00
FEC totals for the 2024 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- LGBTQ VICTORY FUND FEDERAL PACSupporting$27,140.00
The race
Rhode Island U.S. House, District 1, 2024 · 6 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Carlson (D) | $1,039,276.76 | $0.00 | 2023-11-14 |
| Gabriel F Amo (D) | $2,575,711.85 | $934,647.49 | 2024-12-31 |
| Spencer E Dickinson (D) | $79,900.00 | $0.00 | 2024-12-31 |
| Allen Waters (R) | $21,583.00 | $1,888.97 | 2024-12-31 |
| Allen Waters (R) | $21,583.00 | $1,888.97 | 2024-12-31 |
| David Cicilline (D) | $12,272.79 | $493,001.89 | 2024-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embold Research | September 16–20, 2024 | (LV) | ± 3.5% | Gabe Amo 56% · Allen Waters 27% |
| Embold Research | June 5–14, 2024 | (LV) | ± 2.8% | Gabe Amo 50% · Allen Waters 29% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island (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: CARLSON FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.
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