Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
James Arnold Settelmeyer
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Nevada District 2
- Filing address
- Minden, NV (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- SETTELMEYER, JAMES ARNOLD
- Next election
- Primary June 9, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Nevada, District 2
FEC candidate ID H6NV02396 · Principal campaign committee: JAMES SETTELMEYER FOR NEVADA
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$422,499.2692%
- PACs and other committees$38,500.008%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$10,229.262%
- Contributions over $200$412,270.0098%
- Itemized from inside Nevada$374,030.0090%
- Itemized from other states$40,000.0010%
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
10 committees reported giving $42,000.00 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.
- COEUR MINING, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BOYD GAMING CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- NV ENERGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- FULL HOUSE PACPAC$4,000.00
- ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMODEI FOR NEVADACandidate committee$2,000.00
- AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting James Arnold Settelmeyer$273,144.27
- Independent expenditures opposing James Arnold Settelmeyer$89,392.09
FEC totals for the 2026 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.
- CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.Supporting$273,140.00
- FREEDOM CAUCUS FUNDOpposing$89,392.00
The race
Nevada U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 22 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Arnold Settelmeyer (R) | $460,999.26 | $24,519.16 | 2026-09-30 |
| David Flippo (R) | $2,934,107.53 | $161,162.06 | 2026-10-14 |
| Greg Kidd (D) | $1,232,973.81 | $4,046.92 | 2026-09-30 |
| Teresa Benitez-Thompson (D) | $790,477.42 | $230,699.43 | 2026-09-30 |
| Mark Eugene Amodei (R) | $525,367.70 | $326,351.16 | 2026-09-30 |
| Matthew William Fonken (D) | $96,420.73 | −$277.37 | 2026-09-30 |
| Kathy L Durham (D) | $68,339.41 | $0.00 | 2026-07-14 |
| Mike Smith (R) | $46,544.48 | $190.72 | 2026-10-22 |
| George Forbush (R) | $36,819.39 | −$66.92 | 2026-09-30 |
| Joshua Russell Hebert (D) | $19,731.66 | $7,902.31 | 2026-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBAO (D) | August 31 – September 3, 2026 | 500 (LV) | David Flippo 37% · Teresa Benitez-Thompson 38% · Lynn Chapman 14% | |
| Strategies 360 | August 22–26, 2026 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | David Flippo 45% · Teresa Benitez-Thompson 42% · Lynn Chapman 7% |
| GBAO (D) | August 31 – September 3, 2026 | 500 (LV) | Generic Republican 48% · Generic Democrat 42% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada (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: JAMES SETTELMEYER FOR NEVADA.
- 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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