Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Matt Dolan

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. Senate · Ohio
Filing address
Hudson, OH (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
DOLAN, MATT
Next election
Primary March 19, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Ohio with the whole state highlighted

Ohio

RepublicanU.S. Senate · OhioChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID S2OH00477 · Principal campaign committee: DOLAN FOR OHIO

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2023–2024U.S. Senate · Ohio$12,722,612.85Lost primary
2021–2022U.S. Senate · Ohio$11,296,099.15Lost primary
Total raised$12,722,612.85
Total spent$12,656,068.95
Cash on hand$113,134.12
Debts owed by the campaign$12,697,000.00
Loans from the candidate$10,200,000.00

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: $2,365,741.74PACs and other committees: $49,975.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $10,200,000.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $44,923.88Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $61,972.23
  • Individual contributions$2,365,741.7419%
  • PACs and other committees$49,975.000%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$10,200,000.0080%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$44,923.880%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$61,972.230%

Self-funding: $10,200,000.00 (80% of money raised): $0.00 given and $10,200,000.00 lent by the candidate. $110,000.00 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

9 committees reported giving $27,000.00 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.

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Matt Dolan$3,129,767.25
  • Independent expenditures opposing Matt Dolan$3,178,495.74

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.

The race

Ohio U.S. Senate, 2024 · 6 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Matt Dolan (R)$12,722,612.85$113,134.122024-12-31
Sherrod Brown (D)$96,530,240.72$394,230.482024-12-31
Bernie Moreno (R)$26,920,693.53$378,319.712024-12-31
Frank Larose (R)$2,338,457.32$18,550.132024-12-31
Douglas B Stuart (R)$6,803.88$0.002024-04-12
Stephen I Faris (W)$1,568.56$131.662024-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

Polling average: Sherrod Brown 46.9% · Bernie Moreno 47.9% (Moreno +1.0%). Averages listed on Wikipedia from FiveThirtyEight, RealClearPolitics, 270toWin, TheHill/DDHQ.

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
AtlasIntelNovember 3–4, 20241,022 (LV)± 3.0%Sherrod Brown 46% · Bernie Moreno 49%
The Trafalgar Group (R)November 2–4, 20241,095 (LV)± 2.9%Sherrod Brown 48% · Bernie Moreno 48%
Emerson CollegeOctober 30 – November 2, 2024900 (LV)± 3.2%Sherrod Brown 45% · Bernie Moreno 48%
Morning ConsultOctober 23 – November 1, 20241,254 (LV)± 3.0%Sherrod Brown 46% · Bernie Moreno 47%
Miami UniversityOctober 28–30, 2024857 (RV)± 5.0%Sherrod Brown 48% · Bernie Moreno 46%
The Trafalgar Group (R)October 25–28, 20241,127 (LV)± 2.9%Sherrod Brown 48% · Bernie Moreno 47%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States Senate election in Ohio (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: DOLAN FOR OHIO.
  • 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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