Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Mandela Barnes
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Wisconsin
- Filing address
- Milwaukee, WI (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BARNES, MANDELA
- Next election
- Primary August 9, 2022 · General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Wisconsin
FEC candidate ID S2WI00441 · Principal campaign committee: MANDELA BARNES FOR WISCONSIN
Total raised$42,336,589.43
Total spent$41,770,889.51
Cash on hand$565,699.92
Debts owed by the campaign$227,000.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, 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$39,399,577.4893%
- PACs and other committees$1,049,368.152%
- Party committees$51,200.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$1,830,408.284%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$6,035.520%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
179 committees reported giving $1,083,781.00 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.
- DSCCParty committee$51,200.00
- DSCC PA WI VICTORY 2022Joint fundraising committee$48,300.00
- DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PACConnected PAC$19,143.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$15,000.00
- NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA PACConnected PAC$11,000.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRSConnected PAC$10,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PACPAC$10,000.00
- MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- PRAIRIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- IMPACTLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- NEW MILLENNIUM PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- FIRST STATE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- M-PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- WASHINGTON WOMEN FOR CHOICEPAC$10,000.00
- HOOPS PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
Show all 179 committees
- BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC (BRIDGE PAC)Leadership PAC$10,000.00
- PEOPLE'S VOICE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- FORWARD TOGETHER PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- OCEANS PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUNDLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- KEYSTONE AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- A NEW DIRECTION PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- NUTMEG PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- LOBO PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- MOTOR CITY PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- TURQUOISE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- COMMON GROUND PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PINEAPPLE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PERIMETER PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- HAWAII PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$10,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- GRANITE VALUES PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- SMART SOLUTIONS PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICA WORKS STATE & LOCAL PACPAC$10,000.00
- VELVET HAMMER PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- SECURING OUR FUTURE PACPAC$10,000.00
- DELIVER DEMOCRACYPAC$10,000.00
- TRUTH TO POWERLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- REV UP PACPAC$10,000.00
- DEFEND THE DREAMLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- LIFTOFF PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$9,899.00
- WFP NATIONAL PACHybrid PAC$9,000.00
- THE COLLECTIVE PACConnected PAC$9,000.00
- UPSET THE SETUPPAC$7,900.00
- LEADING THE PACLeadership PAC$7,900.00
- POLICY IS PERSONAL PACPAC$7,500.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$7,075.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$6,702.00
- NRDC ACTION FUND INC., PACPAC$6,197.00
- STOP SENATE REPUBLICANS PACHybrid PAC$6,000.00
- WAY TO LEAD PACHybrid PAC$5,800.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- PLASTERERS' AND CEMENT MASONS' ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- KIDSPACPAC$5,000.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LEGPACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE VOTERS OF AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- VICTORY NOW PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICA 2.0 PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- DEMOCRATS OF ORANGE COUNTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DEMOC PAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST, INC. PAC (WGAW PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- BLUE WAVE PROJECTLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PACE OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION - LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL CANDIDATES Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- COMMON SENSE COLORADOLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- OFF THE SIDELINES PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BLUE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- GIFFORDS PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- EDUCATE AND INNOVATE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- CAPA21- FEDERALHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- REMEDY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BEND THE ARC JEWISH ACTION INC. PAC Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- LATINO LEADERS FOR EQUALITY, GROWTH, OPPORTUNITY, PROGRESSIVE ACTION & CHANGE (LLEGO-PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
- ACADEMY OF RAIL LABOR ATTORNEYS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- ONWARD TOGETHER COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BLACK ECONOMIC ALLIANCE PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- INDIAN AMERICAN IMPACT FUNDConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INDIVISIBLE ACTIONHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- MEDICARE FOR ALLLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- WORKING HARDER PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- THE NEXT 50 PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- OCCUPY DEMOCRATS ELECTION FUNDHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- STAND UP FOR WORKERS PACPAC$5,000.00
- DEFEAT REPUBLICANS PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SD PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- DEMAND JUSTICE PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- THE BLUE SOUTH PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- DLGA PACHybrid PAC$4,900.00
- WISCONSIN MEDICAL SOCIETY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,700.00
- WARREN DEMOCRATS, INC.Candidate committee$4,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF THE SOUTH ORANGE COUNTYParty committee$4,000.00
- MORE BLUEHybrid PAC$4,000.00
- MOORE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,900.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHANGE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEConnected PAC$3,596.00
- WE HAVE THE PEOPLE PACPAC$3,250.00
- DAVIS DEMOCRATIC CLUBConnected PAC$2,900.00
- BLUE RIDGE BRIDGE BUILDER FUNDConnected PAC$2,900.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,550.00
- NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (OPEIU) JB MOSS VOICE OF THE ELECTORATE (VOTE)PAC$2,500.00
- UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA - COAL MINERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- THE REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REALPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- POPULATION CONNECTION ACTION FUND PAC PCAF PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- ELECT MORE DEMOCRATS PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- HEALTH JOBS JUSTICELeadership PAC$2,500.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- PENINSULA DEMOCRATIC COALITIONPAC$2,000.00
- KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTACandidate committee$2,000.00
- NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Company pagePAC$2,000.00
- MARK POCAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- VIRGIN ISLANDS FOR PLASKETTCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SCHATZ FOR SENATECandidate committee$2,000.00
- REPAIR THE WORLD PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- POWER OF US PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SARA GIDEON FOR MAINECandidate committee$2,000.00
- TRICIA ZUNKER FOR WISCONSINCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MARCH ON PACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- DEMOCRACY ACTION NOW PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,769.00
- BAKERY, CONFECTIONERY, TOBACCO WORKERS AND GRAIN MILLERS INTERNATIONAL UNION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- COMMUNITY PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- AFL-CIO COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SAILORS' POLITICAL FUNDPAC$1,000.00
- CONGRESSMAN WAXMAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000.00
- LOFGREN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN PAC, INC.Connected PAC$1,000.00
- BUILD AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BUTTERFIELD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ONE VOICELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CLARKE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (GOLD PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICA NOWLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ROBIN KELLY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- NEW VOICE PACPAC$1,000.00
- MAKING A REAL CHANGE - MARC PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC. PAC (EVERYTOWN PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AFRICAN AMERICAN VOTER REGISTRATION EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION PROJECT - FEDERALHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- VPPHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN MOSAIC PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- POPULAR DEMOCRACY PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- NIKEMA FOR CONGRESS, INCCandidate committee$1,000.00
- RESIST RECLAIM REBUILD PACPAC$1,000.00
- BETTER GOVERNMENT PACPAC$750.00
- WESTCHESTER-PLAYA DEMOCRATIC CLUBPAC$750.00
- SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS PACPAC$600.00
- CLEAN ENERGY FOR AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CE4A PAC)PAC$600.00
- WASHINGTON RESOURCE ASSOCIATES INC PACConnected PAC$500.00
- SQUARE ONE POLITICSHybrid PAC$250.00
- GEM CITY RISE PACPAC$250.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Mandela Barnes$11,995,819.47
- Independent expenditures opposing Mandela Barnes$52,844,941.32
- Company and union communications to members about Mandela Barnes$329,455.48
FEC totals for the 2022 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.
- SENATE LEADERSHIP FUNDOpposing$26,066,276.00
- WISCONSIN TRUTH PACOpposing$19,638,756.00
- NRSCOpposing$2,827,081.00
- ONE FOR ALL COMMITTEESupporting$2,337,181.00
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTIONOpposing$1,528,976.00
- LCV VICTORY FUNDSupporting$1,515,618.00
- WFP NATIONAL PACSupporting$1,442,730.00
- COURAGEOUS LEADERS PAC, INC.Supporting$1,172,507.00
- FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTION PACSupporting$909,090.00
- NO BETTER FRIEND PACOpposing$886,177.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)Supporting$722,696.00
- NRA VICTORY FUND, INC.Opposing$512,818.00
The race
Wisconsin U.S. Senate, 2022 · 14 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandela Barnes (D) | $42,336,589.43 | $565,699.92 | 2022-12-31 |
| Ron Harold Johnson (R) | $34,920,572.47 | $762,104.84 | 2022-12-31 |
| Alex Lasry (D) | $18,842,375.53 | $136,874.03 | 2022-12-31 |
| Tom Nelson (D) | $1,538,533.13 | −$909.47 | 2022-12-31 |
| Gillian M.d. Battino (D) | $401,266.47 | −$487.07 | 2022-05-12 |
| Peter Peckarsky (D) | $356,785.78 | $2,248.45 | 2022-12-31 |
| Adam Christopher Murphy (D) | $202,528.28 | $0.00 | 2022-06-30 |
| Christopher Larson (D) | $71,739.72 | $0.00 | 2021-12-31 |
| Brad Beyer (R) | $58,125.00 | $0.00 | 2022-08-20 |
| Darrell L. Williams (D) | $28,765.84 | −$4,099.42 | 2022-06-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
Polling average: Ron Johnson 50.3% · Mandela Barnes 46.7% (Johnson +3.6). Averages listed on Wikipedia from RealClearPolitics, FiveThirtyEight, 270toWin.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civiqs | November 4–7, 2022 | 739 (LV) | ± 3.7% | Ron Johnson 50% · Mandela Barnes 49% |
| Research Co. | November 4–6, 2022 | 450 (LV) | ± 4.6% | Ron Johnson 51% · Mandela Barnes 45% |
| Data for Progress (D) | November 2–5, 2022 | 1,504 (LV) | ± 2.0% | Ron Johnson 53% · Mandela Barnes 47% |
| The Trafalgar Group (R) | November 2–4, 2022 | 1,095 (LV) | ± 2.9% | Ron Johnson 50% · Mandela Barnes 47% |
| Marquette University | October 24 – November 1, 2022 | 802 (RV) | ± 4.6% | Ron Johnson 48% · Mandela Barnes 45% |
| 679 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 50% | 48% | Ron Johnson 1% · Mandela Barnes 1% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin (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: MANDELA BARNES FOR WISCONSIN.
- 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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