Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Eric Hovde
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Wisconsin
- Filing address
- Madison, WI (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- HOVDE, ERIC
- Next election
- Primary August 13, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Wisconsin
FEC candidate ID S4WI00256 · Principal campaign committee: HOVDE FOR WISCONSIN
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$9,292,282.6529%
- PACs and other committees$423,695.001%
- Party committees$52,800.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$20,000,000.0063%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$2,189,540.767%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$14.790%
Self-funding: $20,000,000.00 (63% of money raised): $0.00 given and $20,000,000.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
24 committees reported giving $180,686.00 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.
- NRSCParty committee$52,800.00
- CLUB FOR GROWTH PACConnected PAC$25,913.00
- REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) Company pagePAC$11,723.00
- THE HAWKEYE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NATIONAL KEYS PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- THE PETER NORBECK LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- EXPRESS SERVICES INC PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CAMPAIGN FOR WORKING FAMILIESConnected PAC$5,000.00
- RESPONSIBILITY AND FREEDOM WORK PAC (RFWPAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
- NEW MAJORITY FEDERAL PACPAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- E-PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- WAGING PEACEPAC$5,000.00
- DEFEND OUR CONSERVATIVE SENATE PAC (DOC'S PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
- MVL PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSN. PAC (CONCRETEPAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- LEADERSHIP AMERICA NEEDSHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- DALLAS ENTREPRENEUR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF GLENN THOMPSONCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SAVE AMERICA NOW PACConnected PAC$500.00
- CONSERVATIVE VICTORY FUNDPAC$250.00
- FRIENDS OF SNOWMOBILING PACConnected PAC$250.00
- CONSERVATIVE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEConnected PAC$250.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Eric Hovde$2,812,399.67
- Independent expenditures opposing Eric Hovde$29,097,762.73
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.
- WINSENATEOpposing$24,648,030.00
- DSCCOpposing$3,744,407.00
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTIONSupporting$2,251,320.00
- A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER ACTIONOpposing$486,731.00
- SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUNDSupporting$197,055.00
- POWER TO THE POLLS FEDERAL FUNDOpposing$121,648.00
- REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WISCONSINSupporting$102,091.00
- JEFFERSON RISINGSupporting$100,000.00
- GREAT OPPORTUNITY PAC, INC.Supporting$50,000.00
- THE WISCO PROJECT PACOpposing$43,948.00
- IN UNION USA ACTIONOpposing$38,392.00
- PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESupporting$33,302.00
The race
Wisconsin U.S. Senate, 2024 · 7 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hovde (R) | $31,958,333.20 | $135,359.80 | 2024-12-31 |
| Tammy Baldwin (D) | $50,228,545.14 | $25,266.85 | 2024-12-31 |
| Eric D Hovde (R) | $31,958,333.20 | $135,359.80 | 2024-12-31 |
| Phillip Norman Anderson (I) | $52,738.95 | $123.58 | 2024-12-25 |
| Rejani Raveendran (R) | $47,354.87 | $0.00 | 2024-12-31 |
| Stacey Klein (R) | $33,712.56 | $0.00 | 2024-04-17 |
| Thomas Charles Leager (I) | $23,856.00 | $175.54 | 2024-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
Polling average: Tammy Baldwin 48.9% · Eric Hovde 47.3% (Baldwin+1.6). Averages listed on Wikipedia from FiveThirtyEight, Real Clear Politics, 270toWin, TheHill/DDHQ.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AtlasIntel | November 3–4, 2024 | 869 (LV) | ± 3.0% | Tammy Baldwin 49% · Eric Hovde 48% |
| Research Co. | November 2–3, 2024 | 450 (LV) | ± 4.6% | Tammy Baldwin 48% · Eric Hovde 47% |
| Patriot Polling (R) | November 1–3, 2024 | 835 (RV) | ± 3.0% | Tammy Baldwin 51% · Eric Hovde 49% |
| The Trafalgar Group (R) | November 1–3, 2024 | 1,086 (LV) | ± 2.9% | Tammy Baldwin 48% · Eric Hovde 48% |
| InsiderAdvantage (R) | November 1–2, 2024 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.4% | Tammy Baldwin 47% · Eric Hovde 48% |
| AtlasIntel | November 1–2, 2024 | 728 (LV) | ± 4.0% | Tammy Baldwin 49% · Eric Hovde 48% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 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: HOVDE FOR WISCONSIN.
- 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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