Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Denny Lave
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Idaho
- Filing address
- Post Falls, ID (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- LAVE, DENNY
- Next election
- General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Idaho
FEC candidate ID S6ID00161 · Principal campaign committee: DENNY FOR SENATE
2025–2026 cycle totals through June 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$12,120.007%
- PACs and other committees$10,000.006%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$148,000.0087%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$615.000%
Self-funding: $148,000.00 (87% of money raised): $0.00 given and $148,000.00 lent by the candidate. $1,064.30 of loans repaid so far.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$820.007%
- Contributions over $200$11,300.0093%
- Itemized from inside Idaho$4,800.0042%
- Itemized from other states$6,500.0058%
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
2 committees reported giving $10,000.00 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.
The race
Idaho U.S. Senate, 2026 · 9 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denny Lave (R) | $170,735.00 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| James E Risch (UNK) | $3,823,851.01 | $2,838,915.25 | 2026-09-30 |
| Todd Baker Achilles (I) | $1,720,883.16 | $395,407.40 | 2026-09-30 |
| Joshua S Roy (R) | $57,586.31 | $4,279.80 | 2026-09-30 |
| David Jordan Roth (D) | $14,626.74 | $278.50 | 2026-06-30 |
| Joe Evans (R) | $7,741.00 | $90.83 | 2026-03-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak Insights (R) | September 28–30, 2026 | 500 (LV) | ±4% | Jim Risch 49% · Todd Achilles 24% |
| Advanced Targeting Research | September 13–16, 2026 | 700 (RV) | ±3.7% | Jim Risch 39% · Todd Achilles 50% |
| Peak Insights (R) | August 11–13, 2026 | 500 (LV) | ±4.0% | Jim Risch 52% · Todd Achilles 18% |
| The Bullfinch Group | August 4–7, 2026 | 608 (LV) | ±3.9% | Jim Risch 33% · Todd Achilles 38% |
| The Bullfinch Group | May 29 – June 1, 2026 | 774 (RV) | ±3.5% | Jim Risch 40% · Todd Achilles 36% |
| Public Policy Polling (I) | March 16–17, 2026 | 639 (RV) | ±3.9% | Jim Risch 48% · Todd Achilles 34% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States Senate election in Idaho (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: DENNY FOR SENATE.
- 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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