Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
John Deaton
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Massachusetts
- Filing address
- Beverly, MA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- DEATON, JOHN
- Next election
- General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Massachusetts
FEC candidate ID S6MA00304 · Principal campaign committee: JOHN DEATON FOR SENATE
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 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$579,890.4035%
- PACs and other committees$9,975.001%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1,053,414.0063%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$31,180.372%
Self-funding: $1,053,414.00 (63% of money raised): $53,414.00 given and $1,000,000.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$123,402.3725%
- Contributions over $200$363,036.4775%
- Itemized from inside Massachusetts$117,599.2129%
- Itemized from other states$283,563.8871%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $40,225.53 · Florida $37,477.03 · New York $22,993.29 · Texas $17,285.33 · New Jersey $13,162.01. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
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
1 committee reported giving $5,000.00 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.
- STEER PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
The race
Massachusetts U.S. Senate, 2026 · 11 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Deaton (R) | $1,674,459.77 | $488,156.36 | 2026-10-14 |
| Seth Moulton (D) | $6,669,667.62 | $105,351.23 | 2026-09-30 |
| Edward Sen. Markey (D) | $5,985,385.37 | $799,912.74 | 2026-10-14 |
| Joseph Tache (OTH) | $285,402.78 | $23,779.79 | 2026-10-14 |
| Shiva Ayyadurai (I) | $245,728.59 | $85,152.41 | 2026-10-14 |
| Nathan Alexander Bech (R) | $80,010.00 | $28,263.56 | 2026-09-30 |
| Alexander Rikleen (D) | $79,354.35 | $658.60 | 2026-09-30 |
| Morgan Gifford Dawicki (I) | $16,497.80 | $2,863.45 | 2026-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
Polling average: Ed Markey 56% · John Deaton 29.8% (Markey +26.2%). Averages listed on Wikipedia from 270toWin, RealClearPolitics, Silver Bulletin.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk University | October 14–18, 2026 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Ed Markey 60% · John Deaton 32% · Joe Tache 1% |
| UMass Amherst/YouGov | October 5–12, 2026 | 800 (RV) | ± 4.2% | Ed Markey 56% · John Deaton 29% · Joe Tache 3% |
| 54% | 28% | 2% | 7% | Ed Markey 9% |
| MassINC Polling Group | September 14–22, 2026 | 800 (LV) | ± 4.0% | Ed Markey 54% · John Deaton 28% · Joe Tache 2% |
| 52% | 26% | 2% | 6% | Ed Markey 14% |
| University of New Hampshire | September 17–21, 2026 | 564 (LV) | ±4.1% | Ed Markey 53% · John Deaton 30% · Joe Tache 9% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States Senate election in Massachusetts (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: JOHN DEATON 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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