In Pennsylvania, state-level candidates have raised $141.5 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and May 6, 2022. Democratic candidates have raised $60.9 million and Republican candidates have raised $64.9 million.
Pennsylvania Campaign Finance Snapshot (1/1/2021 – 5/6/2022)
Top Democratic candidates, by donations (1/1/2021 – 5/6/2022)
In the 2022 election cycle, 334 state-level Democrats have filed campaign finance reports with the Pennsylvania Department of State. Here are the nine* Democratic candidates who have raised the most.
| Rank | Democratic Candidate | Total Raised |
| 1. | Josh Shapiro | $20,528,554.65 |
| 2. | George Scott | $3,360,993.96 |
| 3. | Maria McLaughlin | $3,144,177.75 |
| 4. | Austin Davis | $1,710,799.45 |
| 5. | Bill Peduto | $1,180,724.73 |
| 6. | Matthew Bradford | $1,140,193.85 |
| 7. | Edward Gainey | $1,018,734.98 |
| 8. | Martin Flynn | $1,008,937.08 |
| 9. | Timika Lane | $945,662.78 |
Top Republican candidates, by donations (1/1/2021 – 5/6/2022)
During the same time period, 318 Republicans have filed campaign finance reports with the Pennsylvania Department of State. These are the 10 Republican candidates with the highest reported donations for the 2022 election cycle so far.
| Rank | Republican Candidate | Total Raised |
| 1. | Bill McSwain | $16,457,631.63 |
| 2. | Dave White | $7,351,084.25 |
| 3. | Jake Corman III | $4,014,060.42 |
| 4. | Kevin Brobson | $3,367,586.57 |
| 5. | Carrie DelRosso | $2,058,548.79 |
| 6. | Lou Barletta | $2,042,832.12 |
| 7. | Guy Reschenthaler | $1,853,633.51 |
| 8. | Jason Richey | $1,586,645.79 |
| 9. | Doug Mastriano | $1,399,774.28 |
| 10. | Megan Sullivan | $1,203,737.71 |
In some states, officeholders may accept donations from their campaign accounts when they are not up for election. Those donations are included in candidate campaign finance numbers.
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Pennsylvania candidate PACs submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of State. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.
| Report Name | Report Due Date |
| 2021 Annual (C7) | 1/31/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-Primary (C1) | 4/05/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-Primary (C2) | 5/9/2022 |
| 2022 Post-Primary (C3) | 6/20/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-General (C4) | 9/22/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-General (C5) | 10/31/2022 |
| 2022 Post-General (C6) | 12/12/2022 |
| 2022 Annual (C7) | 2/1/2023 |
This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.