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by Kalyn Stralow
04/27/2022

In Arizona politics, state-level candidates and PACs raised $72.8 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2021. More than $22.3 million or 30.6 percent of all donations was raised by the 10 individuals at the top of the list. 

Top 10 Arizona candidates (1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021)

Here are the 10 Arizona candidates who have raised the most money so far in the 2022 election cycle, according to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the Arizona Secretary of State. 

RankCandidate Name Total DonationsTotal Expenditures
1.Steve Gaynor$6,284,079.30$473,590.34
2.Karrin Taylor Robson$3,733,330.77$736,953.35
3.Katie Hobbs$2,945,390.05$1,589,763.91
4.Wendy Rogers$2,454,515.11$891,444.02
5.Kari Lake$1,462,114.88$1,079,274.72
6.Aaron Lieberman$1,206,015.22$390,942.73
7.Paola Tulliani Zen$1,182,700.00$26,191.49
8.Matt Salmon$1,179,876.74$686,432.38
9.Marco Lopez$1,087,305.79$834,049.59
10.Andrew W. Gould$755,985.69$345,302.67

Donations to top candidates in 10 states during the 2022 election cycle

Among state-level candidates and officeholders, fundraising varies widely. A number of factors, including state-specific campaign finance regulations, influence how donor activity varies across states. Here is how donations to the top 10 Arizona candidates compare to nine other states with data available from Transparency USA for the 2022 election cycle:

Comparison of donations to top 10 candidates, by state

RankStateDonations to Top 10 CandidatesTotal DonationsReporting Period
1.Florida$110,704,048.67$532,230,957.551/1/2021 – 2/28/2022
2.Texas$105,345,995.42$375,309,268.771/1/2021 – 2/19/2022
3.Pennsylvania$34,501,470.61$343,783,026.521/1/2021 – 3/09/2022
4.Michigan$25,358,422.95$89,192,492.111/1/2021 – 12/31/2021
5.Arizona$22,291,313.55$72,806,908.751/1/2021 – 12/31/2021
6.Ohio$20,559,510.69$64,199,578.371/1/2021 – 12/31/2021
7.Wisconsin$19,907,524.3755,603,885.141/1/2021 – 3/21/2022
8.North Carolina$8,927,365.01$39,859,339.461/1/2021 – 12/31/2021
9.Indiana$7,661,472.0249,459,363.581/1/2021 – 4/8/2022
10.Minnesota$5,201,704.60$36,935,152.761/1/2021 – 12/31/2021

In some states, officeholders may accept donations to their campaign accounts when they are not up for election. Any reported donations by those officeholders are included in candidate donation numbers.

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Arizona candidate PACs submitted to the Arizona Secretary of State. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

Report NameReport Due Date
20211/15/2022
2022 Q14/15/2022
2022 Q27/15/2022
2022 Pre-Primary7/23/2022
2022 Post-Primary and Q310/15/2022
2022 Pre-General10/29/2022
2022 Post-General and Q41/17/2023

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.

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