Incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick (R) has raised the most money in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District, taking in $3.18 million since the start of the campaign cycle. 

Fitzpatrick raised $676,283 in the fourth quarter of 2023. Mark Houck (R) has raised the next most in the primary, with $77,312 since the start of the campaign and $45,650 in the fourth quarter.

The primary will take place on April 23. Three candidates raised a combined $3.25 million through Dec. 31, 2023. Looking at all 125 congressional battlegrounds we are tracking, this is less than the average of $3.41 million. 

In battlegrounds with incumbents running, Fitzpatrick raised more than the average of $1.41 million. At this point in the 2022 election cycle, Fitzpatrick raised $724,026, $2.45 million less than his current $3.18 million. 

Nine candidates raised a combined $5.70 million running in Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District in 2022, while seven raised $7.37 million in 2020.

Below is how much each Republican candidate has raised and spent so far during the 2023-2024 election cycle:

Looking at Fitzpatrick and Houck alone: 

• 312 donors donated to Fitzpatrick’s campaign last quarter.
• Of those 312, the largest share, 180 (58%), donated over $1,000.
• 29 donors donated to Houck’s campaign last quarter. 
• Of those 29, the largest share, 12 (41%), donated between $100 and $499. 

The next reporting deadline for congressional candidates is April 15, 2024. Those reports will cover the period of Jan. 1 to March 31, 2024. To learn more about this race, click below.