Top 50 donors already dumped $1.6 billion into the midterms while regular people stay capped at $3,500

Individual limit to any federal candidate sits at $3,500 per election.
Top 50 donors have contributed over $1.6 billion in the 2026 cycle so far.
Elon Musk has given roughly $90.6 million.
Jeff and Janine Yass have given about $89.3 million.
George Soros leads overall at $102 million mostly to Democratic groups.
Most of the big money flows through super PACs that face no contribution caps.

The maximum a person can donate to a federal candidate is $3500.

If you donated that max to every candidate on the 2026 ballot, you could only spend $1,662,500.

The top 50 mega-donors have already poured more than $1.3 billion into the 2026 midterms.

Overturn Citizens United. https://t.co/67pN5gWl2I

— Melanie D'Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) August 11, 2026

Biggest individual donors in the 2026 cycle
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/interactive/2026/06/25/these-are-biggest-individual-donors-2026-election-cycle/ FEC contribution limits 2025-2026
https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/candidate-taking-receipts/contribution-limits/