FEC Issues New Federal Political Contribution Limits for 2025-2026 Election Cycle

January 31, 2025

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This week, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) released updated limits on contributions to candidate and national party committees for the 2025-2026 election cycle. These contribution limits are indexed to inflation and updated by the FEC every odd-numbered year. The revised limits affect contributions made by individuals and non-multicandidate political action committees.

Federal Political Contribution Limits: 2025-2026

Recipient

 

Contributor

 

Individual

Multicandidate PAC

Non-multicandidate PAC

Senate Candidate

$3,500/election

$5,000/election

$3,500/election

House Candidate

$3,500/election

$5,000/election

$3,500/election

Presidential Candidate

$3,500/election

$5,000/election

$3,500/election

National Party
Committee*

$44,300/calendar year to the general account

$132,900/calendar year to the convention account**

$132,900/calendar year to the building account

$132,900/calendar year to the recount account

$15,000/calendar year to the general account

$45,000/calendar year to the convention account**

$45,000/calendar year to the building account

$45,000/calendar year to the recount account

$44,300/calendar year to the general account

$132,900/calendar year to the convention account**

$132,900/calendar year to the building account

$132,900/calendar year to the recount account

State Party Committee

$10,000/calendar year

$5,000/calendar year

$10,000/calendar year

PAC

$5,000/calendar year

$5,000/calendar year

$5,000/calendar year

*Includes RNC/DNC, NRSC/DSCC and NRCC/DCCC
**RNC and DNC only

For purposes of per election limits, primary and general elections are considered separate elections.

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