John Thune

Senator · SD

RepublicanCurrent memberServed 1997–presentAge 65

Campaign fundraising

Senate · SD

Raised, 2025–26

$4.68M

Spent

$2.15M

Cash on hand

$17.92M

Reported through

Sep 30, 2026

Current cycle

Receipts per two-year cycle

Campaign receipts per two-year cycle
Cycle	Receipts
2013–14	$2,845,864.00
2015–16	$5,170,324.00
2017–18	$2,540,817.36
2019–20	$3,088,318.78
2021–22	$7,547,602.66
2023–24	$4,163,983.31
2025–26	$4,679,035.63

2022 race · SD Senate

John R. Thune · R · Incumbent$13.18M
Brian L Bengs · D · Challenger$498K
Bruce Whalen Sr. · R · Challenger$76K
Mark S. Mowry · R · Challenger$35K
Patrick William Schubert Sr. · R · Challenger$1,289

Total receipts for the whole 2022 election period. 5 candidates reported receipts.

Source: Federal Election Commission candidate totals, all authorized campaign committees combined; principal campaign committee FRIENDS OF JOHN THUNE; cycles since 2013–14; updated Nov 2, 2026. No individual donor data.

Cycle2025–26 2023–24 2021–22 2019–20 2017–18 2015–16 2013–14

PAC contributions

2015–16

From committees

$2.46M

Net of refunds

Committees

679

Contributions

1,185

By type of committee

All Corporate$1.30M · 53%Trade association$601K · 24%Membership org$233K · 9%Leadership PAC$132K · 5%Ideological / issue$128K · 5%Labor union$37,500 · 2%Cooperative$27,000 · 1%

Committee	Company / sponsor	Member's trades	Contributions	Total
Rock City PACLeadership PAC	—	—	4	$20,000
American Medical Association Political Action CommitteeMembership org	American Medical Association	—	5	$13,000
Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (BUILDPAC)Trade association	National Association of Home Builders	—	3	$10,000
National Cable and Telecommunications Association Political Action Committee (Ncta PAC)Trade association	—	—	5	$10,000
Associated Builders and Contractors Political Action Committee (ABC PAC)Trade association	Associated Builders & Contactors	—	2	$10,000
Pfizer Inc. PACCorporate	PFEPfizer Inc.	—	5	$10,000
Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee (INSURPAC)Trade association	Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc.	—	4	$10,000
International Paper Political Action Committee (IP-PAC)Corporate	IPInternational Paper Co /New/	—	4	$10,000
Halliburton Company PACCorporate	HALHalliburton Co	—	3	$10,000
General Motors Company Political Action Committee (GM PAC)Corporate	GMGeneral Motors Co	—	3	$10,000
General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (GDC PAC)Corporate	GDGeneral Dynamics Corp.	—	3	$10,000
Fert PAC (THE Political Action Committee OF THE Fertilizer Institute)Trade association	The Fertilizer Institute	—	2	$10,000
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. PAC for Responsible GovernmentCorporate	WMTWalmart Inc.	—	4	$10,000
Merck & Co., Inc., Employees Political Action Committee (Merck PAC)Corporate	MRKMerck & Co., Inc.	—	2	$10,000
National Apartment Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association	National Apartment Association	—	2	$10,000
National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action CommitteeTrade association	National Association of Convenience Stores	—	3	$10,000
National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action CommitteeTrade association	National Multifamily Housing Council	—	2	$10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association	—	—	2	$10,000
The Caterpillar Inc. Employee Political Action CommitteeCorporate	CATCaterpillar Inc.	—	2	$10,000
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company PAC (HPE PAC)Corporate	HPEHewlett Packard Enterprise Co	—	2	$10,000
The Senate Victory Fund PACLeadership PAC	Cochran	—	2	$10,000
Deere & Company PAC (AKA John Deere PAC)Corporate	DEDeere & Co	—	2	$10,000
Deloitte Political Action CommitteeMembership org	—	—	6	$10,000
National Structured Settlements Trade Association PACTrade association	—	—	2	$10,000
Opportunity and Responsibility Restored in Our Nation PACLeadership PAC	—	—	2	$10,000

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Contributions (incl. in-kind) from PACs, party and other candidate committees to John Thune's campaign committees in the 2015–16 cycle, net of refunds, from the committees' own FEC reports. Donations from individuals passed through WinRed or ActBlue are not included. Company and ticker matched by name; no ticker means no listed company was found; for other committees the sponsor as registered with the FEC. Member's trades counts every disclosed trade in that company's stock. Filers that aren't committees are combined into one line.

Outside spending

2015–16 · through the latest regular FEC reports

Supporting

$102

Opposing

Spenders

Spender	Supporting	Opposing
National Right to Life Political Action CommitteeMembership org	$51	—
National Right to Life Victory FundSuper PAC	$51	—

2 spenders

Independent expenditures for or against John Thune in the 2015–16 cycle, through the latest regular FEC reports. Spending reported on 24- and 48-hour notices in the final weeks before an election appears here once the spender's next regular report is processed. Spenders that aren't registered committees (individuals and groups filing FEC Form 5) are combined into one line.

Source: Federal Election Commission bulk data (committee contributions and independent expenditures); updated Nov 2, 2026. No individual donor data.