Contribution limits — NY (2026)

Codified contribution caps and filing thresholds. Federal rows cite 11 CFR §110 and 52 USC §30116. State rows cite each state's campaign-finance statute. Per the no-vendors rule, every dollar amount on this page points at a primary source — click a citation to read the underlying regulation.

Contribution caps

Individual

Recipient	Cap	Citation
State legislative candidate	$18,000 /election	N.Y. Elec. Law §14-114 (governor primary $18,000; general formula; legislative $9,500 primary / $9,500 general) New York: figures shown are post-2023 reduced caps. Older NY caps (pre-2023) were among the highest in the nation.
Statewide candidate	$18,000 /election	N.Y. Elec. Law §14-114 (governor primary $18,000; general formula; legislative $9,500 primary / $9,500 general) New York: figures shown are post-2023 reduced caps. Older NY caps (pre-2023) were among the highest in the nation.
PAC	$50,000 /election	N.Y. Elec. Law §14-114 (governor primary $18,000; general formula; legislative $9,500 primary / $9,500 general) New York: figures shown are post-2023 reduced caps. Older NY caps (pre-2023) were among the highest in the nation.
State/local party	$117,000 /election	N.Y. Elec. Law §14-114 (governor primary $18,000; general formula; legislative $9,500 primary / $9,500 general) New York: figures shown are post-2023 reduced caps. Older NY caps (pre-2023) were among the highest in the nation.

Multicandidate PAC

Recipient	Cap	Citation
State legislative candidate	$18,000 /election	N.Y. Elec. Law §14-114 (governor primary $18,000; general formula; legislative $9,500 primary / $9,500 general) New York: figures shown are post-2023 reduced caps. Older NY caps (pre-2023) were among the highest in the nation.
Statewide candidate	$18,000 /election	N.Y. Elec. Law §14-114 (governor primary $18,000; general formula; legislative $9,500 primary / $9,500 general) New York: figures shown are post-2023 reduced caps. Older NY caps (pre-2023) were among the highest in the nation.
State/local party	$117,000 /election	N.Y. Elec. Law §14-114 (governor primary $18,000; general formula; legislative $9,500 primary / $9,500 general) New York: figures shown are post-2023 reduced caps. Older NY caps (pre-2023) were among the highest in the nation.

Filing thresholds

Trigger	Amount	Action	Citation
Contribution itemization	$100 (aggregate)	itemize	N.Y. Elec. Law §14-100 ($1,000 PAC trigger; $100 itemization) Contributions from a single source aggregating over this amount must be itemized (donor name, address, date, amount) on the state campaign-finance report.
PAC registration trigger	$1,000 (per calendar year)	register	N.Y. Elec. Law §14-100 ($1,000 PAC trigger; $100 itemization)

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