COESTER, C. MARK MR

RepublicanFEC reportedRepublican candidate · U.S. House · Vermont · At-large · Election 2026 · ChallengerH4VT01056

Overview

Raised: $36Kvs $191.3K 2023–2024
Spent: $27Kvs $177.6K 2023–2024
Cash on hand: $0vs -$9,070 2023–2024
Debts owed: $114Kvs $114K 2023–2024

OpenFEC processed candidate totals through Oct 14, 2026, across every authorized committee; figures change when amended reports are filed.

Raised is total receipts and Spent is total disbursements as reported for the candidate's authorized committees together; both can include transfers, loans and refunds. Cash on hand and debts are the balances at the end of the last report. The comparison is the same figure for 2023–2024.

Race forecast

Rating: Safe D
Predicted margin: D+35.6

VotePredictor forecasts this race between Becca Balint (D) and Gerald Malloy (R) as of October 31, 2026, giving the Democrat a 99% chance. Mark Coester is not one of the two candidates it forecasts. Based on 3 polls of the race, blended with its fundamentals.

The Republican’s chance of winning

Data

Date	Chance of winning
Sep 25, 2026	1%
Oct 31, 2026	1%

As VotePredictor published it each day since September 25, 2026, including changes to its model.

Forecast by VotePredictor , updated daily. Its probabilities stay between 1% and 99%; no race is called before it is decided.

Compliance review · No open linked indicators

Automated review indicators, not findings of a violation. Exact reported records are linked; identity is not independently verified. Reported lobbyist-bundling disclosures are not counted as issues.

Latest cycle-wide scan: Oct 18, 2026 · Index refreshed: Oct 18, 2026. Coverage is limited to loaded records and implemented checks.

Scan coverage and freshness

Receipt eligibility: last successful scan Oct 18, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Oct 18, 2026).
Integrity: last successful scan Oct 18, 2026 · latest scheduled check succeeded (Oct 18, 2026).
Fundraising patterns: last successful scan Oct 18, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Oct 18, 2026).

No open indicators are linked in the published index. This is not a compliance clearance.

Across the cycle, some findings could not be linked safely to entities; ambiguous identities are withheld.

Candidate & race

Office & constituency: U.S. House · Vermont · At-large
Reported party: Republican
Election year: 2026
Race status: Challenger
Candidate status: Current candidate
Principal campaign committee: CARL MARK COESTER (C00874214)

The principal campaign committee is the reported connection to this candidate. Transaction details below cover that committee; candidate-wide totals can also cover other authorized committees.

Money in

Who's funding Mark Coester? Read the article →

Sources

Itemized individual contributions$11.9K
Unitemized individual contributions$3,234
Candidate contributions$20.9K

Top contributors

COESTER, CARL MARK$20.9K1 contribution
HANDY, JOHN & JENNIFERRepublicanDerived from contributions$1,0001 contribution
KURALT, LYNNRepublicanDerived from contributions$1,0001 contribution
TOMMILA, CARL

Money out

Spending by kind

Operating expenditures$21.9K
Other disbursements$5,108

Largest operating payments

SPECTRUM MARKETING COMPANIES$1,315LAWN SIGNS · Jul 15, 2026
MCSHANE LLC$1,200CAMPAIN MANAGEMT TEAM · Sep 29, 2025
MCSHANE LLC$1,200CAMPAIN MANAGEMT TEAM · Aug 31, 2025
MCSHANE LLC$1,200CAMPAIN MANAGEMT TEAM · Jul 28, 2025
MCSHANE LLC$1,200CAMPAIN TEAM CONSULTANTS · Jun 30, 2025
MCSHANE LLC$1,200RETAINER , CAMPAIN CONSULTING TEAM · May 27, 2025
MCSHANE LLC$1,200RETAINER CAMPAIN CONSULTING TEAM · Apr 28, 2025
MCSHANE LLC$1,200DIGITAL MARKETING · Dec 31, 2025
MCSHANE LLC$1,200MARKETING · Nov 30, 2025

Over time

Itemized receipts and reported spending by month

Data

Month	Raised	Spent
Mar 25	$480	$0
May 25	$1,000	$0
Jun 25	$1,000	$0
Jul 25	$2,350	$0
Aug 25	$250	$0
Nov 25	$50	$0
Dec 25	$300	$0
Jan 26	$50	$0
Feb 26	$550	$0
Mar 26	$21,446	$0
Apr 26	$550	$0
May 26	$300	$0
Jun 26	$550	$0
Jul 26	$928	$0

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Financial timeline

2025–2026 election cycle · dated records

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Records

Registration

Office sought: U.S. House
State / district: Vermont · At-large
Party affiliation: Republican
Race status: Challenger
Candidate status: Current candidate
Election year: 2026
Registration snapshot cycle: 2025–2026
Cycles loaded: 2026, 2024
Registered address: PO BOX 37 · WESTMINSTER, Vermont, 05158
Compliance screening: View review flags

Relationships

FEC-reported relationships

Registration evidence · 2025–2026

Reported relationships are not contributions or transfers. They do not establish that any money changed hands. The reporting committee and related entity are shown separately. Only loaded relationship types are shown; this is not a complete organization chart.

CARL MARK COESTERC00874214 Authorized candidateCOESTER, C. MARK MRH4VT01056
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 7, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC candidate–committee linkage. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.

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Filings

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Reconciliation

Coverage: Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026
Contribution refunds: $0
Debts owed by committees: $114,000
Last report: TERMINATION REPORT

Source and provenance

Source agencyFederal Election Commission

Local row ingestedSep 6, 2026

Source row hash07210f621c3f92c28728945049b7f19359f86bb06c06d92bc39ea8761b945e06

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COESTER, C. MARK MR

Overview

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Candidate & race

Money in

Sources

Top contributors

Money out

Spending by kind

Largest operating payments

Over time

Financial timeline

Records

FEC-reported relationships

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Money network

Race forecast