California
California in Focus
The 2026 races, the candidates and officials, and the money behind them, from California’s public records. More of the state’s ledgers are on the way.
53races on the Nov. 3 ballot covered here: 1 governor, 52 HouseFEC and state election offices
106candidates listed in those racesFEC and state candidate lists
$171.1Mraised by California’s federal candidatesFEC campaign reports, latest filed (through Sept. 30, 2026)
$69.7Mspent by outside groups for or against themFEC independent expenditures, duplicates removed
These figures are different measures from different records and are not added together. Candidate fundraising counts federal candidates only. How the figures were checked →
California’s top topics
California’s 2026 racesEvery federal and governor’s race on California’s ballot, with the money behind each candidate.→
Candidates & officialsWho is on the ballot and who represents California in Congress now, each with a page of their records.→
Gathering dataWhere they standEach candidate’s position on the issues. Research has started in Florida.
How they votedRoll calls by California’s members of Congress, grouped by issue.→
Flock & ALPRLicense-plate readers: who uses them, what they cost, who pulled back.→
AI & data centersLarge data-center projects in California on our map.→
Gathering dataCalifornia’s public moneyThe state budget, reserves and debt, what county governments collect and spend, and what local officials are paid.
On the ballot Nov. 3
Every federal race and the governor’s race in California. Pick a race for the money behind each candidate.
California has no U.S. Senate race on the 2026 ballot.
- California GovernorXavier Becerra (D), Steve Hilton (R)
- CA-01James Gallagher (R), Mike McGuire (D)
- CA-02Jared Huffman (D), Robin Littau (R)
- CA-03Ami Bera (D), Robb Tucker (R)
- CA-04Eric Jones (D), Mike Thompson (D)
- CA-05Michael Masuda (D), Tom McClintock (R)
- CA-06Kevin Kiley (I), Richard Pan (D)
- CA-07Doris Matsui (D), Mai Vang (D)
- CA-08John Garamendi (D), Rudy Recile (R)
- CA-09Josh Harder (D), John D. McBride (R)
- CA-10Mark DeSaulnier (D), Jeff Frese (R)
- CA-11Connie Chan (D), Scott Wiener (D)
- CA-12Jamie Joyce (D), Lateefah Simon (D)
- CA-13Adam Gray (D), Kevin J. Lincoln, II (R)
- CA-14Melissa Hernandez (D), Aisha Wahab (D)
- CA-15Charles Hoelter (R), Kevin Mullin (D)
- CA-16Sam Liccardo (D), Peter Sundin Soulé (R)
- CA-17Ro Khanna (D), Ritesh Tandon (R)
- CA-18Shane Lewis (R), Zoe Lofgren (D)
- CA-19Jimmy Panetta (D), Peter Coe Verbica (R)
- CA-20Vince Fong (R), Sandra Van Scotter (D)
- CA-21Jim Costa (D), Kyle Kirkland (R)
- CA-22David Valadao (R), Randy Villegas (D)
- CA-23Tessa Lynn Hodge (D), Jay Obernolte (R)
- CA-24Salud Carbajal (D), Bob Smith (R)
- CA-25Joe Males (R), Raul Ruiz (D)
- CA-26Sam Gallucci (R), Jacqui V. Irwin (D)
- CA-27Jason Gibbs (R), George Whitesides (D)
- CA-28Judy Chu (D), April A. Verlato (R)
- CA-29Angélica Maria Dueñas (D), Luz Rivas (D)
- CA-30Laura Friedman (D), Scott Alan Meyers (R)
- CA-31Eric J. Ching (R), Gil Cisneros (D)
- CA-32Brad Sherman (D), Larry Thompson (R)
- CA-33Pete Aguilar (D), Stephanie M. Vargas (R)
- CA-34Jimmy Gomez (D), Angela Gonzales-Torres (D)
- CA-35Mike Cargile (R), Norma Torres (D)
- CA-36Houston Brignano (R), Ted Lieu (D)
- CA-37Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D), Samantha Mota (D)
- CA-38Antonio Casas (R), Hilda Solis (D)
- CA-39Steve Manos (R), Mark Takano (D)
- CA-40Ken Calvert (R), Young Kim (R)
- CA-41Mitch Clemmons (R), Linda Sánchez (D)
- CA-42Brian Burley (R), Robert Garcia (D)
- CA-43Cristian Morales (R), Maxine Waters (D)
- CA-44Genevieve Angel (R), Nanette Barragán (D)
- CA-45Derek Tran (D), Chuong V. Vo (R)
- CA-46Lou Correa (D), David Pan (R)
- CA-47Dave Min (D), Jenny Rae Le Roux (R)
- CA-48Jim Desmond (R), Marni von Wilpert (D)
- CA-49Armen Kurdian (R), Mike Levin (D)
- CA-50Steve Cohen (R), Scott Peters (D)
- CA-51Ricardo Cabrera (R), Sara Jacobs (D)
- CA-52Jeff Belle (R), Juan Vargas (D)
Candidates & officials
106 candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot in the races above, and who represents California now.
In Congress now
- Adam B. SchiffU.S. Senator · Democrat
- Alex PadillaU.S. Senator · Democrat
- James GallagherU.S. House, District 1 · Republican · running in CA-01
- Jared HuffmanU.S. House, District 2 · Democrat · running in CA-02
- Kevin KileyU.S. House, District 3 · Independent / no party · running in CA-06
- Mike ThompsonU.S. House, District 4 · Democrat · running in CA-04
- Tom McClintockU.S. House, District 5 · Republican · running in CA-05
- Ami BeraU.S. House, District 6 · Democrat · running in CA-03
- Doris O. MatsuiU.S. House, District 7 · Democrat · running in CA-07
- John GaramendiU.S. House, District 8 · Democrat · running in CA-08
- Josh HarderU.S. House, District 9 · Democrat · running in CA-09
- Mark DeSaulnierU.S. House, District 10 · Democrat · running in CA-10
- Nancy PelosiU.S. House, District 11 · Democrat
- Lateefah SimonU.S. House, District 12 · Democrat · running in CA-12
- Adam GrayU.S. House, District 13 · Democrat · running in CA-13
- Aisha WahabU.S. House, District 14 · Democrat · running in CA-14
- Kevin MullinU.S. House, District 15 · Democrat · running in CA-15
- Sam T. LiccardoU.S. House, District 16 · Democrat · running in CA-16
- Ro KhannaU.S. House, District 17 · Democrat · running in CA-17
- Zoe LofgrenU.S. House, District 18 · Democrat · running in CA-18
- Jimmy PanettaU.S. House, District 19 · Democrat · running in CA-19
- Vince FongU.S. House, District 20 · Republican · running in CA-20
- Jim CostaU.S. House, District 21 · Democrat · running in CA-21
- David G. ValadaoU.S. House, District 22 · Republican · running in CA-22
- Jay ObernolteU.S. House, District 23 · Republican · running in CA-23
- Salud O. CarbajalU.S. House, District 24 · Democrat · running in CA-24
- Raul RuizU.S. House, District 25 · Democrat · running in CA-25
- Julia BrownleyU.S. House, District 26 · Democrat
- George WhitesidesU.S. House, District 27 · Democrat · running in CA-27
- Judy ChuU.S. House, District 28 · Democrat · running in CA-28
- Luz M. RivasU.S. House, District 29 · Democrat · running in CA-29
- Laura FriedmanU.S. House, District 30 · Democrat · running in CA-30
- Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.U.S. House, District 31 · Democrat · running in CA-31
- Brad ShermanU.S. House, District 32 · Democrat · running in CA-32
- Pete AguilarU.S. House, District 33 · Democrat · running in CA-33
- Jimmy GomezU.S. House, District 34 · Democrat · running in CA-34
- Norma J. TorresU.S. House, District 35 · Democrat · running in CA-35
- Ted LieuU.S. House, District 36 · Democrat · running in CA-36
- Sydney Kamlager-DoveU.S. House, District 37 · Democrat · running in CA-37
- Linda T. SánchezU.S. House, District 38 · Democrat · running in CA-41
- Mark TakanoU.S. House, District 39 · Democrat · running in CA-39
- Young KimU.S. House, District 40 · Republican · running in CA-40
- Ken CalvertU.S. House, District 41 · Republican · running in CA-40
- Robert GarciaU.S. House, District 42 · Democrat · running in CA-42
- Maxine WatersU.S. House, District 43 · Democrat · running in CA-43
- Nanette Diaz BarragánU.S. House, District 44 · Democrat · running in CA-44
- Derek TranU.S. House, District 45 · Democrat · running in CA-45
- J. Luis CorreaU.S. House, District 46 · Democrat · running in CA-46
- Dave MinU.S. House, District 47 · Democrat · running in CA-47
- Darrell IssaU.S. House, District 48 · Republican
- Mike LevinU.S. House, District 49 · Democrat · running in CA-49
- Scott H. PetersU.S. House, District 50 · Democrat · running in CA-50
- Sara JacobsU.S. House, District 51 · Democrat · running in CA-51
- Juan VargasU.S. House, District 52 · Democrat · running in CA-52
Gathering data
State legislators, statewide officers and local officials in California, with their campaign accounts and the money they report, as we have built for Florida.
Your county at a glance
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A county map of California: plate readers, local officials’ pay and county budgets, one county at a time.
California stories
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Investigations follow one stream of public money from the ledger to the people it reaches. Florida is first; see Florida in Focus for what a state’s Files look like.