2026 elections · California

California U.S. House, district 16

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 2 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Democrat Incumbent

Sam Liccardo

Raised
$3,789,131
From individuals
$1,594,392
From PACs and other committees
$850,093
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$2,230,186
Debts
$24,324

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

234 committees reported giving $734,798 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $10K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $4K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $3K
  • Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $1K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Republican

Peter Sundin Soulé

Raised
$400
From individuals
$300
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$100
Cash on hand
$400
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Money in this race (FEC)
Sam LiccardoDemocrat$3,789,131$2,230,186$0$0
Peter Sundin SouléRepublican$400$400$0$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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