2026 elections · California

California U.S. House, district 32

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

Brad Sherman

Raised
$2,841,425
From individuals
$1,510,231
From PACs and other committees
$828,424
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$2,647,139
Debts
$5,432

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $974,078 to support and $0 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through May 29, 2026.

PAC and committee money

183 committees reported giving $791,444 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
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $12K
  • Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $2K

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

Larry Thompson

Raised
$52,881
From individuals
$8,929
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$43,952
Cash on hand
$955
Debts
$26,291

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

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

Money in this race (FEC)
Brad ShermanDemocrat$2,841,425$2,647,139$974,078$0
Larry ThompsonRepublican$52,881$955$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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