California U.S. House, district 48 · 2026

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

Republican

Jim Desmond

Raised: $2,985,951
From individuals: $2,357,631
From PACs and other committees: $287,099
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $0
Cash on hand: $1,376,463
Debts: $3,129

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $220,540 to support and $4,919,754 to oppose.

HMPagainst $4.2M
HEALTH CARE SAVES LIVESagainst $346K
48TH ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECTagainst $337K
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.for $134K
CIVIC RENEWAL FUND INC.for $81K
EQUALITY PACagainst $45K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 14, 2026.

PAC and committee money

53 committees reported giving $181,600 in all.

EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$10,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC$10,000
SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC$7,500
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$7,500
NEW MAJORITY FEDERAL PAC$5,000
THE GUARDIAN FUND$5,000

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 $5K

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.

Democrat

Marni von Wilpert

Raised: $2,174,872
From individuals: $1,684,546
From PACs and other committees: $441,300
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $1,975
Cash on hand: $825,012
Debts: $67,000

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $2,193,954 to support and $931,789 to oppose.

PROJECT 218for $900K
SERVING CAagainst $653K
EQUALITY PACfor $479K
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENfor $390K
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.against $196K
WOMEN VOTEfor $139K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 14, 2026.

PAC and committee money

140 committees reported giving $535,654 in all.

ZINC COLLECTIVE PAC$22,500
NO VOTE LEFT BEHIND PAC$15,000
EMILYS LIST$10,435
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN$10,000
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL NO. 12 FEDERAL PAC$10,000
SD PAC$10,000
TAKE BACK THE HOUSE PAC$10,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Tracked networks

Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $5K
Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $2K
Defense contractorsPAC 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.

Money in this race (FEC)

Jim Desmond	Republican	$2,985,951	$1,376,463	$220,540	$4,919,754
Marni von Wilpert	Democrat	$2,174,872	$825,012	$2,193,954	$931,789

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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