2022 general election
California 22nd District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$31M was spent on the 2022 California 22nd District race: $6.7M raised by the campaigns, $2.2M of it from PACs, plus $24M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). David G. Valadao (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$31M
Raised by campaigns
$6.7M
PAC checks
$2.2M
Outside money
$24M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
David G. ValadaoRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $3.7M
- Spent
- $3.8M
- From individuals
- $1.5M
- From PACs
- $1.7M
- From party
- $10K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $1.6M
- Outside money against
- $7.7M
Who paid: 46% of Valadao's money came from PACs
Corporate $549K (33%)Trade group $330K (20%)Leadership PAC $392K (23%)Membership $108K (6%)Union $81K (5%)Super PAC $53K (3%)Party $10K (1%)Other $150K (9%)
- Comcast Corporation Corporate$11K
- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Trade group$10K
- Honeywell International Corporate$10K
- National Electrical Contractors Association Trade group$10K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC Other$10K
- Deere & Company Corporate$10K
- New York Life Insurance Company Corporate$10K
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $4.3M attacking
- DCCC · $3.0M attacking
- National Association of Realtors Congressional Fund · $959K supporting
- Voter Protection Project · $332K attacking
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $265K supporting
Rudy SalasDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $3.0M
- Spent
- $2.9M
- From individuals
- $2.3M
- From PACs
- $523K
- From party
- $10K
- Own money & loans
- $605
- Outside money for
- $3.2M
- Outside money against
- $12M
Who paid: 18% of Salas's money came from PACs
Corporate $4K (1%)Trade group $1K (0%)Leadership PAC $163K (34%)Membership $25K (5%)Union $130K (27%)Super PAC $55K (12%)Party $15K (3%)Other $83K (17%)
- Hoyer Leadership PAC$32K
- Elect Diverse Democrats PAC Other$15K
- DCCC Party$12K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Union$10K
- Pelosi Leadership PAC$10K
- Lofgren Leadership PAC$10K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$10K
- Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $5.9M attacking
- NRCC · $5.9M attacking
- DCCC · $2.4M supporting
- Chc Bold PAC · $300K supporting
- Valley Works Action Fund · $223K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2022 California 22nd District race?
- $31M was spent on the 2022 California 22nd District race: $6.7M raised by the campaigns, $2.2M of it from PACs, plus $24M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). David G. Valadao (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2022 California 22nd District race?
- Rudy Salas (Democrat) raised $3.0M and had $3.2M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2022 California 22nd District race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($6.2M), NRCC ($5.9M), DCCC ($5.4M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 California 22nd District race?
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America gave $32K to Rudy Salas; Chc Bold PAC gave $15K to Rudy Salas; DCCC gave $12K to Rudy Salas.