2022 general election
California 27th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$18M was spent on the 2022 California 27th District race: $11M raised by the campaigns, $1.4M of it from PACs, plus $7.1M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Mike Garcia (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$18M
Raised by campaigns
$11M
PAC checks
$1.4M
Outside money
$7.1M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Mike GarciaRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $7.2M
- Spent
- $7.5M
- From individuals
- $5.6M
- From PACs
- $1.0M
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $963K
- Outside money against
- $124K
Who paid: 14% of Garcia's money came from PACs
Corporate $248K (24%)Trade group $99K (10%)Leadership PAC $323K (31%)Membership $63K (6%)Union $13K (1%)Super PAC $64K (6%)Party $5K (0%)Other $224K (22%)
- Mike Garcia Victory Fund Other$127K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee Membership$13K
- California Dairies, Inc. Corporate$13K
- Winred Super PAC$11K
- Building America's Republican Representation PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- Calvert Leadership PAC$10K
- Northrop Grumman Corporation Corporate$10K
- Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC Other$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Association of Realtors Congressional Fund · $722K supporting
- American Leadership PAC · $86K supporting
- Defeat Seditionists · $82K attacking
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · $64K supporting
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $50K supporting
Christy SmithDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $3.9M
- Spent
- $4.1M
- From individuals
- $3.2M
- From PACs
- $411K
- From party
- $10K
- Own money & loans
- $2K
- Outside money for
- $219K
- Outside money against
- $5.8M
Who paid: 10% of Smith's money came from PACs
Corporate $1K (0%)Leadership PAC $85K (20%)Membership $34K (8%)Union $202K (48%)Super PAC $34K (8%)Party $2K (1%)Other $65K (15%)
- Hoyer Leadership PAC$18K
- Communications Workers of America Union$17K
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union$15K
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Union$15K
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Education Union$10K
- Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Union$10K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Union$10K
- International Association of Fire Fighters Union$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- NRCC · $3.3M attacking
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $2.4M attacking
- Communities for a New California C4 · $71K supporting
- Climate Power Action · $48K supporting
- Women Speak Out PAC · $47K attacking
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2022 California 27th District race?
- $18M was spent on the 2022 California 27th District race: $11M raised by the campaigns, $1.4M of it from PACs, plus $7.1M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Mike Garcia (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2022 California 27th District race?
- Mike Garcia (Republican) raised $7.2M and had $963K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2022 California 27th District race?
- NRCC ($3.3M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.5M), National Association of Realtors Congressional Fund ($722K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 California 27th District race?
- Mike Garcia Victory Fund gave $127K to Mike Garcia; Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America gave $18K to Christy Smith; Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions Committee gave $17K to Christy Smith.