2022 general election
California 50th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$2.5M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2022 California 50th District race: $2.5M raised by the campaigns, $1.3M of it from PACs, plus $15K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Scott Peters (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Receipts + outside spending
$2.5M
Raised by campaigns
$2.5M
PAC checks
$1.3M
Outside money
$15K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Scott PetersDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.4M
- Spent
- $2.3M
- From individuals
- $728K
- From PACs
- $1.3M
- From party
- $9
- Own money & loans
- $12K
- Outside money for
- $15K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 52% of Peters's money came from PACs
Corporate $781K (62%)Trade group $251K (20%)Leadership PAC $3K (0%)Membership $93K (7%)Union $57K (4%)Super PAC $6K (0%)Other $77K (6%)
- Bipartisan Climate Action Fund Other$20K
- American Clinical Laboratory Association Trade group$15K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association Union$10K
- Emd Serono, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Bae Systems Inc. Political Action Committee (Bae Systems USA PAC) Corporate$10K
- Merck & Co., Inc. Corporate$10K
- Eli Lilly and Company Corporate$10K
- National Electrical Contractors Association Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- The Veterans Foundation PAC · $10K supporting
- Veterans Aid PAC · $5K supporting
Corey GustafsonRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $94K
- Spent
- $94K
- From individuals
- $78K
- From PACs
- $5K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $6K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 5% of Gustafson's money came from PACs
Party $5K (51%)Other $5K (49%)
- Republican Party of San Diego County Party$5K
- Huck PAC Other$5K
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2022 California 50th District race?
- $2.5M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2022 California 50th District race: $2.5M raised by the campaigns, $1.3M of it from PACs, plus $15K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Scott Peters (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2022 California 50th District race?
- Scott Peters (Democrat) raised $2.4M and had $15K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2022 California 50th District race?
- The Veterans Foundation PAC ($10K), Veterans Aid PAC ($5K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 California 50th District race?
- Bipartisan Climate Action Fund gave $20K to Scott Peters; American Clinical Laboratory Associaton PAC (Labpac) gave $15K to Scott Peters; National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC gave $10K to Scott Peters.