2024 general election
California 45th District
The winner was outraised and won anyway. The incumbent lost.
$51M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2024 California 45th District race: $17M raised by the campaigns, $2.6M of it from PACs, plus $34M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Derek Tran (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Receipts + outside spending
$51M
Raised by campaigns
$17M
PAC checks
$2.6M
Outside money
$34M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Michelle SteelRepublican, incumbent
✗ Lost- Raised
- $11M
- Spent
- $10M
- From individuals
- $4.7M
- From PACs
- $2.0M
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $1.9M
- Outside money for
- $5.2M
- Outside money against
- $12M
Who paid: 18% of Steel's money came from PACs
Corporate $689K (37%)Trade group $338K (18%)Leadership PAC $418K (23%)Membership $136K (7%)Union $11K (1%)Super PAC $43K (2%)Party $13K (1%)Other $196K (11%)
- Republican Jewish Coalition-Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC) Membership$13K
- Bluepac - Blue Cross Blue Shield Association PAC Corporate$10K
- Scott Baugh Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC Other$10K
- Kim Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Membership$10K
- Edison International Corporate$10K
- California Dairies, Inc. Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $6.4M attacking
- DCCC · $3.0M attacking
- Fairshake · $2.8M supporting
- Votevets · $1.5M attacking
- America PAC · $795K supporting
Derek TranDemocrat
✓ Won- Raised
- $6.5M
- Spent
- $6.2M
- From individuals
- $4.8M
- From PACs
- $594K
- From party
- $6K
- Own money & loans
- $1
- Outside money for
- $4.1M
- Outside money against
- $12M
Who paid: 9% of Tran's money came from PACs
Corporate $17K (3%)Trade group $5K (1%)Leadership PAC $224K (33%)Membership $84K (13%)Union $122K (18%)Super PAC $90K (13%)Party $10K (2%)Other $119K (18%)
- J Street Membership$40K
- Davids New Dems Fund Other$16K
- Frontline USA Leadership PAC$12K
- 80-20 Asian American Empowerment PAC Super PAC$11K
- Moulton Leadership Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Aspire PAC Other$10K
- Hoyer Leadership PAC$10K
- Jeffries Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $11M attacking
- House Majority PAC · $1.9M supporting
- Lcv Victory Fund · $623K supporting
- America PAC · $553K attacking
- Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. · $300K attacking
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2024 California 45th District race?
- $51M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2024 California 45th District race: $17M raised by the campaigns, $2.6M of it from PACs, plus $34M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Derek Tran (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2024 California 45th District race?
- Michelle Steel (Republican) raised $11M and had $5.2M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2024 California 45th District race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($11M), House Majority PAC ($8.3M), DCCC ($3.0M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2024 California 45th District race?
- Jstreetpac gave $40K to Derek Tran; New Democrat Coalition Action Fund gave $16K to Derek Tran; Republican Jewish Coalition-Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC) gave $13K to Michelle Steel.