2026 general election
California 18th District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$2.1M was spent on the 2026 California 18th District race: $2.1M raised by the campaigns, $526K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Zoe Lofgren (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$2.1M
Raised by campaigns
$2.1M
PAC checks
$526K
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Zoe LofgrenDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.0M
- Spent
- $1.6M
- From individuals
- $1.2M
- From PACs
- $526K
- From party
- $613
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 27% of Lofgren's money came from PACs
Corporate $171K (36%)Trade group $85K (18%)Leadership PAC $37K (8%)Membership $40K (8%)Union $76K (16%)Super PAC $32K (7%)Party $779 (0%)Other $36K (8%)
- Deloitte Political Action Committee Other$10K
- Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee I Corporate$10K
- Ernst & Young Political Action Committee Other$10K
- Google LLC Corporate$10K
- Cisco Systems, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Amazon.Com Services LLC Separate Segregated Fund (Amazon PAC) Corporate$10K
- American Pistachio Growers Pistachio Political Action Committee Trade group$10K
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO Union$10K
Shane LewisRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $115K
- Spent
- $111K
- From individuals
- $46K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $64K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 California 18th District race?
- $2.1M was spent on the 2026 California 18th District race: $2.1M raised by the campaigns, $526K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Zoe Lofgren (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 California 18th District race?
- Zoe Lofgren (Democrat) raised $2.0M.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 California 18th District race?
- Deloitte Political Action Committee gave $10K to Zoe Lofgren; Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee I gave $10K to Zoe Lofgren; Ernst & Young Political Action Committee gave $10K to Zoe Lofgren.