2026 general election
California 22nd District
The winner was outraised and won anyway. The incumbent lost. · Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.
$41M was spent on the 2026 California 22nd District race: $12M raised by the campaigns, $2.8M of it from PACs, plus $28M from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Randy Villegas (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$41M
Raised by campaigns
$12M
PAC checks
$2.8M
Outside money
$28M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
David ValadaoRepublican, incumbent
✗ Lost- Raised
- $6.3M
- Spent
- $4.7M
- From individuals
- $2.2M
- From PACs
- $2.3M
- From party
- $20K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $681K
- Outside money against
- $14M
Who paid: 36% of Valadao's money came from PACs
Corporate $694K (34%)Trade group $454K (22%)Leadership PAC $437K (21%)Membership $140K (7%)Union $69K (3%)Super PAC $21K (1%)Party $15K (1%)Other $211K (10%)
- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Trade group$15K
- Bae Systems Corporate$15K
- American Hospital Association Trade group$15K
- Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors' National Assoc., Inc. Political Action Committee Trade group$15K
- Arkansas Rural Water Association Federal Political Action Committee Trade group$10K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Corporate$10K
- New York Life Insurance Company Corporate$10K
- Rtx Corporation Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $8.6M attacking
- Giffords PAC · $1.8M attacking
- Lcv Victory Fund · $1.1M attacking
- Health Care Saves Lives · $841K attacking
- Working Families Party PAC · $608K attacking
Randy VillegasDemocrat
✓ Won- Raised
- $5.9M
- Spent
- $5.0M
- From individuals
- $5.1M
- From PACs
- $519K
- From party
- $8K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $3.0M
- Outside money against
- $11M
Who paid: 9% of Villegas's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $79K (26%)Membership $14K (5%)Union $54K (18%)Super PAC $86K (29%)Party $7K (2%)Other $60K (20%)
- Zinc Collective PAC Super PAC$23K
- Leaders We Deserve Super PAC$10K
- Jayapal Leadership PAC$10K
- Elect Diverse Democrats PAC Other$10K
- National Education Association Union$10K
- Moveon.Org Political Action Super PAC$10K
- Youth Save Democracy PAC Other$9K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Union$8K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $9.8M attacking
- The Governing Majority Fund · $669K attacking
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees People · $579K supporting
- Project 218 · $462K supporting
- National Nurses United for Patient Protection · $400K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 California 22nd District race?
- $41M was spent on the 2026 California 22nd District race: $12M raised by the campaigns, $2.8M of it from PACs, plus $28M from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Randy Villegas (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 California 22nd District race?
- Randy Villegas (Democrat) raised $5.9M and had $3.0M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 California 22nd District race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($9.8M), House Majority PAC ($8.6M), Giffords PAC ($1.8M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 California 22nd District race?
- Zinc Collective PAC gave $23K to Randy Villegas; National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC) gave $15K to David Valadao; Bae Systems Inc. Political Action Committee (Bae Systems USA PAC) gave $15K to David Valadao.