Who raised the most money in the 2026 California 23rd District race?

Jay Obernolte (Republican) raised $1.9M and had $140K in outside spending on their side.

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 California 23rd District race?

General Atomics Political Action Committee gave $13K to Jay Obernolte; Constellation Energy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Cepac) gave $10K to Jay Obernolte; Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PAC gave $10K to Jay Obernolte.

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2026 general election

California 23rd District

This race has not been called yet. · Incumbent advanced to general.

$2.1M was spent on the 2026 California 23rd District race: $2.0M raised by the campaigns, $1.1M of it from PACs, plus $140K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). The race had not been called when this page was built.

Total money

$2.1M

Raised by campaigns

$2.0M

PAC checks

$1.1M

Outside money

$140K

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Jay ObernolteRepublican, incumbent

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Raised: $1.9M
Spent: $1.5M
From individuals: $619K
From PACs: $1.1M
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $140K
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 60% of Obernolte's money came from PACs

Corporate $546K (55%)Trade group $202K (20%)Leadership PAC $41K (4%)Membership $108K (11%)Union $23K (2%)Super PAC $10K (1%)Other $72K (7%)

General Atomics Corporate$13K
Constellation Energy Corporation Corporate$10K
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Corporate$10K
Bank of America Corporation Corporate$10K
Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC Other$10K
T-Mobile US, Inc. Political Action Committee (T-PAC) Corporate$10K
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC) Trade group$10K
Chevron Corporation Corporate$10K

Biggest outside spenders

American Mission · $140K supporting

FEC record H0CA08135

Tessa Lynn HodgeDemocrat

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Raised: $127K
Spent: $114K
From individuals: $118K
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $9K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 0% of Hodge's money came from PACs

Party $250 (100%)

San Bernardino County Democratic Central Committee Party$250

FEC record H6CA23230

Questions people ask

How much money was spent on the 2026 California 23rd District race?: $2.1M was spent on the 2026 California 23rd District race: $2.0M raised by the campaigns, $1.1M of it from PACs, plus $140K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). The race had not been called when this page was built.
Who raised the most money in the 2026 California 23rd District race?: Jay Obernolte (Republican) raised $1.9M and had $140K in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 California 23rd District race?: American Mission ($140K).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 California 23rd District race?: General Atomics Political Action Committee gave $13K to Jay Obernolte; Constellation Energy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Cepac) gave $10K to Jay Obernolte; Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PAC gave $10K to Jay Obernolte.