2026 general election
California 9th District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$4.6M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 California 9th District race: $4.6M raised by the campaigns, $595K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Josh Harder (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Receipts + outside spending
$4.6M
Raised by campaigns
$4.6M
PAC checks
$595K
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Josh HarderDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $4.5M
- Spent
- $1.4M
- From individuals
- $3.2M
- From PACs
- $575K
- From party
- $2K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 13% of Harder's money came from PACs
Corporate $34K (7%)Trade group $80K (16%)Leadership PAC $157K (31%)Membership $57K (11%)Union $99K (19%)Super PAC $29K (6%)Party $2K (0%)Other $54K (11%)
- Pelosi Leadership PAC$10K
- National Education Association Union$10K
- Hoyer Leadership PAC$10K
- Jeffries Leadership PAC$10K
- Clark Leadership PAC$10K
- Innovation for Good PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO Union$10K
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$10K
John McBrideRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $77K
- Spent
- $73K
- From individuals
- $36K
- From PACs
- $20K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2026 California 9th District race?
- $4.6M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 California 9th District race: $4.6M raised by the campaigns, $595K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Josh Harder (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 California 9th District race?
- Josh Harder (Democrat) raised $4.5M.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 California 9th District race?
- PAC to the Future gave $10K to Josh Harder; Nea Fund for Children and Public Education gave $10K to Josh Harder; Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America gave $10K to Josh Harder.