2024 general election
California 49th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$13M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2024 California 49th District race: $11M raised by the campaigns, $1.1M of it from PACs, plus $2.2M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Mike Levin (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Receipts + outside spending
$13M
Raised by campaigns
$11M
PAC checks
$1.1M
Outside money
$2.2M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Mike LevinDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $5.7M
- Spent
- $5.5M
- From individuals
- $4.3M
- From PACs
- $978K
- From party
- $10K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $127K
- Outside money against
- $178K
Who paid: 17% of Levin's money came from PACs
Corporate $30K (3%)Trade group $95K (10%)Leadership PAC $251K (28%)Membership $104K (11%)Union $218K (24%)Super PAC $71K (8%)Party $17K (2%)Other $123K (14%)
- Democracy Summer 2024 Other$20K
- Frontline USA Leadership PAC$14K
- National Association of Realtors Membership$10K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Union$10K
- Stop These Oppressive People: Tyrants Racists Unqualifieds Misogynists Propagandists (Stop Trump) Super PAC$10K
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Union$10K
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Union$10K
- Jeffries Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- California Comeback Fund · $142K attacking
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · $69K supporting
- Lcv Victory Fund · $36K supporting
- Majority PAC · $35K attacking
- Working America · $17K supporting
Matt GundersonRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $5.0M
- Spent
- $4.9M
- From individuals
- $1.1M
- From PACs
- $154K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $3.3M
- Outside money for
- $41K
- Outside money against
- $1.8M
Who paid: 3% of Gunderson's money came from PACs
Corporate $8K (6%)Trade group $13K (10%)Leadership PAC $82K (64%)Membership $6K (4%)Super PAC $11K (8%)Party $5K (4%)Other $6K (4%)
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$10K
- Elise Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- New Majority Federal PAC Membership$5K
- Automotive Free International Trade PAC Super PAC$5K
- Cole Combined Committee Party$5K
- Calvert Victory Fund Leadership PAC$5K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$5K
- Team Hudson Leadership PAC$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $1.4M attacking
- Lcv Victory Fund · $350K attacking
- Chc Bold PAC · $106K attacking
- Majority PAC · $35K supporting
- California Comeback Fund · $6K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2024 California 49th District race?
- $13M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2024 California 49th District race: $11M raised by the campaigns, $1.1M of it from PACs, plus $2.2M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Mike Levin (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2024 California 49th District race?
- Mike Levin (Democrat) raised $5.7M and had $127K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2024 California 49th District race?
- House Majority PAC ($1.4M), Lcv Victory Fund ($386K), California Comeback Fund ($148K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2024 California 49th District race?
- Democracy Summer 2024 gave $20K to Mike Levin; Frontline USA gave $14K to Mike Levin; National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee gave $10K to Mike Levin.