2026 general election
California 3rd District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$1.8M was spent on the 2026 California 3rd District race: $1.8M raised by the campaigns, $771K of it from PACs, plus $29K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Ami Bera (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.8M
Raised by campaigns
$1.8M
PAC checks
$771K
Outside money
$29K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Ami BeraDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.5M
- Spent
- $1.7M
- From individuals
- $690K
- From PACs
- $771K
- From party
- $2K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $23K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 52% of Bera's money came from PACs
Corporate $298K (43%)Trade group $135K (19%)Leadership PAC $24K (3%)Membership $104K (15%)Union $41K (6%)Super PAC $9K (1%)Other $88K (13%)
- American College of Surgeons Professional Association PAC Trade group$13K
- American College of Physician Services, Inc Trade group$10K
- American Academy of Dermatology Association Trade group$10K
- American College of Radiology Association Other$10K
- Eli Lilly and Company Corporate$10K
- Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee I Corporate$10K
- Coupang, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Campaign for Working Class Communities, Inc. · $13K supporting
- Protect Our Winters Action Fund · $10K supporting
Robb TuckerRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $305K
- Spent
- $288K
- From individuals
- $93K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $205K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $6K
Biggest outside spenders
- Campaign for Working Class Communities, Inc. · $6K attacking
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 California 3rd District race?
- $1.8M was spent on the 2026 California 3rd District race: $1.8M raised by the campaigns, $771K of it from PACs, plus $29K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Ami Bera (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 California 3rd District race?
- Ami Bera (Democrat) raised $1.5M and had $23K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 California 3rd District race?
- Campaign for Working Class Communities, Inc. ($19K), Protect Our Winters Action Fund ($10K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 California 3rd District race?
- American College of Surgeons Professional Association PAC gave $13K to Ami Bera; American College of Physician Services Inc PAC; Aka Acp Services PAC gave $10K to Ami Bera; American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac) gave $10K to Ami Bera.