2026 general election
California 6th District
The winner was outraised and won anyway. The incumbent lost. · Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.
$13M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 California 6th District race: $6.3M raised by the campaigns, $1.0M of it from PACs, plus $7.1M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Richard Pan (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Receipts + outside spending
$13M
Raised by campaigns
$6.3M
PAC checks
$1.0M
Outside money
$7.1M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Kevin KileyIndependent / other, incumbent
✗ Lost- Raised
- $3.7M
- Spent
- $4.1M
- From individuals
- $2.3M
- From PACs
- $427K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $25
- Outside money for
- $2.1M
- Outside money against
- $3.4M
Who paid: 11% of Kiley's money came from PACs
Corporate $108K (27%)Trade group $81K (20%)Leadership PAC $77K (19%)Membership $26K (7%)Union $17K (4%)Super PAC $6K (2%)Other $82K (21%)
- Norpac Other$18K
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Corporate$10K
- Google LLC Corporate$10K
- Union Pacific Corp. Corporate$10K
- Kim Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Mvl PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- Malliotakis Victory Committee Other$10K
- Building America's Republican Representation PAC Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- 314 Action Fund · $2.6M attacking
- Independent PAC · $800K supporting
- Center Forward Initiative Inc (Cfi) · $738K supporting
- Health Care Saves Lives · $572K attacking
- A Strong Innovation Economy Requires Strong Ip Protection · $292K supporting
Richard PanDemocrat
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.5M
- Spent
- $2.3M
- From individuals
- $1.8M
- From PACs
- $620K
- From party
- $2K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $1.1M
- Outside money against
- $619K
Who paid: 24% of Pan's money came from PACs
Corporate $17K (4%)Trade group $55K (13%)Leadership PAC $107K (26%)Membership $52K (13%)Union $90K (22%)Super PAC $32K (8%)Party $6K (1%)Other $54K (13%)
- American Hospital Association Trade group$10K
- 314 Action Victory Fund Super PAC$10K
- American Medical Association Other$10K
- American College of Emergency Physicians Membership$10K
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Trade group$10K
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$10K
- Radiology Partners, Inc. PAC Corporate$10K
- Clark Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- 314 Action Fund · $728K supporting
- Center Forward Initiative Inc (Cfi) · $248K attacking
- Common Sense for California · $221K attacking
- Health Care Saves Lives · $152K supporting
- Independent PAC · $150K attacking
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2026 California 6th District race?
- $13M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 California 6th District race: $6.3M raised by the campaigns, $1.0M of it from PACs, plus $7.1M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Richard Pan (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 California 6th District race?
- Kevin Kiley (Independent / other) raised $3.7M and had $2.1M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 California 6th District race?
- 314 Action Fund ($3.3M), Center Forward Initiative Inc (Cfi) ($987K), Independent PAC ($950K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 California 6th District race?
- Norpac gave $18K to Kevin Kiley; Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PAC gave $10K to Kevin Kiley; Google LLC Netpac gave $10K to Kevin Kiley.