2026 general election
California 17th District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$15M was spent on the 2026 California 17th District race: $15M raised by the campaigns, $1K of it from PACs, plus $196 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Ro Khanna (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$15M
Raised by campaigns
$15M
PAC checks
$1K
Outside money
$196
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Ro KhannaDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $15M
- Spent
- $9.5M
- From individuals
- $14M
- From PACs
- $1K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $196
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 0% of Khanna's money came from PACs
Trade group $2K (8%)Leadership PAC $500 (2%)Membership $5K (20%)Union $13K (52%)Other $4K (17%)
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union$5K
- Laborers' International Union of North America Union$5K
- J Street Membership$5K
- Usacs PAC Other$3K
- National Rural Letter Carriers' Association Union$3K
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (Nreca) Trade group$2K
- Let America Vote PAC Other$1K
- Courage to Act Other$500
Biggest outside spenders
- D.R.I.V.E. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (the PAC of the Int'l Brhd of Teamsters) · $196 supporting
Ritesh TandonRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $57K
- Spent
- $52K
- From individuals
- $57K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $25
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 California 17th District race?
- $15M was spent on the 2026 California 17th District race: $15M raised by the campaigns, $1K of it from PACs, plus $196 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Ro Khanna (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 California 17th District race?
- Ro Khanna (Democrat) raised $15M and had $196 in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 California 17th District race?
- D.R.I.V.E. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (the PAC of the Int'l Brhd of Teamsters) ($196).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 California 17th District race?
- D.R.I.V.E. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (the PAC of the Int'l Brhd of Teamsters) gave $5K to Ro Khanna; Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC gave $5K to Ro Khanna; Jstreetpac gave $5K to Ro Khanna.