2026 general election
California 26th District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.
$1.7M was spent on the 2026 California 26th District race: $1.7M raised by the campaigns, $305K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Jacqui Irwin (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.7M
Raised by campaigns
$1.7M
PAC checks
$305K
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Jacqui IrwinDemocrat
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.2M
- Spent
- $713K
- From individuals
- $860K
- From PACs
- $299K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 26% of Irwin's money came from PACs
Corporate $27K (10%)Trade group $35K (14%)Leadership PAC $19K (7%)Membership $43K (17%)Union $87K (34%)Super PAC $5K (2%)Other $40K (16%)
- American Physical Therapy Association Membership$12K
- International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 12 Union$10K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Union$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Compay Corporate$10K
- Ernst & Young Political Action Committee Other$10K
- California Citrus Mutual Trade group$10K
- International Association of Fire Fighters Union$8K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union$5K
Sam GallucciRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $538K
- Spent
- $519K
- From individuals
- $239K
- From PACs
- $6K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $292K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 1% of Gallucci's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $6K (100%)
- First in Freedom PAC Leadership PAC$5K
- Eureka Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$1K
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 California 26th District race?
- $1.7M was spent on the 2026 California 26th District race: $1.7M raised by the campaigns, $305K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Jacqui Irwin (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 California 26th District race?
- Jacqui Irwin (Democrat) raised $1.2M.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 California 26th District race?
- American Physical Therapy Association Physical Therapy Political Action Committee (Pt-PAC) gave $12K to Jacqui Irwin; International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 12 Federal PAC gave $10K to Jacqui Irwin; International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League gave $10K to Jacqui Irwin.