2026 general election
California 33rd District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$6.2M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 California 33rd District race: $5.7M raised by the campaigns, $2.5M of it from PACs, plus $512K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Pete Aguilar (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Receipts + outside spending
$6.2M
Raised by campaigns
$5.7M
PAC checks
$2.5M
Outside money
$512K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Pete AguilarDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $5.7M
- Spent
- $5.7M
- From individuals
- $2.3M
- From PACs
- $2.5M
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $512K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 44% of Aguilar's money came from PACs
Corporate $1.3M (58%)Trade group $432K (19%)Leadership PAC $11K (0%)Membership $166K (7%)Union $194K (8%)Super PAC $35K (2%)Other $131K (6%)
- American Council of Engineering Companies Trade group$14K
- American Academy of Dermatology Association Trade group$10K
- Constellation Brands, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Lowe's Companies, Inc. Corporate$10K
- General Dynamics Corporation Corporate$10K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Corporate$10K
- New York Life Insurance Company Corporate$10K
- Cvs Health Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Protect Progress · $512K supporting
Stephanie VargasRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $721
- Spent
- $200
- From individuals
- $721
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 0% of Vargas's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $1K (100%)
- Eureka Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$1K
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2026 California 33rd District race?
- $6.2M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 California 33rd District race: $5.7M raised by the campaigns, $2.5M of it from PACs, plus $512K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Pete Aguilar (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 California 33rd District race?
- Pete Aguilar (Democrat) raised $5.7M and had $512K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 California 33rd District race?
- Protect Progress ($512K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 California 33rd District race?
- American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC) gave $14K to Pete Aguilar; American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac) gave $10K to Pete Aguilar; Constellation Brands Inc Political Action Committee gave $10K to Pete Aguilar.