California 16th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

D★Sam LiccardoIncumbent
$3.49M
RPeter Sundin Soulé
$400

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Sam Liccardo	D	$3,489,298	$0	$0	0%
Peter Sundin Soulé	R	$400	$0	$0	—

$3.49M

Raised by candidates

$1.43M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Sam Liccardo (D)	$3.49M	$1.51M	$663K	0%	81%	$1.43M	875
Peter Sundin Soulé (R)	$400	$300	$0	—	100%	$0	1

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Sam Liccardo

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $3.49M
Small-dollar: 0%
In-state: 81%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by Andreessen & Horowitz Backed by the Winklevoss twins Backed by Michael Bloomberg Backed by Reid Hoffman Backed by crypto super PACs Finance & investment money Union PAC money Realtors PAC money+2 more

Peter Sundin Soulé

R Republican

Raised: $400
Small-dollar: —
In-state: 100%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.