California 42nd District 2026

The money race

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

D★Robert GarciaIncumbent
$2.62M
RBrian Burley
$231K

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
Robert Garcia	D	$2,615,120	$0	$0	23%
Brian Burley	R	$231,371	$0	$0	90%

$2.85M

Raised by candidates

$1.88M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Robert Garcia (D)	$2.62M	$1.96M	$626K	23%	61%	$1.65M	1,447
Brian Burley (R)	$231K	$45K	$0	90%	67%	$232K	42

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

Robert Garcia

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $2.62M
Small-dollar: 23%
In-state: 61%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by End Citizens United Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Brian Burley

R Republican

Raised: $231K
Small-dollar: 90%
In-state: 67%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Small-dollar funded

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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.