California 52nd District 2026

The money race

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

D★Juan VargasIncumbent
$569K
RJeff Belle
$25K

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
Juan Vargas	D	$568,520	$0	$0	—
Jeff Belle	R	$25,498	$0	$0	—

$594K

Raised by candidates

$520K

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Juan Vargas (D)	$569K	$136K	$431K	—	85%	$496K	206
Jeff Belle (R)	$25K	$18K	$0	—	93%	$24K	11

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

Juan Vargas

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $569K
Small-dollar: —
In-state: 85%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by AIPAC Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Jeff Belle

R Republican

Raised: $25K
Small-dollar: —
In-state: 93%
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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.