California · U.S. House · District 01 · 2026

California District 01 House race

General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · California District 01 House race

Doug Lamalfa ranks No. 4 in money raised.

Candidates in the California District 01 House race, 2026 report raising $4.8M between them. Mike McGuire reports $1.8M and James Gallagher reports $1.2M, a gap of $583,559. Of what Mike McGuire reports, 84% came from individuals and 16% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Mike McGuire

D · challenger

84% from individuals, 16% from PACs, and 0% from other sources.

84% individuals16% PACs0% other

$1.8M

raised

James Gallagher

R · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 22% from PACs and 77% from individuals.

77% individuals22% PACs1% other

$1.2M

raised

Audrey Denney

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 95% from individuals and 2% from PACs.

95% individuals2% PACs3% other

$895K

raised

Doug Lamalfa

RIncumbent

R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 37% from PACs and 63% from individuals.

63% individuals37% PACs0% other

$771K

raised

James Salegui

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$9K

raised

Kyle Wilson

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 96% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

96% individuals0% PACs4% other

$5K

raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$65K

Ideological / Leadership$25K

Agriculture$8K

Real Estate & Construction$8K

Labor / Unions$5K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC · pac$10K
BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC · pac$10K
EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC · pac$10K
REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PAC · pac$10K
FARMERS' RICE COOPERATIVE FUND · pac$8K
AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$8K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

18%81%

18% PACs81% individuals1% other

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Mike McGuire D · challenger	vs	James Gallagher R · challenger
$1.8M	Raised	$1.2M
$153K	Cash on hand	$333K
16%	From PACs	22%
84%	From individuals	77%
Too few to rank	Top donor sector	Ideological / Leadership
No	Incumbent	No