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California · U.S. House · District 24 · 2026

California District 24 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California District 24 House race

Salud O. Carbajal has raised more than 8 times the next candidate.

Democrat Salud O. Carbajal has raised about $1.7M, more than 8 times any rival.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

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

Salud O. Carbajal

Salud O. Carbajal

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 35% from PACs and 65% from individuals.

65% individuals35% PACs0% other
$1.7M
raised
RS

Robert Smith

R
R · challenger

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

84% individuals0% PACs16% other
$203K
raised
SB

Sarah Bacon

D
D · challenger

12% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 88% from other sources.

12% individuals0% PACs88% other
$42K
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$99K
Agriculture$31K
Real Estate & Construction$20K
Labor / Unions$18K
Law & Lobbying$15K
Banking & Financial$12K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Transportation$9K
Retail & Consumer$9K
Ideological / Leadership$8K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • TIGER MOON GROUP · company$14K
  • JENNINGS AERONAUTICS INC. · company$11K
  • ACROSS THE AISLE PAC · pac$10K
  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC) · pac$10K
  • COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC. · pac$10K
  • UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT · pac$9K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

30%65%
30% PACs65% individuals5% other

The incumbent's record

Salud O. Carbajal is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)
−$184K
−$983K - $615K. up $113K since 2016.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
3
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Armed Services
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • House Committee on Agriculture

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$99K
Agriculture$31K
Real Estate & Construction$20K
Labor / Unions$18K
Law & Lobbying$15K
Banking & Financial$12K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

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

Salud O. Carbajal
D · incumbent
Salud O. Carbajal
vs
RS
Robert Smith
R · challenger
$1.7M
Raised
$203K
$3.4M
Cash on hand
$47K
35%
From PACs
0%
65%
From individuals
84%
Agriculture
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No