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California · U.S. House · District 51 · 2026

California District 51 House race

General election in 41 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California District 51 House race

Sara Jacobs is the only filer on record in this dataset.

Candidates in the California District 51 House race, 2026 report raising $1.6M between them. Of what Sara Jacobs reports, 27% came from individuals and 13% 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

One filer is on record in this dataset. That does not mean the race is unopposed.

Sara Jacobs

Sara Jacobs

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

27% from individuals, 13% from PACs, and 60% from other sources.

27% individuals13% PACs60% other
$1.6M
raised

Where the money came from

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

Labor / Unions$60K
Small donors & unclassified$8K
Law & Lobbying$5K
Transportation$5K
Real Estate & Construction$5K
Energy & Utilities$5K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
  • INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS · pac$10K
  • ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN · pac$8K
  • INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$8K
  • NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$7K
  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$5K
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) · pac$5K
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$5K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

13%27%60%
13% PACs27% individuals60% other

The incumbent's record

Sara Jacobs is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$85M
$29M - $142M. up $7.8M since 2021.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • House Committee on Armed Services

Who funds them

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

Labor / Unions$60K
Small donors & unclassified$8K
Law & Lobbying$5K
Transportation$5K
Real Estate & Construction$5K
Energy & Utilities$5K
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