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California · Assembly · District 27 · 2026

California Assembly District 27 race

General election in 87 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California Assembly District 27 race

Brian Pacheco has raised more than 4 times the next candidate.

Candidate Brian Pacheco has raised about $780K, more than 4 times any rival.

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.

BP

Brian Pacheco

No party · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 85% from PACs and 15% from individuals.

15% individuals85% PACs0% other
$780K
raised
MM

Michael W. Murphy

No party · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 47% from PACs and 53% from individuals.

53% individuals47% PACs0% other
$207K
raised

Where the money came from

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

No itemized outside money by sector is on file yet.

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

77%23%
77% PACs23% individuals0% other

The tale of the tape

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

Brian Pacheco
challenger
BP
vs
MM
Michael W. Murphy
challenger
$780K
Raised
$207K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
85%
From PACs
47%
15%
From individuals
53%
Too few to rank
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
No
Incumbent
No