BP
Brian Pacheco
DD · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 61% from PACs and 39% from individuals.
39% individuals61% PACs0% other
$1.3M
raised
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California · Assembly · District 27 · 2026
California Assembly District 27 race
General election in 42 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California Assembly District 27 race
Brian Pacheco has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the California Assembly District 27 race, 2026 report raising $1.8M between them. Brian Pacheco reports $1.3M and Michael W. Murphy reports $455,532, a gap of $836,275. Of what Brian Pacheco reports, 39% came from individuals and 61% 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.
MM
Michael W. Murphy
RR · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 29% from PACs and 71% from individuals.
71% individuals29% PACs0% other
$456K
raised
Esmeralda Soria
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% 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.
No itemized outside money by sector is on file yet.
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
52%48%
52% PACs48% individuals0% other
The incumbent's record
Esmeralda Soria is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth
None on file
No parsed annual disclosure snapshot is on file.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
0
Current full committee seats on file.
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$204K
Labor / Unions$102K
Real Estate & Construction$24K
Ideological / Leadership$24K
Health & Pharma$21K
Banking & Financial$13K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Brian Pacheco D · challenger BP | vs | MM Michael W. Murphy R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $1.3M | Raised | $456K |
| $0 | Cash on hand | $0 |
| 61% | From PACs | 29% |
| 39% | From individuals | 71% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| No | Incumbent | No |