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California · Assembly · District 34 · 2026

California Assembly District 34 race

General election in 42 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California Assembly District 34 race

Randall Putz has raised more than 2 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the California Assembly District 34 race, 2026 report raising $128,760 between them. Randall Putz reports $87,769 and Thurston Smith reports $40,991, a gap of $46,778. Of what Randall Putz reports, 86% came from individuals and 14% 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.

RP

Randall Putz

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 86% from individuals and 14% from PACs.

86% individuals14% PACs0% other
$88K
raised
TS

Thurston Smith

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 90% from individuals and 10% from PACs.

90% individuals10% PACs0% other
$41K
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.

13%87%
13% PACs87% individuals0% other

The tale of the tape

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

Randall Putz
D · challenger
RP
vs
TS
Thurston Smith
R · challenger
$88K
Raised
$41K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
14%
From PACs
10%
86%
From individuals
90%
Too few to rank
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
No
Incumbent
No