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California · State Senate · District 4 · 2026

California State Senate District 4 race

General election in 42 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California State Senate District 4 race

Alexandra Duarte has raised more than 4 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the California State Senate District 4 race, 2026 report raising $1.2M between them. Alexandra Duarte reports $990,310 and Jaron Brandon reports $230,712, a gap of $759,598. Of what Alexandra Duarte reports, 96% came from individuals and 4% 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.

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Alexandra Duarte

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 96% from individuals and 4% from PACs.

96% individuals4% PACs0% other
$990K
raised
JB

Jaron Brandon

D
D · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 46% from PACs and 54% from individuals.

54% individuals46% PACs0% other
$231K
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.

12%88%
12% PACs88% individuals0% other

The tale of the tape

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

Alexandra Duarte
R · challenger
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vs
JB
Jaron Brandon
D · challenger
$990K
Raised
$231K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
4%
From PACs
46%
96%
From individuals
54%
Too few to rank
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
No
Incumbent
No