Melissa Hurtado
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 89% from PACs and 11% from individuals.
11% individuals89% PACs0% other
$1.9M
raised
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California · State Senate · District 16 · 2026
California State Senate District 16 race
General election in 43 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California State Senate District 16 race
Melissa Hurtado has raised more than 8 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the California State Senate District 16 race, 2026 report raising $2.2M between them. Melissa Hurtado reports $1.9M and Guillermo Gonzalez reports $230,405, a gap of $1.7M. Of what Melissa Hurtado reports, 11% came from individuals and 89% 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.
GG
Guillermo Gonzalez
RR · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 35% from PACs and 65% from individuals.
65% individuals35% PACs0% other
$230K
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.
83%17%
83% PACs17% individuals0% other
The incumbent's record
Melissa Hurtado 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.
Party Committee$1.3M
Small donors & unclassified$77K
Labor / Unions$73K
Tech & Telecom$24K
Agriculture$22K
Health & Pharma$22K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Melissa Hurtado D · incumbent | vs | GG Guillermo Gonzalez R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $1.9M | Raised | $230K |
| $0 | Cash on hand | $0 |
| 89% | From PACs | 35% |
| 11% | From individuals | 65% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |