Steve Padilla
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 45% from PACs and 55% from individuals.
55% individuals45% PACs0% other
$754K
raised
<- All 2026 racesFull profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->
California · State Senate · District 18 · 2026
California State Senate District 18 race
General election in 43 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California State Senate District 18 race
Steve Padilla has raised more than 19 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the California State Senate District 18 race, 2026 report raising $792,923 between them. Steve Padilla reports $754,017 and Art Hodges reports $38,906, a gap of $715,111. Of what Steve Padilla reports, 55% came from individuals and 45% 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.
AH
Art Hodges
RR · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 25% from PACs and 75% from individuals.
75% individuals25% PACs0% other
$39K
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.
44%56%
44% PACs56% individuals0% other
The incumbent's record
Steve Padilla 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$117K
Labor / Unions$36K
Health & Pharma$23K
Tech & Telecom$14K
Energy & Utilities$13K
Ideological / Leadership$8K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Steve Padilla D · incumbent | vs | AH Art Hodges R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $754K | Raised | $39K |
| $0 | Cash on hand | $0 |
| 45% | From PACs | 25% |
| 55% | From individuals | 75% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |