California 50th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

D★Scott PetersIncumbent
$2.19M
+$7 for
RSteve Cohen
$4K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Scott Peters	D	$2,191,968	$7	$0	4%
Steve Cohen	R	$4,092	$0	$0	—

$2.20M

Raised by candidates

$1.78M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

1 spender

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Scott Peters (D)	$2.19M^†	$336K	$1.07M	4%	54%	$1.77M^†	516
Steve Cohen (R)	$4K^†	—	—	—	—	$2K^†	—

† The FEC's official total. Poliscope's figure disagreed (usually a report it has not loaded yet), so the other columns for that candidate may cover an earlier period.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.Provisional

Spender	Target	Stance	Spent	Network	Dark money in
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND OF THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST PAC C00688432	Scott Peters	Support	$7 2 filings		—

Candidates

Scott Peters

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $2.19M
Small-dollar: 4%
In-state: 54%
Outside for / against: $7 / $0

Union PAC Realtors PAC Traded stocks in office Trades overlapping lobbying Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Steve Cohen

R Republican

Raised: $4K
Small-dollar: —
In-state: —
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.