California 51st District 2026

The money race

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

D★Sara JacobsIncumbent
$1.64M
RRichardo Cabrera
$0

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
Sara Jacobs	D	$1,639,893	$0	$0	16%
Richardo Cabrera	R	$0	$0	$0	—

$1.64M

Raised by candidates

$1.45M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Sara Jacobs (D)	$1.64M	$415K	$207K	16%	95%	$1.45M	323
Richardo Cabrera (R)	$0	—	—	—	—	$0	—

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.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Sara Jacobs

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $1.64M
Small-dollar: 16%
In-state: 95%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by End Citizens United Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Traded stocks in office Trades overlapping lobbying Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Richardo Cabrera

R Republican

Raised: $0
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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.