Joel Williams | 06/30/2022

Primary elections for 20 of 40 seats in the California State Senate took place on June 7, 2022. All 20 of the seats up for election in 2022 had a primary with more than one candidate. Across all contested primary elections, candidates raised $19.2 million. Incumbents raised an average of $659,702 per candidate and challengers …

Transparency USA | 06/29/2022

The general election for Governor of California will take place on Nov. 8, 2022. In total, candidates running for California governor have raised $14.0 million, received no loans, and spent $15.4 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and May 21, 2022. While certified results from the open primary are still pending, here’s the breakdown for the …

Kalyn Stralow | 06/22/2022

According to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the California Secretary of State, California Attorney General Rob Bonta has raised $8.7 million and spent $8.6 million between Jan. 1, 2021 and May 21, 2022. Bonta is currently ranked fourth in state-level donations in the 2022 election cycle. Bonta is a member of the …

Kalyn Stralow | 06/13/2022

In California, state-level candidates have raised $227.4 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and May 21, 2022. Democratic candidates have raised $140.6 million and Republican candidates have raised $68.7 million.  California Campaign Finance Snapshot (1/1/2021 – 5/21/2022) Top 10 Democratic candidates, by donations (1/1/2021 – 5/21/2022) In the 2022 election cycle, 257 state-level Democrats have filed …

Joel Williams | 06/01/2022

Elections for 20 of 40 seats in the California State Senate will take place on November 8, 2022. State senatorial primary elections will be held on June 7, 2022. Democrats hold a 31-9 majority heading into the election. This article details the five most expensive contested primary elections in the State Senate.  This information comes …