This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 78 of 80 general elections were contested. The losing candidates are shown along with the percentage of the vote they received compared to the winner. In cases where the race was pushed to a runoff, vote percentages for both advancing candidates are included.
Californians for Accountability and Transparency in Government Spending a Coalition of California Businesses Taxpayer Groups Business Property Owners and Beverage Companies
California Committee
$121,084Cash on Hand
$9,554,969Total Contributions
$9,943,385Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
---|---|
$8,299,969.25 | American Beverage Association California PAC (Non-Profit 501 (C)(6)) |
$520,000.00 | California Business Roundtable Issues PAC |
$400,000.00 | Andeavor |
$150,000.00 | Wine Institute California PAC |
$145,000.00 | Chevron Corporation and Its Subsidiaries |
$40,000.00 | Anheuser-Busch Companies LLC |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
---|---|
$6,520,431.60 | National Petition Management Inc |
$1,160,652.68 | Winner & Mandabach Campaigns LLC |
$421,417.41 | Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni LLP |
$318,875.40 | Apex Strategies Inc |
$310,571.55 | Meridian Pacific Inc |
$224,697.68 | Public Opinion Strategies LLC |
$125,000.00 | Verve Media Group LLC |
$110,058.08 | Creative Marketing & Advertising |
$102,352.08 | Bask Digital Media LLC |
$101,151.75 | Prime Strategies of California LLC |
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