Jimmy Panetta
DIncumbentFEC H6CA20152
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Raised this cycle$3.6M
Cash on hand: $5.5M
2026 race
CA-19 — U.S. House
2 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Jimmy Panetta.
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How we got here · 1 earlier contest
Primary · Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Called by audit: web-verified
Top-two primary — Jimmy Panetta and Peter Coe Verbica advanced to the general election.
- DJimmy Panetta· inc.Advanced to general58.5%
- RPeter Coe VerbicaAdvanced to general22.7%
- GSean Jacob DoughertyDefeated9.3%
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the California Secretary of State.
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Disclosed money in race
$4.5M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Sean Jacob Dougherty
IChallengerFEC H4CA19118
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Raised this cycle$158K
Cash on hand: $163
Peter Coe Verbica
RChallengerFEC H6CA19154
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Raised this cycle$86K
Cash on hand: $7K
Ana Luz Acevedo-Cabrera
IChallengerFEC H6CA19170
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Raised this cycle—
Cash on hand: —
Local signal
Early read on CA-19 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · mixed
Recent news coverage of Jimmy Panetta over the last 90 days.
0 positive1 neutral0 negative
1 articles · AI-assessed sentiment toward the rep. A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$4.5M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$3.9M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$600K
$600K for · $0 against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Panetta(D)incumbent + THINK BIG $599K + SOUTH BAY AFL-CIO LABOR COUNCIL $258 + SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION $10 | $3.6M | $600K | — | $4.2M |
Sean Jacob Dougherty(G) | $158K | — | — | $158K |
Peter Coe Verbica(R) | $86K | — | — | $86K |
Ana Luz Acevedo-Cabrera(I) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside CA versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Jimmy Panetta(D)53% in-state · $1.2M itemized
$642K in-state$566K out-of-state
Sean Jacob Dougherty(G)97% in-state · $34K itemized
$33K in-state$1K out-of-state
Peter Coe Verbica(R)83% in-state · $68K itemized
$57K in-state$12K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Panetta | Dougherty | Verbica | Acevedo-cabrera | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Environment A federal carbon tax (with revenue rebated or reinvested in clean energy) should be enacted. | — | ||||
Immigration The U.S. should allow more legal immigration each year. | — | ||||
Immigration The H-1B visa program for high-skilled foreign workers should be expanded. | — | ||||
Infrastructure The federal gas tax should be raised — or replaced with a new fee — to keep funding highway maintenance. | — | ||||
Labor Gig-economy workers should be classified as employees with full labor protections by federal default. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
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