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2026 race

CA-22 — U.S. House

2 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: David G. Valadao.

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How we got here · 1 earlier contest

Primary · Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Called by audit: web-verified

Top-two primary — David G. Valadao and Randy Villegas advanced to the general election.

RDavid G. Valadao· inc.Advanced to general42.0%
DRandy VillegasAdvanced to general31.4%
DJasmeet BainsDefeated26.8%

Source

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

$30M

Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.

Incumbent

Currently in office

David G. Valadao

IncumbentFEC H2CA20094

Raised this cycle$6.3M

Cash on hand: $1.7M

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Challengers

Sorted by fundraising

Randy Villegas

ChallengerFEC H6CA22190

Raised this cycle$5.9M

Cash on hand: $962K

Campaign site

Jasmeet Bains

ChallengerFEC H6CA22208

Raised this cycle$1.6M

Cash on hand: $44K

Campaign site

Rudy Salas

ChallengerFEC H2CA21233

Raised this cycle$14K

Cash on hand: $59K

Campaign site

Local signal

Early read on CA-22 — 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 · leans negative

Recent news coverage of David G. Valadao over the last 90 days.

0 positive18 neutral2 negative

20 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

$30M

Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).

Candidate-direct (Schedule A)

$14M

Raised by candidate committees themselves.

Outside spending (Schedule E)

$16M

$5.3M for · $10M against

Candidate	Raised directly	Outside for	Outside against	Net in corner
Jasmeet Bains(D) + PROJECT 218 $999K + 314 ACTION FUND $894K + WELCOMEPAC $164K − AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) $330K − WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $233K − FORWARD BLUE $1K	$1.6M	$2.6M	$564K	$3.6M
David G. Valadao(R)incumbent + CLF $133K + CLEARPATH ACTION FUND, INC. $26K + NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $11K − HMP $2.5M − GIFFORDS PAC $796K − 314 ACTION FUND $437K	$6.3M	$170K	$3.8M	$2.7M
Randy Villegas(D) + AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E $579K + LEADERS WE DESERVE $450K + WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $437K − CLF $3.6M − NEW DEMOCRAT MAJORITY $758K − BDA PAC $600K	$5.9M	$2.6M	$6.1M	$2.4M
Rudy Salas(D) + WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $25K	$14K	$25K	—	$39K

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.

Jasmeet Bains(D)64% in-state · $1.1M itemized

$678K in-state$384K out-of-state

David G. Valadao(R)34% in-state · $3.1M itemized

$1.1M in-state$2.1M out-of-state

Randy Villegas(D)60% in-state · $1.6M itemized

$990K in-state$658K out-of-state

Rudy Salas(D)20% in-state · $6K itemized

$1K in-state$5K 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.

Recent coverage

In the news

Randy Villegas

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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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