George Whitesides
DIncumbentFEC H4CA27111
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Raised this cycle$4.5M
Cash on hand: $2.2M
2026 race
CA-27 — U.S. House
2 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: George Whitesides.
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How we got here · 1 earlier contest
Primary · Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Called by audit: web-verified
Top-two primary — Jason Gibbs and George Whitesides advanced to the general election.
- RJason GibbsAdvanced to general
- DGeorge Whitesides· inc.Advanced to general
- DCaleb Gabriel NorwoodDefeated
- DRoberto RamosDefeated
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
$5.4M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Jason Gibbs
RChallengerFEC H6CA27306
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Raised this cycle$414K
Cash on hand: $60K
Caleb Gabriel Norwood
DChallengerFEC H6CA27330
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Raised this cycle$350
Cash on hand: $350
Roberto Ramos
DChallengerFEC H6CA27322
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Raised this cycle$0
Cash on hand: $0
Local signal
Early read on CA-27 — 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 George Whitesides over the last 90 days.
0 positive3 neutral0 negative
3 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
$5.4M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$4.9M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$481K
$476K for · $5K against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
George Whitesides(D)incumbent + PROTECT PROGRESS $476K + GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTION $200 + SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION $10 − THE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS DBA AMERICANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY $5K | $4.5M | $476K | $5K | $5.0M |
Jason Gibbs(R) | $414K | — | — | $414K |
Caleb Gabriel Norwood(D) | $350 | — | — | $350 |
Roberto Ramos(D) | $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.
George Whitesides(D)51% in-state · $2.9M itemized
$1.4M in-state$1.4M out-of-state
Jason Gibbs(R)97% in-state · $364K itemized
$354K in-state$11K 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 | Whitesides | Gibbs | Norwood | Ramos | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Criminal Justice Federal minimum sentences for non-violent drug crimes should be reduced or eliminated. | — | ||||
Criminal Justice The federal government should send more money to local police departments. | — | ||||
Education Education policy should be set by states, not the federal Department of Education. | — | ||||
Immigration The U.S. should do more to enforce immigration laws and secure the border. | — |
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.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
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