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2026 race

CA-38 — U.S. House

3 active candidates on file with the FEC. No incumbent on the FEC's 2026 roster — see note below.

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Primary · Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Called by audit: web-verified
Top-two primary — Hilda Solis and Pedro Antonio Casas advanced to the general election.
  • DHilda SolisAdvanced to general44.4%
  • RPedro Antonio CasasAdvanced to general40.1%
  • DMonica SanchezDefeated
  • DErik LutzDefeated
Currently held by
Linda T. Sánchez (D)running in CA-41 for 2026, likely after redistricting moved the seat lines. That's why this race shows no incumbent: it's an open seat in the FEC's 2026 filings.
Election day
135days
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Disclosed money in race
$908K
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Candidates

Sorted by fundraising

Hilda Solis

D
ChallengerFEC H6CA38139

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Raised this cycle$741K
Cash on hand: $590K

Monica Sanchez

D
ChallengerFEC H6CA38147

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Raised this cycle$134K
Cash on hand: $14K

Thomas Michael Adams-Falconer

D
ChallengerFEC H6CA38121

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Raised this cycle$34K
Cash on hand: $2K
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.

Total disclosed
$908K
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$908K
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$0
No outside spending reported yet.
CandidateRaised directlyOutside forOutside againstNet in corner
Hilda Solis(D)
$741K$741K
Monica Sanchez(D)
$134K$134K
Thomas Michael Adams-Falconer(D)
$34K$34K
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.

Hilda Solis(D)94% in-state · $759K itemized
$711K in-state$48K 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.

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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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