Race

U.S. House, California 36th District (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.8

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Ted Lieu1DemocratIncumbent$1.8M$1.3M$1.2M$106K$0
Claire Ragge Anderson2NONChallenger$40K$24K$18K$0$0
Leah Melissa Toomim3RepublicanChallenger$31K$38K$3,638$0$0
Rustin Knudtson4DemocratChallenger$12K$0$12K$0$0
Houston Brignano5RepublicanChallenger$12K$9,908$912$0$0
Marianne Shamma6DemocratChallenger$5,172$4,681$491$0$0
Ivan Perkins7DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Ted Lieuhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4CA33119/
    H4CA33119
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Claire Ragge Andersonhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4CA36161/
    H4CA36161
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Leah Melissa Toomimhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2CA00146/
    H2CA00146
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Rustin Knudtsonhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA36216/
    H6CA36216
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Houston Brignanohttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA36208/
    H6CA36208
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: Marianne Shammahttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA36232/
    H6CA36232
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: Ivan Perkinshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA36224/
    H6CA36224
  8. 8
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record