Race

U.S. House, California 45th 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.9

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Derek Tran1DemocratIncumbent$5.0M$2.1M$3.3M$1.6M$0
Michelle Steel2RepublicanChallenger$1.3M$2.2M$0$0$27K
Thomas Ky-Phong Vo3RepublicanChallenger$757K$757K$0$0$0
Chuong Vo4RepublicanChallenger$496K$421K$75K$0$0
Chi Charlie Nguyen5RepublicanChallenger$485K$485K$0$0$0
Amy Phan West6RepublicanChallenger$59K$56K$3,656$0$0
Mark Andrew Leonard7RepublicanChallenger$26K$8,145$18K$0$0
Brian Forde8DemocratChallenger$0$0$221K$0$0

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Derek Tranhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4CA45170/
    H4CA45170
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Michelle Steelhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0CA48198/
    H0CA48198
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Thomas Ky-Phong Vohttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA45209/
    H6CA45209
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Chuong Vohttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA45191/
    H6CA45191
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Chi Charlie Nguyenhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA45167/
    H6CA45167
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: Amy Phan Westhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA45183/
    H6CA45183
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: Mark Andrew Leonardhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA45159/
    H6CA45159
  8. 8
    FEC candidate record: Brian Fordehttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8CA45189/
    H8CA45189
  9. 9
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record