Race

U.S. House, California 49th 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.6

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Mike Levin1DemocratIncumbent$3.2M$2.0M$1.4M$60K$0
Armen Kurdian2RepublicanChallenger$59K$41K$18K$0$0
Julian Arellano3DemocratChallenger$3,262$2,246$250$0$0
Eli Stern4RepublicanChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Star L Parker5RepublicanChallenger$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: Mike Levinhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8CA49058/
    H8CA49058
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Armen Kurdianhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA49169/
    H6CA49169
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Julian Arellanohttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA49136/
    H6CA49136
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Eli Sternhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA49144/
    H6CA49144
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Star L Parkerhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA49151/
    H6CA49151
  6. 6
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record