Race

U.S. House, California 51st 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
Sara Jacobs1DemocratIncumbent$1.6M$1.4M$269K$0$0
Stan Caplan2DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Stan Caplan3DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Stan Caplan4DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
John-Samuel Etheridge Williams5RepublicanChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Michael Bucy6IAPChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Michael Bucy7IAPChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Ricardo Cabrera8Republican$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: Sara Jacobshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8CA49074/
    H8CA49074
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Stan Caplanhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2CA51206/
    H2CA51206
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Stan Caplanhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4CA51095/
    H4CA51095
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Stan Caplanhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4CA51103/
    H4CA51103
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: John-Samuel Etheridge Williamshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA51108/
    H6CA51108
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: Michael Bucyhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA51116/
    H6CA51116
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: Michael Bucyhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA51124/
    H6CA51124
  8. 8
    FEC candidate record: Ricardo Cabrerahttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA51140/
    H6CA51140
  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