This race is in the 2026 special elections.
The whole story
The short version
In the 2026 California 14th District special general election, 8 outside groups spent $343K: 76.4% supporting candidates and 23.6% opposing candidates, all candidates combined.
$343K
outside money
- was spent supporting candidates
- 76.4%
- was spent opposing candidates
- 23.6%
The long version
Week by week
Outside money each week, supporting and opposing the candidates, all candidates combined.
Week of 15 Jun 2026
Supporting $106KOpposing $3,953
The groups on each side
The biggest outside groups in this race, by what they spent supporting or opposing each candidate.
Spent supporting a candidate
- Bold Americasupporting Melissa Hernandez$225K
- Alameda County Democratic Central Committeesupporting Aisha Wahab$20,428
- Nuestro PACsupporting Melissa Hernandez$10,000
- Unity & Justice Fundsupporting Aisha Wahab$2,324
- Health Care Saves Livessupporting Aisha Wahab$2,122
- Working Families Party PACsupporting Aisha Wahab$1,300
- Courage California Super PACsupporting Aisha Wahab$1,000
Spent opposing a candidate
- Committee for Working Familiesopposing Dena Maldonado$80,840
Who’s connected to whom
The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.
- Bold America spent supporting Melissa Hernandez · $225K
- Committee for Working Families spent opposing Dena Maldonado · $80,840
- Alameda County Democratic Central Committee spent supporting Aisha Wahab · $20,428
- Nuestro PAC spent supporting Melissa Hernandez · $10,000
- Unity & Justice Fund spent supporting Aisha Wahab · $2,324
- Health Care Saves Lives spent supporting Aisha Wahab · $2,122
- Working Families Party PAC spent supporting Aisha Wahab · $1,300
- Courage California Super PAC spent supporting Aisha Wahab · $1,000
- Proximo Action gave to Bold America · $2.9M
- Democrats 2026 gave to Bold America · $1.2M
- IUOE gave to Committee for Working Families · $50,000
- SMART Justice California Action Fund gave to Committee for Working Families · $50,000
- Cair Action gave to Unity & Justice Fund · $185K
- Rite Care Pharmacy gave to Unity & Justice Fund · $1,000
- Faculty for Our University's Future gave to Health Care Saves Lives · $50,000
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO AFT Solidarity gave to Health Care Saves Lives · $25,000
- Accountable Justice Action Fund gave to Working Families Party PAC · $1.0M
- Jordan/delaney Family Trust gave to Working Families Party PAC · $450K
Group
- Bold America spent $225K supporting Melissa Hernandez$225K
- Proximo Action gave $2.9M to Bold America$2.9M
- Democrats 2026 gave $1.2M to Bold America$1.2M
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