Race2026 cycle · General electionElection day 3 Nov 2026Updated

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California 7th District general 2026

No. 55 of 170 House races in the 2026 general election

The short version

In the 2026 California 7th District general election, 7 outside groups spent $1.4M: $518K supporting Mai Vang (D), $400K opposing Mai Vang and $467K supporting Doris Matsui (D).

$1.4M

outside money

supporting Mai Vang (D)
$518K
opposing Mai Vang (D)
$400K
supporting Doris Matsui (D)
$467K

Result not in yet

Election day is 3 Nov 2026.

  • Mai Vang

    Democrat

    Waiting for the count

  • Doris Matsui

    Democrat

    Waiting for the count

Outside money supporting and opposing each candidate

Both sides on one scale
← OpposingSupporting →
  • Mai Vang Democrat

    $400K
    $518K

    $518K supporting Mai Vang · $400K opposing Mai Vang

  • Doris Matsui Democrat

    $467K

    $467K supporting Doris Matsui

The long version

The candidates

What each candidate’s own campaign raised, beside what outside groups spent supporting and opposing them.

  • Mai Vang

    Democrat

    Own campaign raised
    $1.1M
    Outside money supporting
    $518K
    Outside money opposing
    $400K
    Mai Vang for Congress
  • Doris Matsui

    Democrat

    Own campaign raised
    $3.2M
    Outside money supporting
    $467K
    Matsui for Congress
  • Campaign money to 30 Jun 2026

Week by week

Outside money each week, supporting and opposing the candidates, all candidates combined.

Week of 28 Sep 2026

Supporting $267K

Supporting candidatesOpposing candidates

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

  1. Rising Tide Collectivesupporting Doris Matsui$400K
  2. Leaders We Deservesupporting Mai Vang$168K
  3. Palestine American League - PACsupporting Mai Vang$121
  4. Sierra Club Independent Actionsupporting Doris Matsui$10

Spent opposing a candidate

  1. Affordable California 2026opposing Mai Vang$400K

Who’s connected to whom

The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.

Their biggest giversGroups that spentCandidatesAffordable California 2026 spent $400K opposing Mai Vang · $400KRising Tide Collective spent $400K supporting Doris Matsui · $400KNational Nurses United for Patient Protection spent $350K supporting Mai Vang · $350KLeaders We Deserve spent $168K supporting Mai Vang · $168KNational Association of Realtors Political Action Committee spent $66,661 supporting Doris Matsui · $66,661Palestine American League - PAC spent $121 supporting Mai Vang · $121Sierra Club Independent Action spent $10 supporting Doris Matsui · $10NNU gave $2.5M to National Nurses United for Patient Protection · $2.5Man estate (name withheld) gave $32,153 to Leaders We Deserve · $32,153Actblue gave $22,526 to Leaders We Deserve · $22,526NNUNNUCompany or group · $2.5Man estate (name withheld)an estate (name withheld)Company or group · $32,153ActblueActblueCompany or group · $22,526Affordable California 2026Affordable California 2026Group · $400KRising Tide CollectiveRising Tide CollectiveGroup · $400KNational Nurses United forPatient ProtectionNational Nurses United for Patient ProtectionGroup · $350KLeaders We DeserveLeaders We DeserveGroup · $168KNational Association ofRealtors Political ActionCommitteeNational Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeGroup · $66,661Palestine American League -PACPalestine American League - PACGroup · $121Sierra Club IndependentActionSierra Club Independent ActionGroup · $10Mai VangMai VangCandidate · $918KDoris MatsuiDoris MatsuiCandidate · $467K
  • Affordable California 2026 spent opposing Mai Vang · $400K
  • Rising Tide Collective spent supporting Doris Matsui · $400K
  • National Nurses United for Patient Protection spent supporting Mai Vang · $350K
  • Leaders We Deserve spent supporting Mai Vang · $168K
  • National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee spent supporting Doris Matsui · $66,661
  • Palestine American League - PAC spent supporting Mai Vang · $121
  • Sierra Club Independent Action spent supporting Doris Matsui · $10
  • NNU gave to National Nurses United for Patient Protection · $2.5M
  • an estate (name withheld) gave to Leaders We Deserve · $32,153
  • Actblue gave to Leaders We Deserve · $22,526
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Group

Affordable California 2026

  • Affordable California 2026 spent $400K opposing Mai Vang$400K
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