Race2026 cycle · RunoffsElection day 3 Nov 2026Updated

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California 7th District general 2026

No. 130 of 527 House races in the 2026 cycle

This race is 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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