IRVINE – It seems like it was just yesterday that the NRCC was saying that Democratic candidates were going to be ‘torn to shreds’ by primaries, and unable to fund their campaigns for November. But while Republicans were busy spinning, Democrats were busy raising money. In the quarterly filing report due yesterday, Democrats dominated their Republican opponents, outraising their opponents in the seven districts that Hillary Clinton won in California, and 10 of the 13 contested races in California overall.
“California Democrats are seizing on the unprecedented grassroots support we’re seeing across the state to run competitive, well-funded campaigns,” said DCCC spokesperson Drew Godinich. “While Republican career politicians voted to rip away health care from hardworking families and raise taxes on Californians to fund tax cuts for corporations that ship American jobs overseas, Democrats are busy working to flip these seats.”
Republican-held seats
CA-01: Audrey Denney ($213,698 Quarterly + Pre-Primary) > Doug LaMalfa ($162,850 Quarterly + Pre-Primary)
CA-04: Jessica Morse ($543,231 Quarterly + Pre-Primary) > Tom McClintock ($223,776 Quarterly + Pre-Primary)
CA-10: Josh Harder ($1,257,549 Quarterly + Pre-Primary) > Jeff Denham ($788,470 Quarterly + Pre-Primary)
CA-21: TJ Cox ($701,467 Quarterly + Pre-Primary) > David Valadao ($525,019 Quarterly + Pre-Primary)
CA-25: Katie Hill ($1,321,924 Quarterly + Pre-Primary) > Steve Knight ($442,788 Quarterly + Pre-Primary)
CA-39: Gil Cisneros ($2,998,416 Quarterly + Pre-Primary) > Young Kim ($677,415 Quarterly + Pre-Primary) Cisneros leads Kim in cash on hand ($760,427 > $304,827).
CA-45: Katie Porter ($1,052,903 Quarterly + Pre-Primary) > Mimi Walters ($704,227 Quarterly + Pre-Primary)
CA-48: Harley Rouda ($1,402,740 Quarterly + Pre-Primary) > Dana Rohrabacher ($294,049 Quarterly + Pre-Primary) Rouda leads Rohrabacher in cash on hand ($482,623 > $479,366).
CA-49: Mike Levin ($1,049,129 Quarterly + Pre-Primary) > Diane Harkey ($389,547 Quarterly + Pre-Primary). Levin leads Harkey in cash on hand ($849,542 > $ 170,482).
CA-50: Ammar Campa-Najjar ($362,872 Quarterly + Pre-Primary) > Duncan Hunter, Jr. ($183,400 Quarterly + Pre-Primary).