Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Jeremy Staat

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · California District 8
Filing address
Long Beach, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
STAAT, JEREMY
Next election
Primary March 3, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of California with the 2020 district highlighted

California, District 8

RepublicanU.S. House · California District 8Open seatLost primary

FEC candidate ID H0CA08127 · Principal campaign committee: STAAT FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$125,797.96
Total spent$123,356.63
Cash on hand$201.35
Debts owed by the campaign$4,000.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $121,717.28PACs and other committees: $3,666.68Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $414.00
  • Individual contributions$121,717.2897%
  • PACs and other committees$3,666.683%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$414.000%

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

The race

California U.S. House, District 8, 2020 · 10 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Jeremy Staat (R)$125,797.96$201.352020-12-31
Jay Obernolte (R)$2,028,339.32$69,583.212020-12-31
Christine Bubser (D)$1,878,105.57$1,387.642020-12-31
Paul Cook (R)$347,752.66$3,118.662020-12-31
Timothy M. Donnelly (R)$212,020.37$0.002020-03-31
Jeff Esmus (NON)$21,000.00$8,520.082020-03-31
Robert Dean Conaway (D)$7,470.57−$25.502020-02-12
James Robert Ellars (D)$2,056.20$165.952019-12-31
Blanca Gomez (D)$931.00$894.212020-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSafe RNovember 2, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe ROctober 28, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RNovember 2, 2020
  • Daily KosSafe RNovember 2, 2020
  • RCPLikely RNovember 2, 2020
  • Decision Desk HQLikely RNovember 3, 2020
  • 538Safe RNovember 3, 2020
  • Elections DailySafe RNovember 1, 2020
  • CNNSafe RNovember 1, 2020
  • PoliticoSafe RNovember 2, 2020
  • NiskanenSafe RJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Global Strategy Group (D)August 1–5, 2020400 (LV)± 4.9%Jay Obernolte 48% · Christine Bubser 38%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: STAAT FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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