Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Ben Dewell
- Party
- Independent
- Running for
- U.S. House · California District 20
- Filing address
- Stallion Springs, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- DEWELL, BEN
California, District 20
FEC candidate ID H2CA20144 · Principal campaign committee: BEN DEWELL FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · California District 20 | $4,959.99 | Lost primary |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · California District 20 | $2,230.72 | Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000 |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · California District 20 | $1,797.00 | Lost primary |
2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, 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$1,170.0024%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$3,681.1274%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$108.872%
Self-funding: $3,681.12 (74% of money raised): $0.00 given and $3,681.12 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$1,170.00100%
- Contributions over $200$0.000%
- Itemized from inside California$350.00100%
- Itemized from other states$0.000%
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
The race
California U.S. House, District 20, 2026 · 7 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Dewell (I) | $4,959.99 | $4,378.90 | 2026-09-30 |
| Vince Fong (R) | $2,407,333.59 | $667,339.40 | 2026-10-14 |
| Carol Kristina Roper (D) | $124,465.20 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| Sandra Van Scotter (D) | $47,739.09 | −$1,680.31 | 2026-10-14 |
| Jeremy Charles Fox (NNE) | $300.00 | $106.85 | 2026-05-13 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California (districts 1–26) (retrieved October 22, 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: BEN DEWELL FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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