Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

Ben Dewell

Party
Democratic
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
Next election
Primary June 7, 2022 · General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of California with the 2022 district highlighted

California, District 20

DemocraticU.S. House · California District 20ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H2CA20144 · Principal campaign committee: BEN DEWELL FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · California District 20$4,959.99Lost primary
2023–2024U.S. House · California District 20$2,230.72Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000
2021–2022U.S. House · California District 20$1,797.00Lost primary
Total raised$1,797.00
Total spent$1,234.60
Cash on hand$562.40
Debts owed by the campaign$500.00
Loans from the candidate$700.00

2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, 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: $1,097.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $700.00
  • Individual contributions$1,097.0061%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$700.0039%

Self-funding: $700.00 (39% of money raised): $0.00 given and $700.00 lent by the candidate. $200.00 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

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

The race

California U.S. House, District 20, 2022 · 3 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Ben Dewell (D)$1,797.00$562.402022-12-31
Kevin McCarthy (R)$28,295,639.53$5,488,009.582022-12-31
Marisa Wood (D)$1,051,451.47$4,497.852022-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RDecember 21, 2021
  • Inside ElectionsDecember 28, 2021
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RJanuary 4, 2022
  • PoliticoSolid RApril 5, 2022
  • RCPSafe RJune 9, 2022
  • Fox NewsSolid RJuly 11, 2022
  • DDHQJuly 20, 2022
  • 538June 30, 2022
  • The EconomistSafe RSeptember 7, 2022

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 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: BEN DEWELL 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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