Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Bill D. Wells
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · California District 51
- Filing address
- El Cajon, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- WELLS, BILL D.
- Next election
- Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
California, District 51
FEC candidate ID H2CA53038 · Principal campaign committee: BILL WELLS FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · California District 51 | $772,753.35 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · California district not listed | $25,253.37 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, 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$752,576.4697%
- PACs and other committees$16,860.002%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$3,316.890%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
5 committees reported giving $15,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- RICHARD BAILEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- STOP COLLECTIVISM OR TOTALITARIANISM TRIUMPHS PACLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- MARGARITA WILKINSON FOR CONGRESS 2024Candidate committee$4,000.00
- MAJORITY PACHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- INVEST IN A STRONG AND SECURE AMERICALeadership PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Bill D. Wells$750.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Bill D. Wells$0.00
FEC totals for the 2024 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- REFORM LEADERS PACSupporting$750.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 51, 2024 · 3 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill D. Wells (R) | $772,753.35 | $18,876.52 | 2024-12-31 |
| Sara Jacobs (D) | $1,724,533.98 | $77,372.16 | 2024-12-31 |
| Stan Caplan (NOP) | $41,980.92 | $0.00 | 2024-03-25 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | October 23–27, 2024 | 521 (LV) | ± 5.2% | Sara Jacobs 61% · Bill Wells 25% |
| SurveyUSA | June 10–14, 2024 | 537 (LV) | ± 4.8% | Sara Jacobs 54% · Bill Wells 32% |
| SurveyUSA | January 26–31, 2024 | 562 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Sara Jacobs 55% · Bill Wells 34% |
| SurveyUSA | January 26–31, 2024 | 562 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Sara Jacobs 56% · Stan Caplan 24% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 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: BILL WELLS FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.
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