Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Dale Kenneth Mensing

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · California District 2
Filing address
Redway, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
MENSING, DALE KENNETH
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 2

RepublicanU.S. House · California District 2ChallengerLost the general election (24.3%)

FEC candidate ID H4CA02098 · Principal campaign committee: DALE K MENSING FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$5,959.50
Total spent$2,235.73
Cash on hand$5,391.45
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
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: $400.00PACs and other committees: $5,000.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $521.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $38.50
  • Individual contributions$400.007%
  • PACs and other committees$5,000.0084%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$521.009%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$38.501%

Self-funding: $521.00 (9% of money raised): $521.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

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

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $5,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Dale Kenneth Mensing$0.00
  • Independent expenditures opposing Dale Kenneth Mensing$59.76

FEC totals for the 2020 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.

The race

California U.S. House, District 2, 2020 · 3 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Dale Kenneth Mensing (R)$5,959.50$5,391.452020-12-31
Jared Huffman (D)$923,478.05$922,441.852020-12-31
Rachel Olivia Mangas Moniz (D)$9,966.51$1,528.872020-04-15

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSafe DNovember 2, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe DOctober 28, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DNovember 2, 2020
  • Daily KosSafe DNovember 2, 2020
  • RCPSafe DNovember 2, 2020
  • Decision Desk HQSafe DNovember 3, 2020
  • 538Safe DNovember 3, 2020
  • Elections DailySafe DNovember 1, 2020
  • CNNSafe DNovember 1, 2020
  • PoliticoSafe DNovember 2, 2020
  • NiskanenSafe DJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

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: DALE K MENSING 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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