Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Margarita Wilkinson

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · California District 49
Filing address
Rancho Santa Fe, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
WILKINSON, MARGARITA
Next election
Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of California with the 2024 district highlighted

California, District 49

RepublicanU.S. House · California District 49ChallengerLost the general election (11%)

FEC candidate ID H4CA49164 · Principal campaign committee: MARGARITA WILKINSON FOR CONGRESS 2024

Total raised$2,211,358.88
Total spent$2,213,358.88
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$1,870,261.05

2023–2024 cycle totals through June 30, 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: $314,625.19PACs and other committees: $17,000.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $1,870,261.05Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $9,472.64
  • Individual contributions$314,625.1914%
  • PACs and other committees$17,000.001%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1,870,261.0585%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$9,472.640%

Self-funding: $1,870,261.05 (85% of money raised): $0.00 given and $1,870,261.05 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

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

PAC and committee contributors

3 committees reported giving $16,000.00 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.

The race

California U.S. House, District 49, 2024 · 5 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Margarita Wilkinson (R)$2,211,358.88$0.002024-06-30
Mike Levin (D)$5,679,155.07$269,736.982024-12-31
Matt Gunderson (R)$4,958,325.22$36,633.262024-12-31
Kate M Monroe (R)$424,374.44$34.412024-12-31
Sheryl Adams (R)$241,735.00$0.002024-03-24

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
SurveyUSAOctober 25–31, 2024574 (LV)± 5.0%Mike Levin 51% · Matt Gunderson 38%
1892 Polling (R)October 5–8, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%Mike Levin 46% · Matt Gunderson 45%
SurveyUSAOctober 2–6, 2024617 (LV)± 4.8%Mike Levin 53% · Matt Gunderson 41%
SurveyUSAJune 5–10, 2024559 (LV)± 4.8%Mike Levin 50% · Matt Gunderson 40%
1892 Polling (R)April 9–11, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%Mike Levin 44% · Matt Gunderson 42%
SurveyUSAJanuary 9–15, 2024650 (LV)± 4.4%Mike Levin 47% · Matt Gunderson 34%

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: MARGARITA WILKINSON FOR CONGRESS 2024.
  • 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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