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Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Carin Elam

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · California District 14
Filing address
Pleasanton, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
ELAM, CARIN
Map of California with the 2026 district highlighted

California, District 14

FEC page

DemocraticU.S. House · California District 14Open seatLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6CA14189 · Principal campaign committee: CARIN ELAM 2026 U.S. HOUSE CD-14

Total raised$32,692.75
Total spent$32,692.75
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$25,000.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through June 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: $6,324.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $25,175.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $1,193.75
  • Individual contributions$6,324.0019%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$25,175.0077%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,193.754%

Self-funding: $25,175.00 (77% of money raised): $175.00 given and $25,000.00 lent by the candidate. $2,645.22 of loans repaid so far.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$2,324.0037%
  • Contributions over $200$4,000.0063%
  • Itemized from inside California$4,000.00100%
  • 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

$29K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $29,171.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $19,753.07PRE-PRIMARY: raised $1,900.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $9,911.00TERMINATION REPORT: raised $1,621.75TERMINATION REPORT: spent $3,028.682026-032026-052026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

California U.S. House, District 14, 2026 · 14 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Carin Elam (D)$32,692.75$0.002026-06-30
Rakhi Israni (D)$2,400,500.40$2,003.102026-09-30
Melissa Hernandez (D)$2,053,394.52$86,415.842026-09-30
Eric Michael Swalwell (D)$1,730,927.22$7,604.602026-09-30
Aisha Wahab (D)$1,214,546.85$462,322.332026-10-14
Wendy Fiona Huang (R)$41,073.00$6,331.782026-09-30
Sheriene Ridenour (D)$38,590.07$38,391.072026-06-30
Matt Ortega (D)$38,435.58$0.002026-06-30
Abrar Qadir (D)$26,938.03−$16,866.142026-04-15

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

No published race ratings found.

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
David Binder ResearchApril 1–4, 2026(LV)–Victor Aguilar Jr. 1% · Suzanne Chenault 1% · Carin Elam 0% · Melissa Hernandez 9% · Wendy Huang 9% · Dena Maldonado 8% · Matt Ortega 2% · Rakhi Singh 2% · Aisha Wahab 29%

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: CARIN ELAM 2026 U.S. HOUSE CD-14.
  • 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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