Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Steve Manos

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · California District 39
Filing address
Lake Elsinore, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
MANOS, STEVE
Map of California with the 2026 district highlighted

California, District 39

RepublicanU.S. House · California District 39ChallengerGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H6CA39145 · Principal campaign committee: STEVE MANOS FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$11,929.00
Total spent$8,030.70
Cash on hand$3,987.50
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 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: $11,929.00
  • Individual contributions$11,929.00100%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$1,029.009%
  • Contributions over $200$10,900.0091%
  • Itemized from inside California$10,900.00100%
  • 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

$11K$0 OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $11,429.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $8,020.40PRE-GENERAL: raised $500.00PRE-GENERAL: spent $10.302026-092026-10

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

California U.S. House, District 39, 2026 · 2 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Steve Manos (R)$11,929.00$3,987.502026-10-14
Mark Takano (D)$1,133,983.78$231,215.392026-10-14

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DNovember 5, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJuly 15, 2025
  • The EconomistSafe DMay 6, 2026

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California (districts 27–52) (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: STEVE MANOS FOR CONGRESS.
  • 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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