Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Timothy M. Donnelly
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · California District 8
- Filing address
- Twin Peaks, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- DONNELLY, TIMOTHY M.
- Next election
- Primary March 3, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
California, District 8
FEC candidate ID H8CA08120 · Principal campaign committee: TIM DONNELLY FOR CONGRESS
2019–2020 cycle totals through March 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$178,884.7784%
- PACs and other committees$10,600.005%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$22,405.6011%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$130.000%
Self-funding: $22,405.60 (11% of money raised): $22,405.60 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate. $30,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
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.
- HOUSE FREEDOM FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Timothy M. Donnelly$74,703.06
- Independent expenditures opposing Timothy M. Donnelly$348,815.04
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.
- FIX CONGRESS NOW!Opposing$348,814.00
- HOUSE FREEDOM ACTIONSupporting$67,886.00
- HOUSE FREEDOM FUNDSupporting$6,812.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 8, 2020 · 10 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy M. Donnelly (R) | $212,020.37 | $0.00 | 2020-03-31 |
| Jay Obernolte (R) | $2,028,339.32 | $69,583.21 | 2020-12-31 |
| Christine Bubser (D) | $1,878,105.57 | $1,387.64 | 2020-12-31 |
| Paul Cook (R) | $347,752.66 | $3,118.66 | 2020-12-31 |
| Jeremy Staat (R) | $125,797.96 | $201.35 | 2020-12-31 |
| Jeff Esmus (NON) | $21,000.00 | $8,520.08 | 2020-03-31 |
| Robert Dean Conaway (D) | $7,470.57 | −$25.50 | 2020-02-12 |
| James Robert Ellars (D) | $2,056.20 | $165.95 | 2019-12-31 |
| Blanca Gomez (D) | $931.00 | $894.21 | 2020-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Strategy Group (D) | August 1–5, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Jay Obernolte 48% · Christine Bubser 38% |
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: TIM DONNELLY 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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