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Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Shahid Buttar

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · California District 12
Filing address
San Francisco, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BUTTAR, SHAHID
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 12

FEC page

DemocraticU.S. House · California District 12ChallengerLost the general election (13%)

FEC candidate ID H8CA12262 · Principal campaign committee: SHAHID BUTTAR FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2023–2024U.S. House · California District 11$778.68Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000
2021–2022U.S. House · California District 11$179,767.01Lost primary
2019–2020U.S. House · California District 12$1,700,783.12Lost the general election (13%)
Total raised$1,700,783.12
Total spent$1,678,374.54
Cash on hand$22,416.65
Debts owed by the campaign$13,599.66
Loans from the candidate$3,305.00

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: $1,687,110.79PACs and other committees: $3,879.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $7,014.30Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $2,779.03
  • Individual contributions$1,687,110.7999%
  • PACs and other committees$3,879.000%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$7,014.300%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,779.030%

Self-funding: $7,014.30 (0% of money raised): $3,709.30 given and $3,305.00 lent by the candidate. $1,500.00 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 $3,750.00 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.

The race

California U.S. House, District 12, 2020 · 5 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Shahid Buttar (D)$1,700,783.12$22,416.652020-12-31
Nancy Pelosi (D)$27,976,365.38$6,299,373.342020-12-31
Deanna Lorraine (R)$263,697.75$1,503.042020-12-31
Agatha Bacelar (D)$81,751.68$2,710.652020-08-10
Tom Gallagher (D)$15,924.00$0.002020-06-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSafe DJuly 2, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe DJune 2, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJuly 2, 2020
  • PoliticoSafe DApril 19, 2020
  • Daily KosSafe DJune 3, 2020
  • RCPSafe DJune 9, 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: SHAHID BUTTAR FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE.
  • 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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