Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Jon Elist
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · California
- Filing address
- Beverly Hills, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- ELIST, JON
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
California
FEC candidate ID S2CA01250 · Principal campaign committee: ELIST FOR US SENATE
2021–2022 cycle totals through June 30, 2022, 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$316,699.0061%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$200,000.0039%
Self-funding: $200,000.00 (39% of money raised): $100,000.00 given and $100,000.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Jon Elist$350,522.65
- Independent expenditures opposing Jon Elist$0.00
FEC totals for the 2022 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.
- FRIENDS OF CALIFORNIAS FUTURE COMMITTEESupporting$350,522.00
The race
California U.S. Senate, 2022 · 21 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Elist (R) | $516,699.00 | $0.00 | 2022-06-30 |
| Alex Padilla (D) | $11,784,617.88 | $7,453,226.66 | 2022-12-31 |
| Dan O'Dowd (D) | $7,679,666.68 | $129,307.85 | 2022-12-31 |
| Mark Meuser (R) | $1,052,436.88 | $20,163.30 | 2022-12-31 |
| Cordie Lee Williams (R) | $361,394.35 | $232.36 | 2022-12-31 |
| Chris Mark Theodore (D) | $233,250.00 | $4,669.74 | 2022-12-31 |
| Elizabeth Heng (R) | $204,550.25 | $5,245.89 | 2022-12-31 |
| James P. Bradley (R) | $150,696.93 | $84.77 | 2022-12-31 |
| Sarah Liew (R) | $136,900.00 | $20.29 | 2022-12-31 |
| Myron Louis Hall (R) | $106,055.54 | $1,969.16 | 2022-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley IGS | May 24–31, 2022 | 3,438 (LV) | ± 2.2% | Daphne Bradford 1% · James Bradley 7% · Jon Elist 5% · Myron Hall 2% · Mark Meuser 14% · Dan O'Dowd 3% · Alex Padilla 44% · Timothy Ursich Jr. 2% |
| SurveyUSA | May 13–15, 2022 | 709 (LV) | ± 4.5% | Daphne Bradford 1% · James Bradley 8% · Jon Elist 7% · Myron Hall 3% · Mark Meuser 11% · Dan O'Dowd 6% · Alex Padilla 40% · Timothy Ursich Jr. 2% |
| Research Co. | November 4–6, 2022 | 450 (LV) | ± 4.6% | Alex Padilla 59% · Mark Meuser 35% |
| SurveyUSA | October 7–10, 2022 | 1,013 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Alex Padilla 56% · Mark Meuser 34% |
| Research Co. | November 4–6, 2022 | 450 (LV) | ± 4.6% | Alex Padilla 60% · Mark Meuser 35% |
| USC | October 30 – November 2, 2022 | 802 (RV) | ± 3.5% | Alex Padilla 63% · Mark Meuser 37% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States Senate 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: ELIST FOR US SENATE.
- 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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