Democratic Congressional candidates are outraising Republicans in key districts in the Central Valley.
Here’s a look at the latest fundraising totals, covering Feb. 15 through March 31:
Congressional District 9
Rep. Josh Harder (D–Tracy) raised $321,855.63 in the period while spending $371,364.25. He is left with nearly $2.75 million left in his war chest.
Challenger Kevin Lincoln, the Republican mayor of Stockton, pulled in $108,676.54 while spending $120064.14. Lincoln has $302,669.50 on hand.
Congressional District 13
Rep. John Duarte (R–Modesto) raised $281,576.85 in the period while spending $79,440.50. Harder has $1.81 million left in the bank as he tries to fend off former Asm. Adam Gray (D–Merced).
Gray, who lost to Duarte in 2022, raised $813,141.62 and spent $117,444.49. While he outraised Duarte by a significant margin, his war chest is several hundreds of thousands of dollars less than his opponent’s at $1.15 million.
Congressional District 20
The only race that has two Republicans facing off to take former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s seat has Asm. Vince Fong (R–Bakersfield) in the lead with fundraising.
Fong took in $328,327.85 and spent $243,491.66. He has $165,700.23 left in the bank.
Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux brought in $21,458 and spent $88,875. Boudreaux has $113,878.22 in his war chest.
Congressional District 21
Rep. Jim Costa (D–Fresno), running for his 11th term in office, raised $162,406.95 and spent $47,151.24. Costa has $942,368.15 left in the bank.
Michael Maher took in $19,554 while spending $83,540.06, giving him $36,386.65 in his war chest.
Congressional District 22
Rep. David Valadao (R–Hanford) raised $443,619.19 in the period and spent $232,741.38. Valadao has $1.64 million in his war chest as he tries to once again fend off former Asm. Rudy Salas (D–Bakersfield).
Salas outraised Valadao by bringing in $797,511.19 in the period, while he spent $493,065.44. Salas, though, lags behind with cash in the bank at $754,435.19.
