U.S. House · Nov 3, 2026

California's 51st district

Candidates are those who filed with the Federal Election Commission for the seat and raised at least $5,000 (incumbents always): the list includes candidates who lost a primary or withdrew. Your ballot is set by your state.

30 days to Election DayTuesday, Nov 3, 2026
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Candidates and their money

Cumulative receipts reported to the FEC through each candidate's latest report. Shares are of receipts.

IndividualsPACsPartySelf
  1. Sara JacobsDemocratic · Incumbent
    $1.6MCash on hand $269.5K · through Jun 30, 2026
    From PACs of federal contractors: $12K

The sitting member's record

Recorded votes in the current Congress. Activity measures are volume and attendance, not a grade.

Sara JacobsD-CA-51
With party
100%
469/470
Missed
0.1%
1/675
Bills sponsored
32
0 became law
Across the aisle
12%
46 of 372 bills cosponsored
Record in Congress
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Federal money in the district

Contracts performed in the district (current boundaries), attributed by ZIP code and county.

Federal contracts in the district

$1.9B FY2026$2,493 per resident
9 of 52 districts in CA in FY2026
  1. Department of the Navy$1.1B · 61%
  2. Department of the Air Force$209.4M · 11%
  3. Transportation Security Administration$198.4M · 11%
  4. U.S. Customs and Border Protection$76.6M · 4.1%
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Grants to the district's counties

The largest grant programs to the counties of the district, each county weighted by the district's share of its residents: an estimate. Grants to state governments are not included.

  1. highway planning and construction$51.3M
  2. allergy and infectious diseases research$34.5M
  3. head start$32M
  4. office of science financial assistance program$31.3M
  5. aging research$27M
  6. national highway performance program (nhpp)$24.3M
  7. drug use and addiction research programs$19M
  8. biomedical research and research training$18.7M

Direct payments and insurance (Social Security, Medicare, …): $4.4B (FY2026) · Their size follows who lives in the place (retirees, patients), not annual decisions.

How ballots were counted here

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Official election information

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Several states redrew their districts for 2026: district numbers here follow the FEC filings, maps and money follow the current boundaries.