California superintendent race: How much have candidates raised heading into 2026?

As of Dec. 31, 2025, donors had given $2.6 million to 12 candidates in the race for California State Superintendent of Public Instruction. That’s $1 million less than the money raised at this point for the 2018 election, the last time there wasn’t an incumbent in the race.

$2.6

million, the amount raised by candidates in the superintendent race as of Jan. 1, 2026.

The $2.6 million doesn’t include all money raised — only candidates who filed campaign finance forms electronically made the list. One candidate who switched his campaign from the 2026 election to 2034 was excluded. The $3.6 million raised in 2018 doesn’t account for inflation; adjusted to 2026 dollars, it jumps to $4.7 million. The next campaign finance reporting deadline is April 23.

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