GALLAGHER, JAMES

RepublicanFEC reportedRepublican candidate · U.S. House · California · District 1 · Election 2026 · ChallengerH6CA01285

Overview

Raised: $2M
Spent: $1.7M
Cash on hand: $327.7K
Debts owed: $24.8K

OpenFEC processed candidate totals through Oct 14, 2026, across every authorized committee; figures change when amended reports are filed.

Raised is total receipts and Spent is total disbursements as reported for the candidate's authorized committees together; both can include transfers, loans and refunds. Cash on hand and debts are the balances at the end of the last report. The comparison is the same figure for 2023–2024.

Race forecast

Chance of winning: 1%
Rating: Safe D
Predicted margin: D+16.0

VotePredictor gives James Gallagher a 1% chance of winning as of November 3, 2026. Based on 1 poll of the race, blended with its fundamentals.

James Gallagher’s chance of winning

Data

Date	Chance of winning
Sep 25, 2026	2%
Oct 1, 2026	2%
Oct 6, 2026	2%
Oct 10, 2026	2%
Oct 16, 2026	2%
Oct 24, 2026	2%
Oct 25, 2026	1%
Oct 26, 2026	1%
Nov 3, 2026	1%

As VotePredictor published it each day since September 25, 2026, including changes to its model.

Forecast by VotePredictor , updated daily. Its probabilities stay between 1% and 99%; no race is called before it is decided.

Compliance review indicators

9 open

Automated review indicators, not findings of a violation. Exact reported records are linked; identity is not independently verified. Reported lobbyist-bundling disclosures are not counted as issues.

Latest cycle-wide scan: Oct 18, 2026 · Index refreshed: Oct 18, 2026. Coverage is limited to loaded records and implemented checks.

Scan coverage and freshness

Receipt eligibility: last successful scan Oct 18, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Oct 18, 2026).
Integrity: last successful scan Oct 18, 2026 · latest scheduled check succeeded (Oct 18, 2026).
Fundraising patterns: last successful scan Oct 18, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Oct 18, 2026).

6 receipt eligibility · 3 integrity · 0 fundraising patterns

Operating expenditures concentrated at one payee →Associated amount: $92,359
GILLIARD BLANNING & ASSOCIATES received 86.3% of positive itemized operating spending in THE GALLAGHER COMMITTEE's report. This is a concentration pattern for review.
Evidence date: Jun 5, 2026
LLC or partnership eligibility →Associated amount: $3,500
Reported contributor appears to be an LLC or partnership. Verify permissible tax status, written eligibility notice, member or partner attribution, and contribution limits.
Evidence date: Apr 30, 2026
LLC or partnership eligibility →Associated amount: $3,400
Reported contributor appears to be an LLC or partnership. Verify permissible tax status, written eligibility notice, member or partner attribution, and contribution limits.
Evidence date: Apr 30, 2026
LLC or partnership eligibility →Associated amount: $2,000

Candidate & race

Office & constituency: U.S. House · California · District 1
Reported party: Republican
Election year: 2026
Race status: Challenger
Candidate status: Current candidate
Principal campaign committee: THE GALLAGHER COMMITTEE (C00942458)

The principal campaign committee is the reported connection to this candidate. Transaction details below cover that committee; candidate-wide totals can also cover other authorized committees.

Money in

Who's funding James Gallagher? Read the article →

Sources

Itemized individual contributions$1M
Unitemized individual contributions$83K
Other committees$396.9K
Party committees$12K
Transfers from affiliates$472.6K
Other receipts$1,423

Top contributors

GALLAGHER FOR CONGRESSRepublicanFEC reported$258.1K4 contributions
GALLAGHER VICTORY FUNDRepublicanInferred from FEC-reported participants$120K2 contributions

Money out

Spending by kind

Operating expenditures$1.4M
Contribution refunds$3,029
Other disbursements$4,016

Largest operating payments

GILLIARD BLANNING & ASSOCIATES$30.8KCTV ADVERTISING · Jun 5, 2026
GILLIARD BLANNING & ASSOCIATES$30.8KCTV ADVERTISING · May 30, 2026
GILLIARD BLANNING & ASSOCIATES$30.8KCTV ADVERTISING · May 30, 2026
GILLIARD BLANNING & ASSOCIATES$15.6KCTV ADVERTISING · May 6, 2026
GILLIARD BLANNING & ASSOCIATES$15.2KCTV ADVERTISING · May 6, 2026
PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES, LLC$10KCALIFORNIA CD1 SURVEY (4/16/26 - 4/20/26) · May 6, 2026
JOHNSON STRATEGIES, LLC$9,000FILMING, EDITING & PRODUCTION · May 6, 2026
GILLIARD BLANNING & ASSOCIATES$8,687BALLOT STATEMENT FEES · May 6, 2026

Over time

Itemized receipts and reported spending by month

Data

Month	Raised	Spent
Feb 26	$0	$1,740
Mar 26	$3,500	$0
Apr 26	$15,750	$0
May 26	$68,550	$0
Jun 26	$279,304	$0

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Financial timeline

2025–2026 election cycle · dated records

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Money network · top contributors and recipients as a graph

Records

Registration

Office sought: U.S. House
State / district: California · District 1
Party affiliation: Republican
Race status: Challenger
Candidate status: Current candidate
Election year: 2026
Registration snapshot cycle: 2025–2026
Cycles loaded: 2026
Registered address: 10093 DAVIS ROAD · WILTON, California, 95693
Compliance screening: View review flags

Relationships

FEC-reported relationships

Registration evidence · 2025–2026

Reported relationships are not contributions or transfers. They do not establish that any money changed hands. The reporting committee and related entity are shown separately. Only loaded relationship types are shown; this is not a complete organization chart.

GALLAGHER VICTORY FUNDC00955328 Joint fundraising participantTHE GALLAGHER COMMITTEEC00942458
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1987775Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.
THE 218 FUNDC00963363 Joint fundraising participantTHE GALLAGHER COMMITTEEC00942458
FEC reportedObserved: Oct 11, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion. Observed in the FEC API; the public FEC registration page is linked for inspection.
GALLAGHER FOR CONGRESSC00935114 Authorized candidateGALLAGHER, JAMESH6CA01285
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 7, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC candidate–committee linkage. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.
THE GALLAGHER COMMITTEEC00942458 Authorized candidateGALLAGHER, JAMESH6CA01285
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 7, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC candidate–committee linkage. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.
THE GALLAGHER COMMITTEEC00942458 Connected organizationGALLAGHER FOR CONGRESSReported name only · no identity match assumed
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 26, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC committee master: reported connected organization / affiliated committee name. This name-only field does not establish an entity identity match. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.
THE FIGHTIN' IRISHMAN PACC00953901 Leadership PAC sponsorGALLAGHER, JAMESH6CA01285
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1984237Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.

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Filings

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Reconciliation

Coverage: Jan 1, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026
Contribution refunds: $3,029
Debts owed by committees: $24,837
Last report: PRE-GENERAL

Source and provenance

Source agencyFederal Election Commission

Local row ingestedSep 6, 2026

Source row hashd222bd81b02244d58a0588967e6344aae4a4edfafe74039118ae9d3ffecb8f8e

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GALLAGHER, JAMES

Overview

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Candidate & race

Money in

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Top contributors

Money out

Spending by kind

Largest operating payments

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