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Abel Chavez

Running for U.S. House District 48 — 2026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$473K

Source: FEC

As of July 2026, Abel Chavez is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 48 in California in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $472,665 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.

Data last updated July 2026.

Abel Chavez (D) ran for the U.S. House in California's 48th Congressional District in 2026 and lost the June 2, 2026 top-two primary with 4.7% of the vote. He is a teacher and business owner who earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Riverside in 2014 and a graduate degree from National University in 2019. He also serves on the Nuview Union School District Board of Education as an at-large member, a term ending in 2026.

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$473K

Total raised

$462K

Total spent

$11K

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$62K · 13%
Small dollar donations <$200$159K · 34%
Candidate self-funding$211K · 45%
Loans and other receipts$40K · 9%

Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.

Totals through 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC