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Nevada locations account for 53% of California’s reported out-of-state contribution dollars in early 2026

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California’s campaign records list $164.4 million in monetary contributions from locations outside the state in the first half of 2026—13.1% of dollars with a mappable U.S. state or D.C. Nevada locations alone account for $86.9 million, more than half of that outside-California total. Washington, D.C., ranks second at $18.6 million. These are reported contribution locations, not verified residence or the money’s ultimate origin.

Reported out-of-state contribution dollars

$164.4 million reported outside California

13.1% of contribution dollars with a usable U.S. state or D.C. location.

January–June 2026 · PubSys source snapshot: September 14, 2026

January–June 2026 signed monetary contributions by reported state and D.C., excluding CaliforniaNevada ranks first at $86,907,979.86, followed by D.C. at $18,607,527.99. Darker green means a higher labeled dollar band. California is hatched and excluded, not zero. Alaska and Hawaii are conventional insets and D.C. has an enlarged marker. Exact ranked signed, positive, negative and record values follow.Alaska: $24,662.11 signed; 291 recordsAlabama: $670,115.13 signed; 566 recordsArkansas: $89,655.61 signed; 387 recordsArizona: $1,571,024.44 signed; 3,203 recordsCalifornia: excluded, not zeroColorado: $2,590,703.28 signed; 2,391 recordsConnecticut: $353,459.86 signed; 1,210 recordsDistrict of Columbia: $18,607,527.99 signed; 1,669 recordsDelaware: $98,486.65 signed; 233 recordsFlorida: $2,202,020.73 signed; 5,557 recordsGeorgia: $1,368,178.94 signed; 1,321 recordsHawaii: $58,937.67 signed; 537 recordsIowa: $2,755,528.61 signed; 557 recordsIdaho: $169,266.46 signed; 579 recordsIllinois: $8,496,146.78 signed; 2,967 recordsIndiana: $759,464.80 signed; 801 recordsKansas: $264,339.40 signed; 467 recordsKentucky: $228,188.16 signed; 429 recordsLouisiana: $79,546.50 signed; 522 recordsMassachusetts: $1,543,837.18 signed; 2,441 recordsMaryland: $3,062,808.27 signed; 2,041 recordsMaine: $40,322.90 signed; 394 recordsMichigan: $595,189.17 signed; 1,655 recordsMinnesota: $604,096.21 signed; 1,624 recordsMissouri: $3,143,534.16 signed; 1,156 recordsMississippi: $14,154.23 signed; 190 recordsMontana: $74,849.87 signed; 293 recordsNorth Carolina: $296,011.64 signed; 1,705 recordsNorth Dakota: $49,683.71 signed; 255 recordsNebraska: $521,681.29 signed; 236 recordsNew Hampshire: $45,979.25 signed; 306 recordsNew Jersey: $2,117,421.92 signed; 2,208 recordsNew Mexico: $115,951.85 signed; 930 recordsNevada: $86,907,979.86 signed; 1,519 recordsNew York: $4,996,779.01 signed; 4,763 recordsOhio: $402,258.09 signed; 1,457 recordsOklahoma: $72,497.33 signed; 627 recordsOregon: $755,473.84 signed; 2,553 recordsPennsylvania: $1,806,641.02 signed; 2,159 recordsRhode Island: $230,155.20 signed; 249 recordsSouth Carolina: $145,346.36 signed; 598 recordsSouth Dakota: $21,950.51 signed; 169 recordsTennessee: $341,414.67 signed; 1,147 recordsTexas: $6,631,451.07 signed; 6,380 recordsUtah: $1,573,128.37 signed; 890 recordsVirginia: $6,181,313.93 signed; 2,210 recordsVermont: $11,215.14 signed; 171 recordsWashington: $1,191,941.56 signed; 4,261 recordsWisconsin: $358,094.37 signed; 943 recordsWest Virginia: $16,022.18 signed; 209 recordsWyoming: $104,552.67 signed; 139 recordsDCAlaskaHawaii

Alaska and Hawaii are inset; D.C. is enlarged. California’s gray hatch means excluded, not zero.

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  • $1–<5M
  • $5–<10M
  • $10–<50M
  • $50–<75M
  • $75M+

Darker bands mean larger signed totals, not proportional dollar differences.

Largest reported source locations · signed dollars

  1. 1. Nevada$86,907,979.86
  2. 2. Washington, D.C.$18,607,527.99
  3. 3. Illinois$8,496,146.78
  4. 4. Texas$6,631,451.07
  5. 5. Virginia$6,181,313.93
  6. 6. New York$4,996,779.01
69,565 monetary contribution records list another U.S. state or D.C., totaling $164,360,989.95 after positive and negative amounts are added. Reported location is not verified residence, headquarters or ultimate origin. Transfers are not netted: money may count at more than one committee stage. Negative-entry meaning is unproven.

Mapped states cover 99.1% of signed dollars. Unmapped records are excluded, and missing locations may be uneven. This January–June view is a partial year, not a completeness claim.

Nevada’s share remains above half when negative entries are excluded. That concentration describes reported locations; it does not identify who supplied the money or which committees received it.

To follow a contribution, use the 2025–2026 committee explorer as a starting point, then check the committee’s filing history and official records. The explorer is a broader, current-snapshot view—not a reproduction of this frozen January–June analysis. For historical context, read the 2022 outside-money story.

Exact ranked locations, signs and record counts
January–June 2026; descending signed dollars, 49 other states and D.C. Records are transactions, not people. Positive plus negative equals signed; zero amounts remain in record counts.
Reported locationRecordsSigned dollarsPositive dollarsNegative dollars
1. Nevada (NV)1,519$86,907,979.86$86,974,437.83-$66,457.97
2. District of Columbia (DC)1,669$18,607,527.99$18,620,277.99-$12,750.00
3. Illinois (IL)2,967$8,496,146.78$8,501,586.78-$5,440.00
4. Texas (TX)6,380$6,631,451.07$6,639,116.07-$7,665.00
5. Virginia (VA)2,210$6,181,313.93$6,181,363.93-$50.00
6. New York (NY)4,763$4,996,779.01$5,037,812.27-$41,033.26
7. Missouri (MO)1,156$3,143,534.16$3,143,534.16$0.00
8. Maryland (MD)2,041$3,062,808.27$3,082,408.27-$19,600.00
9. Iowa (IA)557$2,755,528.61$2,755,528.61$0.00
10. Colorado (CO)2,391$2,590,703.28$2,590,953.28-$250.00
11. Florida (FL)5,557$2,202,020.73$2,207,949.92-$5,929.19
12. New Jersey (NJ)2,208$2,117,421.92$2,119,921.92-$2,500.00
13. Pennsylvania (PA)2,159$1,806,641.02$1,806,641.02$0.00
14. Utah (UT)890$1,573,128.37$1,575,628.37-$2,500.00
15. Arizona (AZ)3,203$1,571,024.44$1,572,328.56-$1,304.12
16. Massachusetts (MA)2,441$1,543,837.18$1,552,080.93-$8,243.75
17. Georgia (GA)1,321$1,368,178.94$1,368,281.61-$102.67
18. Washington (WA)4,261$1,191,941.56$1,192,650.53-$708.97
19. Indiana (IN)801$759,464.80$759,464.80$0.00
20. Oregon (OR)2,553$755,473.84$755,898.84-$425.00
21. Alabama (AL)566$670,115.13$670,315.13-$200.00
22. Minnesota (MN)1,624$604,096.21$604,465.46-$369.25
23. Michigan (MI)1,655$595,189.17$595,189.17$0.00
24. Nebraska (NE)236$521,681.29$521,681.29$0.00
25. Ohio (OH)1,457$402,258.09$402,258.09$0.00
26. Wisconsin (WI)943$358,094.37$364,180.37-$6,086.00
27. Connecticut (CT)1,210$353,459.86$353,659.86-$200.00
28. Tennessee (TN)1,147$341,414.67$341,614.67-$200.00
29. North Carolina (NC)1,705$296,011.64$296,011.64$0.00
30. Kansas (KS)467$264,339.40$264,339.40$0.00
31. Rhode Island (RI)249$230,155.20$230,155.20$0.00
32. Kentucky (KY)429$228,188.16$228,342.26-$154.10
33. Idaho (ID)579$169,266.46$179,066.46-$9,800.00
34. South Carolina (SC)598$145,346.36$146,846.36-$1,500.00
35. New Mexico (NM)930$115,951.85$115,951.85$0.00
36. Wyoming (WY)139$104,552.67$104,552.67$0.00
37. Delaware (DE)233$98,486.65$98,486.65$0.00
38. Arkansas (AR)387$89,655.61$89,655.61$0.00
39. Louisiana (LA)522$79,546.50$79,546.50$0.00
40. Montana (MT)293$74,849.87$74,849.87$0.00
41. Oklahoma (OK)627$72,497.33$72,497.33$0.00
42. Hawaii (HI)537$58,937.67$58,967.37-$29.70
43. North Dakota (ND)255$49,683.71$49,683.71$0.00
44. New Hampshire (NH)306$45,979.25$45,979.25$0.00
45. Maine (ME)394$40,322.90$42,022.90-$1,700.00
46. Alaska (AK)291$24,662.11$24,672.11-$10.00
47. South Dakota (SD)169$21,950.51$22,128.52-$178.01
48. West Virginia (WV)209$16,022.18$16,022.18$0.00
49. Mississippi (MS)190$14,154.23$14,154.23$0.00
50. Vermont (VT)171$11,215.14$11,215.14$0.00
Outside California69,565$164,360,989.95$164,556,376.94-$195,386.99

Outside California: 69,369 positive, 189 negative and 7 zero-amount records. Positive-only outside share: 13.05% of mapped positive dollars; Nevada accounts for 52.85388476% of outside positive dollars. The map itself uses signed amounts.

How we built this view and measured coverage

PubSys prepares CAL-ACCESS filings from California’s Secretary of State. For each filing, the highest available amendment is selected; repeated transaction identifiers within a filer and filing are reduced to one record, using line identifiers when necessary. Missing or malformed identifiers limit those rules. We use monetary Schedule A records with readable dates and amounts from January 1 through June 30, 2026. Loans and nonmonetary contributions are excluded. These checks reconcile the same prepared population, not an independent reconstruction of every raw filing.

Reported state codes are trimmed and uppercased. “Mapped” means a U.S. state or D.C.; “outside California” means the other 49 states and D.C., not unknown or foreign locations. Signed totals add positive and negative entries without assigning meaning to negatives. Nevada’s $86,907,979.86 divided by $164,360,989.95 is 52.8763%, rounded to 53%. Outside California’s $164,360,989.95 divided by mapped $1,253,917,288.49 is 13.1078%, rounded to 13.1%.

The frozen population contains 452,883 records, $1,264,935,712.96 signed, $1,271,714,060.36 positive and -$6,778,347.40 negative. Mapped records total $1,253,917,288.49 signed, $1,260,693,718.18 positive and -$6,776,429.69 negative. All 306 January–June state-month values reconcile to the accepted immutable artifact graph. Seventy-three provisional July/August rows are excluded.

Mapped states cover 99.60% of records (451,093 of 452,883) and 99.13% of signed dollars. The 1,790 unmapped records include blank/malformed, foreign/other, territory and valid-but-ineligible locations. Missingness may be uneven and its cause is unknown.

All included records, by mapping coverage
Coverage categoryRecordsSigned dollars
Blank or malformed1,722$10,383,391.10
Foreign or other unmapped18$121,110.01
Mapped U.S. state or D.C.451,093$1,253,917,288.49
U.S. territory20$512,082.25
Valid code, not map-eligible30$1,841.11

Generalized 2020 Census boundaries are reference geography, not address verification. The shared Albers USA drawing uses conventional Alaska/Hawaii insets and an enlarged D.C. marker. Six lower-inclusive dollar bands begin at $1M, $5M, $10M, $50M and $75M. California is excluded from the origin map. All 50 outside aggregates are nonnegative in this period, although negative records remain in their sums.

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