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Melissa Hernandez

Candidate for California 14th Congressional District · Democrat

On the 2026 ballotChallenger · California 14th Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: California Secretary of State — Certified List of Candidates, November 3, 2026 General Election (certified 2026-08-27): United States Representative District 14 · read Aug 27, 2026

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Running for California 14th Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 1 other candidate, 3 certified results. See the race

Roles on File

Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.

The District

What California 14th Congressional District covers

Covers part of Alameda County.

Map of California 14th Congressional District with 320 precincts

320 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: enacted plan "AB 604 Congressional Plan (2025)" (AB 604, Chapter 96, Statutes of 2025; made operative by Proposition 50 (Election Rigging Response Act), approved by voters Nov 4, 2025); 2026 status: In effect for the 2026 elections under Proposition 50 (approved Nov 4, 2025); Official file https://aelc.assembly.ca.gov/system/files/2025-08/ab604.zip

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
New finance report · Sep 26
Raised
$1,990,729cycle to date through Sep 7
Cash on Hand
$80,576cycle to date through Sep 7
Spent
$1,910,153cycle to date through Sep 7
Debts Owed
$3,663cycle to date through Sep 7
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Sep 7, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

Campaign finance · Melissa Hernandez For Congress: Post-Special 2026, through Sep 7, 2026

Sep 7, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance · Melissa Hernandez For Congress: Post-Special 2026, through Sep 7, 2026

    Raised $1,990,728.52 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $1,910,152.64 · cash on hand $80,575.88 · debts owed by the committee $3,662.85 — through Sep 7, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $1,868,550.03 (94%); PACs and other political committees $110,500.00 (6%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $11,678.49 (1%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): media and advertising $1,363,492.36; other $82,346.89; polling $79,573.00; fundraising $64,137.32; general consulting $47,732.75; digital $42,200.66.

    Sep 7, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Filings

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Melissa

  • Advertising summary · for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign $6,500 on Google; outside Google ads $258,915–$319,285; Snap $0; broadcast TV orders $34,975; FEC independent expenditures $1,031,543. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $2,000–$2,500; Snap $0; broadcast TV orders $0; FEC independent expenditures $0. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: FCC political files searched through 2026-09-24 (orders with stated totals counted). Meta not included.

    Aug 19, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)

  • Google/YouTube ads · Dr. Aisha Wahab for Congress (opposing)

    Dr. Aisha Wahab for Congress — opposing this candidate (evidence: competing campaign). 1 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $2,000–$2,500 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 1 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Aug 19, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

  • Google/YouTube ads · BOLD America (supporting)

    BOLD America — supporting this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 7 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $101,015–$119,485 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 7 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Aug 19, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

  • Google/YouTube ads · UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT (supporting)

    UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT — supporting this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 12 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $157,900–$199,800 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 12 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Aug 19, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Melissa Hernandez for Congress (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (Melissa Hernandez). 7 ads since Nov 2024; $34,975–$34,975 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Aug 13, 2026 · Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Google/YouTube ads · MELISSA HERNANDEZ FOR CONGRESS (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (MELISSA HERNANDEZ FOR CONGRESS). 68 ads since Nov 2024; Google-reported $6,500 since Nov 6 2024 (exact, advertiser-wide).

    Jun 17, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · United Democracy Project ("udp") (support)

    UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT — supporting this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 0 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $0–$0 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)); 0 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Melissa Hernandez for Congress (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (Melissa Hernandez for Congress). 0 ads since Nov 2024; $0–$0 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

Independent Expenditures

FEC independent expenditures on file: $1,998,599 supporting, $400,000 opposing, across 21 reports.

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“I’ve been a fighter my whole life, and when I promised the residents of CA-14 I would fight for them, I never gave up,”
Wahab clinches congressional seat as election edge widens in latest results dropAug 20, 2026 · Press · Pleasanton Weekly (Jeremy Walsh) · source
“When I go knocking on those doors, they’re worried about groceries being too high, the gas prices being too high and also the fact that we want to be able to have our next generation, our children, their children, stay in the place they grew up in if they choose to,”
Wahab narrowly ahead of Hernandez in California Congressional District 14 raceAug 19, 2026 · Press · NBC Bay Area · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • U.S. Representative · CA-14

    Democrat · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 4, 2026 · Official · California Secretary of State

  • On the ballot: U.S. Representative, California 14th District · November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed on the California Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026 General Election (certified August 27, 2026), 'United States Representative District 14', as Melissa Hernandez (Democratic), ballot designation "Healthcare Services Director". Top-two general; opponent: Aisha Wahab (Democratic).

    Aug 27, 2026 · Official · CA SOS Certified List of Candidates, Nov 3, 2026 General Election · source

  • June 2, 2026 top-two primary, CA-14: 26,579 votes (17.2%), finished second · advances to November

    California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 Primary Election, United States Representative, 14th Congressional District, district totals: Aisha Wahab (DEM) 59,238; Melissa Hernandez (DEM) 26,579; Wendy Huang (REP) 20,354; Rakhi Israni Singh (DEM) 20,041; Dena Maldonado (REP) 18,788; Victor Aguilar, Jr. (DEM) 3,276; Matt Ortega (DEM) 2,612; Carin Elam (DEM) 2,160; Suzanne Chenault (NPP) 1,699. Total 154,747.

    Jun 2, 2026 · Official · CA SOS Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 Primary · source

Not on file for Melissa yet: Key Votes, Reach Them. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_7dj4vbzww.

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