More money has come from candidates' personal fortunes this cycle than any previous year

Total self-funding amounts across state and congressional legislative offices as well as statewide offices, including campaign contributions and loans but excluding loan repayments

Self-funding was aggregated from Jan 1st at the beginning of an odd-number year to Dec 31st of the following even-numbered year, and does not include candidate loan repayments. Self-funding, defined as a candidate donation to their own campaign committee, was summed across all state and congressional legislative offices as well as statewide offices.
Chart: Kate Li, CalMattersSource: CalMatters analysis of public records from the CA Secretary of State and the Federal Election Commission.