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Newsom Halts Fundraising for Prop 50, Pivoting to Turnout in Final Week

Backers say their budget is met after a massive haul that dwarfs the opposition.

Canvasser Fay Eastman leaves a pro Prop 50 brochure in a screen door in Oakland, Calif. on Oct. 4, 2025. The Alameda Labor Council hosted a canvassing event in support of Proposition 50.
FILE - Opponents of California Proposition 50, also known as the Election Rigging Response Act, a California ballot measure that would redraw congressional maps to benefit Democrats, rally in Westminster, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
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FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Overview

  • The Yes on 50 committee reports about $119 million raised as of Oct. 28, including $38 million from roughly 1.2 million small-dollar donations.
  • Supporters retain a large cash edge, with about $37 million on hand versus only a few million for the main No groups, according to recent filings and reports.
  • Opponents have taken in far less overall, with roughly $30–32 million coming from Charles Munger Jr. and additional backing from GOP-aligned groups.
  • Recent surveys show majority support for the measure, including CBS/YouGov at 62%, Emerson at 57%, and a new PPIC poll at 56% among likely voters.
  • Prop 50 would replace the independent process with legislature-drawn congressional maps for 2026–2030, a response Democrats frame as countering GOP mid-decade redraws, and the surge of donations has even strained the state’s campaign-finance website.