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Newsom Tells Prop 50 Donors to Stop Giving as Campaign Hits Budget Goal

Having met its budget goal, the Prop 50 campaign pivots to turnout.

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.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters after he participated in a fireside chat at the California Economic Summit on Oct. 22, 2025, in Stockton, Calif.
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks about the “Election Rigging Response Act” at a press conference at the Democracy Center, Japanese American National Museum on Aug. 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Newsom spoke about a possible California referendum on redistricting to counter the legislative effort to add five Republican House seats in the state of Texas. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • State filings reported by the San Francisco Chronicle show supporters have raised roughly $129 million to opponents’ $46 million, a volume that temporarily strained California’s campaign finance website.
  • Newsom’s team says it logged about $38 million from roughly 1.2 million small-dollar donations and reported $77 million in spending through Oct. 18, largely on TV, with new spots featuring Barack Obama and a separate $12 million pro-Prop 50 ad blitz from Tom Steyer.
  • Recent surveys indicate majority backing for the redistricting measure, with CBS/YouGov at 62% support and Emerson at 57%, while early voting data cited by CBS shows about 21% of voters have returned ballots and Democrats are outpacing Republicans two-to-one.
  • Opposition funding is led by Charles Munger Jr., who has contributed around $30–32 million, alongside the Congressional Leadership Fund at about $7 million and $1 million from Kevin McCarthy.
  • A yes vote would allow Legislature-drawn congressional maps to take effect starting in 2026, whereas a no vote would keep the current commission-drawn lines in place until after the 2030 census.