2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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All 52 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
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The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 52 U.S. representatives from the State of California, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The passage of 2025 California Proposition 50 significantly altered many districts. The primary elections will take place on June 2, 2026. ^[1]

District 1

See also: California's 1st congressional district

See also: 2026 California's 1st congressional district special election

California's 1st congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
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The seat is currently vacant, after the death of incumbent Republican Doug LaMalfa, ^[2] who was re-elected with 65.3% of the vote in 2024. ^[3] A special election using the current, strongly Republican boundaries will be held at a date to be determined by governor Gavin Newsom.

Candidates

Declared

• Audrey Denney (Democratic), consultant and runner-up for this seat in 2018 and 2020 ^[4]
• Mike McGuire (Democratic), former president pro tempore of the California State Senate (2024–2025) from the 2nd district (2014–present) ^[5]
• Kyle Wilson (Democratic), labor attorney ^[6]
• Rose Yee (Democratic), financial advisor and runner-up for this district in 2024 ^[7]

Filed paperwork

• Erica Rhoden (Independent) ^[8]
• Casey Stewart (Democratic) ^[9]

Publicly expressed interest

• James Gallagher (Republican), former Minority Leader of the California Assembly (2022–2025) from the 3rd district (2014–present) and candidate for this district in the 2026 special election ^[10]
• Kevin Kiley (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative from the 3rd district ^[11]

Withdrawn

• James Salegui (Democratic), financial advisor ^[12]

Endorsements

Audrey Denney (D)

Organizations

• 314 Action Fund ^[13]
• EMILYs List ^[14]

Mike McGuire (D)

U.S. senators

• Adam Schiff, California (2024–present) ^[15]

U.S. representatives

• Jared Huffman, CA-02 (2013–present) ^[15]
• Nancy Pelosi, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (2007–2011, 2019–2023) from CA-11 (1987–present) ^[15]
• Mike Thompson, CA-04 (1999–present) ^[15]
• Lynn Woolsey, CA-06 (1993–2013) ^[16]

Labor unions

• National Nurses United ^[17]
• National Union of Healthcare Workers ^[18]
• Nor Cal Carpenters ^[18]
• SEIU California ^[18]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
James Salegui (D)	$8,694	$3,517	$5,177
Source: Federal Election Commission [19]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections [20]	Solid D (flip)	November 6, 2025
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D (flip)	November 5, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Likely D (flip)	November 5, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Likely D (flip)	September 26, 2025

District 2

See also: California's 2nd congressional district

California's 2nd congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
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The incumbent is Democrat Jared Huffman, who was re-elected with 71.9% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Jared Huffman (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[12]

Filed paperwork

• Kevin Eisele (Democratic), healthcare worker ^[24]
• Cody Poludniak (Independent), product manager ^[25]
• Kyle Wilson (Independent), attorney ^[26]

Withdrawn

• Colby Smart (Independent), deputy superintendent at the Humboldt County Office of Education ^[27]

Endorsements

Jared Huffman (D)

Organizations

• J Street PAC ^[28]
• Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs ^[29]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[30]
• Sierra Club ^[31]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Jared Huffman (D)	$445,188	$406,719	$1,023,111
Kyle Wilson (I)	$1,878	$1,871	$7
Source: Federal Election Commission [32]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 3

See also: California's 3rd congressional district

California's 3rd congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
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The incumbent is Republican Kevin Kiley, who was re-elected with 55.5% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Ami Bera (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative from the 6th district ^[34]
• Heidi Hall (Democratic), Nevada County supervisor (2017–present) and runner-up for the 1st district in 2014 ^[35]
• Tyler Vanderberg (Democratic), veteran ^[36]

Filed paperwork

• Lyndon Cervantes (Democratic), broadcaster ^[37]
• Doug Huhn (Democratic), marketing consultant ^[38]

Publicly expressed interest

• Kevin Kiley (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative ^[11]

Potential

• Kermit Jones (Democratic), physician and runner-up for this district in 2022 ^[39]

Withdrawn

• Richard Pan (Democratic), former state senator from the 6th district (2014–2022) and candidate for mayor of Sacramento in 2024 ^[40] (running in the 6th district) ^[41]

Declined

• Lauren Babb Tomlinson (Democratic), public affairs chief for Planned Parenthood Mon Marte (running in the 6th district) ^{[42] [43]}
• Janine Bera, healthcare executive and wife of U.S. representative Ami Bera ^[44]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Ami Bera (D)	$436,144	$371,264	$1,938,252
Heidi Hall (D)	$316,621	$181,180	$137,897
Kevin Kiley (R)	$1,787,144	$316,712	$1,851,410
Tyler Vandenberg (D)	$14,582	$5,949	$8,633
Source: Federal Election Commission [45]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections [20]	Solid D (flip)	November 6, 2025
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D (flip)	November 5, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Likely D (flip)	November 5, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D (flip)	January 6, 2026

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Kevin Kiley (R)	Heidi Hall (D)	Undecided
Tulchin Research (D) [46] [A] [b]	July 8–10, 2025	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	47%	45%	8%

District 4

See also: California's 4th congressional district

California's 4th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
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The incumbent is Democrat Mike Thompson, who was re-elected with 66.5% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Eric Jones (Democratic), venture capitalist ^[47]
• Mike Thompson (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[48]
• John Tyler (Independent), school teacher ^[49]

Filed paperwork

• Sharon Brown (Republican) ^[50]
• Heath Fulkerson (Republican) ^[51]
• Mandy Ghusar (Peace and Freedom) ^[52]
• Laurie Mackenzie (Republican) ^[53]
• Trevor Merrell (Democratic) ^[54]

Declined

• Kevin Kiley (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative from the 3rd district ^[55]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Sharon Brown (R)	$7,000	$1,530	$5,470
Mandy Ghusar (R)	$2,780	$2,780	$4,22o
Eric Jones (D)	$1,545,635	$221,702	$1,323,933
Laurie John MacKenzie (R)	$7,000	$2,780	$4,220
Mike Thompson (D)	$1,300,339	$987,485	$1,522,343
John Tyler (I)	$1,325	$1,307	$17
Source: Federal Election Commission [56]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 5

See also: California's 5th congressional district

California's 5th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
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The incumbent is Republican Tom McClintock, who was re-elected with 61.8% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Michael Barkley (Democratic), attorney, perennial candidate, and runner-up for this district in 2022 and 2024 ^[57]
• Paul Danbom (Democratic), farmer ^[58]
• Michael Masuda (Democratic), engineer ^[59]
• Tom McClintock (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative ^[60]

Filed paperwork

• Angelina Sigala (Democratic) ^[61]
• Katelyn Sills (Democratic) ^[62]
• Jason Patrick Weland (Republican) ^[63]

Publicly expressed interest

• Kevin Kiley (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative from the 3rd district ^[11]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Michael Barkley (D)	$465	$18	$5,186
Michael Masuda (D)	$47,898	$34,934	$12,964
Tom McClintock (R)	$407,032	$393,106	$162,131
Source: Federal Election Commission [64]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid R	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe R	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe R	September 26, 2025

District 6

See also: California's 6th congressional district

California's 6th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
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The incumbent is Democrat Ami Bera, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Lauren Babb Tomlinson (Democratic), public affairs chief for Planned Parenthood Mon Marte ^[43]
• Christopher Bennett (Democratic), tech strategist ^[65]
• Christine Bish (Republican), realtor, runner-up for the district in 2020 and 2024 and candidate in 2022 ^[66]
• Martha Guerrero (Democratic), mayor of West Sacramento ^[67]
• Thien Ho (Democratic), Sacramento County district attorney (2023–present) ^[68]
• Richard Pan (Democratic), former state senator from the 6th district (2014–2022) and candidate for mayor of Sacramento in 2024 ^[41] (previously ran in the 3rd district) ^[40]

Filed paperwork

• Craig DeLuz (Republican), communications consultant and candidate for this district in 2024 ^[69]
• Ray Riehle (Republican), businessman ^[70]
• Kindra Pring (Democratic), behavioral management clinical supervisor ^[71]

Publicly expressed interest

• Kevin Kiley (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative from the 3rd district ^[11]

Declined

• Angelique Ashby (Democratic), state senator from the 8th district (2022–present) ^[72]
• Ami Bera (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative (running in the 3rd district} ^[34]

Endorsements

Lauren Babb Tomlinson (D)

U.S. representatives

• Gregory Meeks, NY-05 (1998–present) ^[73]

Party officials

• David Hogg, former vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (2025) ^[74]

Organizations

• Congressional Black Caucus PAC ^[73]
• Vote Mama ^[75]

Chris Bennett (D)

Organizations

• Track AIPAC ^[76]

Martha Guerrero (D)

State legislators

• Richard Polanco, former majority leader of the California State Senate (1998–2002) from the 22nd district (1994–2002) ^[77]

Local officials

• Gil Cedillo, former Los Angeles City Councilor from the 1st district (2013–2022) ^[77]

Thien Ho (D)

U.S. representatives

• Derek Tran, CA-45 (2025–present) ^[78]

State legislators

• Stephanie Nguyen, state assemblymember from the 10th district (2022–present) ^[18]
• Jim Cooper, sheriff of Sacramento County (2022–present) and former state assemblymember from the 9th district (2014–2022) ^[74]

Local officials

• Kevin McCarty, mayor of Sacramento (2024–present) ^[18]

Richard Pan (D)

U.S. representatives

• Luz Rivas, CA-29 (2025–present) ^[79]

Labor unions

• United Nurses Association of California ^[80]

Organizations

• 314 Action ^[81]

Declined to endorse

State legislators

• Angelique Ashby (Democratic), state senator from the 8th district (2022–present) ^[72]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Christopher Bennett (D)	$60,673	$25,744	$34,930
Christine Bish (R)	$13,038	$12,371	$717
Craig DeLuz (R)	$0	$15	$32
Ray Riehle (R)	$42,706	$37,331	$5,915
Source: Federal Election Commission [82]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections [33]	Likely D	November 6, 2025
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Likely D	November 30, 2025

District 7

See also: California's 7th congressional district

California's 7th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
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The incumbent is Democrat Doris Matsui, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Doris Matsui (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[83]
• Robert Morin (Democratic) ^[65]
• Mai Vang (Democratic), Sacramento city councilor (2020–present) ^[84]

Filed paperwork

• Heath Fulkerson (Republican) ^[85]
• Kathryn Ming (Republican), software engineer ^[86]
• Enayat Nazhat (Democratic) ^[87]

Publicly expressed interest

• Kevin Kiley (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative from the 3rd district ^[11]

Potential

• Sergio Robles (Democratic), vice mayor of Elk Grove (2025–present) ^[88]

Withdrawn

• Erica Lee (Democratic), former state worker (endorsed Vang) ^[89]

Declined

• Bobbie Singh-Allen, mayor of Elk Grove (2020–present) (endorsed Matsui) ^[88]

Endorsements

Doris Matsui (D)

Local officials

• Kevin McCarty, mayor of Sacramento (2024–present) ^[90]

Organizations

• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[30]

Mai Vang (D)

Local officials

• Jane Kim, former San Francisco supervisor from the 6th district (2011–2019) ^[91]

Political parties

• California Working Families Party ^[91]

Organizations

• Our Revolution ^[92]
• Track AIPAC ^[76]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Doris Matsui (D)	$518,317	$207,825	$617,161
Robert Morin (D)	$21,927	$794	$21,133
Mai Vang (D)	$109,220	$14,314	$94,906
Source: Federal Election Commission [93]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 8

See also: California's 8th congressional district

California's 8th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
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The incumbent is Democrat John Garamendi, who was re-elected with 74.0% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Nicolas Carjuzaa (Democratic), policy analyst ^[65]
• John Garamendi (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[83]
• Aaron Rowden (Democratic), policy analyst ^[65]

Filed paperwork

• Hari Lamba (Democratic), businessman and engineer ^[94]
• Rudy Recile (Republican), businessman and runner-up for this district in 2022 and 2024 ^[95]

Endorsements

John Garamendi

Organizations

• Council for a Livable World ^[96]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Nicolas Carjuzaa (D)	$1,580	$52	$1,528
John Garamendi (D)	$218,125	$272,048	$1,210,795
Hari Lamba (D)	$3,925	$2,752	$1,173
Rudy Recile (R)	$2,798	$2,048	$1,788
Aaron Rowden (D)	$6,605	$2,136	$4,469
Source: Federal Election Commission [97]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 9

See also: California's 9th congressional district

California's 9th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
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The incumbent is Democrat Josh Harder, who was re-elected with 51.8% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Josh Harder (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[60]
• John McBride (Republican), strength and conditioning coach and candidate for this district in 2024 ^[98]
• Jim Shoemaker (Republican), businessman, runner-up for this district in 2022, and runner-up for California's 5th senatorial district in 2024 ^[98]

Withdrawn

• Kevin Lincoln (Republican), former mayor of Stockton (2021–2025) and runner-up for this district in 2024 ^[98] (running in the 13th district) ^[99]

Endorsements

Josh Harder (D)

Organizations

• Council for a Livable World ^[96]
• Democratic Majority for Israel ^[100]
• End Citizens United ^[101]
• Giffords ^[102]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[103]
• J Street PAC ^[104]
• Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs ^[29]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[30]
• Population Connection ^[105]
• Reproductive Freedom for All ^[106]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Josh Harder (D)	$2,251,700	$518,978	$3,421,554
John McBride (R)	$3,393	$2,804	$619
Jim Shoemaker (R)	$21,181	$18,791	$2,390
Source: Federal Election Commission [107]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections [20]	Solid D	November 6, 2025
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Likely D	November 5, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	January 6, 2026

District 10

See also: California's 10th congressional district

California's 10th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
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The incumbent is Democrat Mark DeSaulnier, who was re-elected with 66.5% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[108]

Filed paperwork

• Joshua Hamilton (Democratic) ^[109]
• Mitchell Maisler (Democratic), brewer ^[110]
• Calvin Nguyen (Democratic) ^[111]
• Katherine Piccinni (Republican), property manager and runner-up for this district in 2022 and write-in candidate in 2024 ^[112]

Declined

• Steve Glazer (Democratic), former state senator from the 7th district (2015–2024) and candidate for California state controller in 2022 (endorsed DeSaulnier) ^{[113] [114]}
• Tim Grayson (Democratic), state senator from the 9th district (2024–present) (endorsed DeSaulnier) ^[113]

Endorsements

Mark DeSaulnier (D)

State legislators

• Steve Glazer, former state senator from the 7th district (2015–2024) ^[114]
• Tim Grayson, state senator from the 9th district (2024–present) ^[113]

Organizations

• J Street PAC ^[115]
• Sierra Club ^[31]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Mark DeSaulnier (D)	$298,309	$237,407	$689,889
Katherine Piccinni (R)	$5,972	$4,102	$3,952
Source: Federal Election Commission [116]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 11

See also: California's 11th congressional district

California's 11th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
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The incumbent is Democrat Nancy Pelosi, who was re-elected with 81.0% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Saikat Chakrabarti (Democratic), think tank president and former chief of staff to U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ^[117]
• Connie Chan (Democratic), San Francisco supervisor from the 1st district (2021–present) ^[118]
• Daniel Wheeler (Democratic), lawyer and entrepreneur ^[119]
• Scott Wiener (Democratic), state senator from the 11th district (2016–present) ^[120]

Filed paperwork

• Cole Bettles (Democratic), singer ^[121]
• David Ganezer (Republican), newspaper publisher ^[122]
• Omed Hamid (Democratic) ^[123]
• Darren Helton (Democratic), tech executive ^[124]
• Gavin Solomon (Republican), businessman from New York ^[125]
• Jingchao Xiong (Democratic), marketing salesman and independent candidate for SD-11 in 2024 ^[126]

Potential

• Jane Kim (Democratic), executive director of the California Working Families Party, former San Francisco supervisor from the 6th district (2011–2019), runner-up for California's 11th senate district in 2016, and candidate for mayor of San Francisco in 2018 ^{[127] [128]}

Declined

• London Breed (Democratic), former mayor of San Francisco (2017–2018, 2018–2025) (endorsed Wiener) ^[129]
• Matt Haney (Democratic), state assemblymember from the 17th district (2022–present) (running for re-election) ^[15]
• Darren Mckeeman (Pirate), treasurer of the California Pirate Party ^{[130] [131]}
• Christine Pelosi (Democratic), political strategist and daughter of incumbent Nancy Pelosi (running for state senate) ^[132]
• Nancy Pelosi (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[133]

Endorsements

Saikat Chakrabarti (D)

Individuals

• Howie Klein, former president of Reprise Records (1989–2001) and adjunct professor at McGill University (deceased) ^[134]
• Heather Digby Parton, political blogger ^[134]

Organizations

• Track AIPAC ^[76]

Connie Chan (D)

U.S. representatives

• Marilyn Strickland, WA-10 (2021–present) ^[135]

State legislators

• Tom Ammiano, former state assemblymember (2008–2014) ^[136]

Local officials

• Jackie Fielder, San Francisco supervisor from the 9th district (2025–present) ^[137]
• Dean Preston, former San Francisco supervisor from the 5th district (2019–2025) ^[136]
• Mabel Teng, former San Francisco Assessor-Recorder (2003–2005) and San Francisco supervisor from the 7th district (1994–2000)

Individuals

• Cleve Jones, LGBT rights activist ^[137]

Organizations

• ASPIRE PAC ^[138]

Scott Wiener (D)

Statewide officials

• Rob Bonta, attorney general of California (2021–present) ^[139]
• Ricardo Lara, state insurance commissioner (2019–present) ^[137]

State legislators

• Evan Low, former state assemblymember from the 26th district (2014–2024) ^[140]

Local officials

• London Breed, former mayor of San Francisco (2017–2018, 2018–2025) ^[129]
• David Chiu, city attorney of San Francisco (2021–present) ^[141]

Labor unions

• National Union of Healthcare Workers ^[142]
• United Food and Commercial Workers Western States Council ^[118]

Organizations

• California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus ^[140]
• Equality California ^[140]
• Equality PAC ^[140]
• Human Rights Campaign ^[140]
• LGBTQ Victory Fund ^[140]

Fundraising

Italics indicate withdrawn candidate

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Saikat Chakrabarti (D)	$949,097	$853,713	$95,384
David Genezer (R)	$7	$0.28	$7
Darren Helton (D)	$5,247	$5,247	$0
Nancy Pelosi (D)	$2,132,914	$2,705,109	$1,505,872
Scott Wiener (D)	$1,031,293	$164,188	$867,106
Source: Federal Election Commission [143]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

Polling

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Saikat Chakrabarti (D)	David Ganezer (R)	Nancy Pelosi (D)	Undecided
Beacon Research [144] [B]	September 12–20, 2025	600 (RV)	± 3.9%	29%	11%	46%	14%
				34%	–	47%	19%

District 12

See also: California's 12th congressional district

California's 12th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
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The incumbent is Democrat Lateefah Simon, who was elected with 65.4% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Heath Fulkerson (Republican) ^[145]
• Lateefah Simon (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[146]

Endorsements

Lateefah Simon (D) (not declared)

Organizations

• J Street PAC ^[147]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[30]
• Vote Mama ^[148]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Lateefah Simon (D)	$729,595	$447,396	$567,854
Source: Federal Election Commission [149]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 13

See also: California's 13th congressional district

California's 13th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
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The incumbent is Democrat Adam Gray, who flipped the district and was elected with 50.03% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Javier Lopez (Republican), mayor of Ceres (2020–present) ^[150]
• Kevin Lincoln (Republican), former mayor of Stockton (2021–2025) and runner-up for the 9th district in 2024 ^[99] (previously ran in the 9th district) ^[98]

Filed paperwork

• Alberto Escobedo (Independent) ^[151]
• Adam Gray (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[152]
• Vin Kruttiventi (Republican), business consultant and runner-up for the 14th district in 2024 ^[153]
• Angelina Sigala (Democratic) ^[154]

Declined

• John Duarte (Republican), former U.S. representative ^[155]

Endorsements

Kevin Lincoln (R)

Federal Officials

• Donald Trump, 47th President of the United States (2025–present) ^[156]

U.S. representatives

• John Duarte, CA-13 (2023–2025) ^[157]
• Mike Johnson, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (2023–present) from LA-04 (2017–present) ^[156]

Javier Lopez (R)

U.S. representatives

• John Duarte, CA-13 (2023–2025) ^[155] (switched endorsement to Lincoln) ^[157]

Adam Gray (D) (not declared)

Organizations

• Democratic Majority for Israel ^[100]
• End Citizens United ^[101]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[158]
• Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs ^[29]
• Reproductive Freedom for All ^[106]
• WelcomePAC ^[159]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Adam Gray (D)	$1,730,600	$915,025	$1,007,532
Vin Kruttiventi (R)	$486,973	$328,252	$164,520
Kevin Lincoln (R)	$278,809	$97,210	$205,723
Javier Lopez (R)	$142,117	$122,297	$19,820
Source: Federal Election Commission [160]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections [33]	Tilt D	November 6, 2025
The Cook Political Report [21]	Lean D	January 15, 2026
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Lean D	November 5, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Lean D	September 26, 2025

District 14

See also: California's 14th congressional district

California's 14th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Eric Swalwell, who was re-elected with 67.8% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Melissa Hernandez (Democratic), president of the Bay Area Rapid Transit board of directors ^[161]
• Matt Ortega (Democratic), former digital director for the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign ^[162]
• Abrar Qadir (Democratic), attorney ^[162]

Filed paperwork

• Aisha Wahab (Democratic), state senator from the 10th district (2022–present) and candidate for this district in 2020 ^{[163] [164]}

Potential

• David Haubert, (Independent), Alameda County supervisor from the 1st district ^[165]

Declined

• Eric Swalwell (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative (running for governor) ^{[166] [164]}

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 15

See also: California's 15th congressional district

California's 15th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Kevin Mullin, who was re-elected with 73.1% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Mantosh Kumar (Democratic) ^[167]
• Kevin Mullin (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[167]
• Brian Tetrud (Democratic), investment executive ^[167]

Filed paperwork

• Anna Kramer (Republican) ^[168]

Endorsements

Kevin Mullin (D)

Organizations

• Democratic Majority for Israel ^[100]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Anna Kramer (R)	$5,350	$7,038	$0
Kevin Mullin (D)	$439,532	$291,139	$200,164
Source: Federal Election Commission [169]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 16

See also: California's 16th congressional district

California's 16th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Sam Liccardo, who was elected with 58.2% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Peter Dixon (Democratic), cybersecurity executive and candidate for this district in 2024 ^[170]
• Sam Liccardo (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[171]

Endorsements

Sam Liccardo (D) (not declared)

Organizations

• J Street PAC ^[172]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[30]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Peter Dixon (D)	$0	$1,038	$0
Sam Liccardo (D)	$2,661,091	$870,886	$1,880,597
Source: Federal Election Commission [173]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 17

See also: California's 17th congressional district

California's 17th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Ro Khanna, who was re-elected with 67.7% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Nicholas J. Finan (Democratic), mail clerk ^[174]
• Ro Khanna (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[175]
• Ha T Phan (Republican) ^[176]
• Ritesh Tandon (Democratic), businessman ^[177]

Formed exploratory committee

• Jason Park (Democratic), campaign strategist ^[178]

Publicly expressed interest

• Ethan Agarwal (Democratic), tech entrepreneur (currently running for governor) ^[179]

Declined

• Eric Jones (Democratic), venture capitalist (running in the 4th district) ^[179]
• Matt Mahan (Democratic), mayor of San Jose (2023–present) ^[179]

Endorsements

Ro Khanna (D)

Organizations

• J Street PAC ^[180]
• Peace Action ^[181]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Ro Khanna (D)	$7,891,153	$3,871,403	$14,728,842
Ritesh Tandon (D)	$100	$0	$100
Source: Federal Election Commission [182]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 18

See also: California's 18th congressional district

California's 18th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Zoe Lofgren, who was re-elected with 64.6% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Zoe Lofgren (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[83]

Filed paperwork

• Uloma Ekpete (Democratic), physician ^[183]
• Zakaria Kortam (Republican), AI engineer ^[184] (also filed as an Independent) ^[185]

Potential

• Robert Rivas, speaker of the California State Assembly (2023–present) from the 29th district (2018–present) ^[186]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Zoe Lofgren (D)	$979,271	$469,053	$749,970
Source: Federal Election Commission [187]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 19

See also: California's 19th congressional district

California's 19th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Jimmy Panetta, who was re-elected with 69.3% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Peter Verbica (Republican), financial planner ^[188]

Filed paperwork

• Uloma Ekpete (Democratic), physician ^[189]
• Hannah James (Democratic) ^[190]
• Jimmy Panetta (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[191]

Endorsements

Jimmy Panetta (D)

Organizations

• Democratic Majority for Israel ^[100]
• Sierra Club ^[31]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Jimmy Panetta (D)	$1,323,329	$575,038	$4,462,929
Peter Verbica (R)	$36,715	$18,772	$17,943
Source: Federal Election Commission [192]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 20

See also: California's 20th congressional district

California's 20th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Republican Vince Fong, who was re-elected with 65.1% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Ben Dewell (Independent), Stallion Springs service board member ^[193]
• Sandra Van Scotter (Democratic), disability community advocate ^[193]

Filed paperwork

• Vince Fong (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative ^[194]
• Patrick Robb (Democratic), software developer ^[195]
• Kristina Roper (Democratic), archaeologist ^[196]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Vince Fong (R)	$963,578	$668,695	$334,114
Source: Federal Election Commission [197]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid R	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe R	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe R	September 26, 2025

District 21

See also: California's 21st congressional district

California's 21st congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Jim Costa, who was re-elected with 52.6% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Jim Costa (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[198]
• Kyle Kirkland (Republican), casino owner and candidate for the 20th district in 2024 ^[199]
• Lorenzo Rios (Republican), CEO of the Clovis Veterans Memorial District ^[198]

Filed paperwork

• Lourin Hubbard (Democratic), labor organizer and runner-up for the 22nd district in 2022 ^[200]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Jim Costa (D)	$582,131	$245,108	$545,905
Lorenzo Rios (R)	$158,749	$10,359	$148,389
Source: Federal Election Commission [201]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Likely D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Lean D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Likely D	November 5, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Likely D	September 26, 2025

District 22

See also: California's 22nd congressional district

California's 22nd congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Republican David Valadao, who was re-elected with 53.4% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Jasmeet Bains (Democratic), state assemblymember from the 35th district (2022–present) ^[202]
• Eric Garcia (Democratic), veteran ^[65]
• David Valadao (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative ^[203]
• Randy Villegas (Democratic), Visalia school board trustee ^[204]

Filed paperwork

• Rudy Salas (Democratic), former state assemblymember from the 32nd district (2012–2022) and runner-up for this district in 2022 and 2024 ^[205]

Endorsements

Jasmeet Bains (D)

U.S. representatives

• Ami Bera, CA-06 (2013–present) ^[206]
• Julia Brownley, CA-26 (2013–present) ^[206]
• Judy Chu, CA-28 (2009–present) ^[206]
• Laura Friedman, CA-30 (2025–present) ^[206]
• Adam Gray, CA-13 (2025–present) ^[206]
• Zoe Lofgren, CA-18 (1995–present) ^[207]
• Grace Meng, NY-06 (2013–present) ^[208]
• Dave Min, CA-47 (2025–present) ^[206]
• Luz Rivas, CA-29 (2025–present) ^[206]
• Greg Stanton, AZ-04 (2019–present) ^[209]
• Marilyn Strickland, WA-10 (2021–present) ^[210]
• Mike Thompson, CA-04 (1999–present) ^[211]
• Norma Torres, CA-35 (2015–present) ^[206]

State legislators

• Melissa Hurtado, state senator from SD-16 (2018–present) ^[206]

Labor unions

• IBEW Local 428 ^[206]
• SEIU California ^[212]
• United Nurses Association of California ^[118]

Organizations

• 314 Action Fund ^[213]
• ASPIRE PAC ^[210]
• Blue Dog PAC ^[214]
• EMILYs List ^[215]
• New Democrat Coalition Action Fund ^[216]

Randy Villegas (D)

U.S. senators

• Bernie Sanders, Vermont (2007–present) (Independent) ^[217]

U.S. representatives

• Maxwell Frost, FL-10 (2023–present) ^[218]
• Pramila Jayapal, WA-07 (2017–present) ^[218]
• Ro Khanna, CA-17 (2017–present) ^[219]

Party officials

• David Hogg, former vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (2025) ^[220]

Individuals

• Dolores Huerta, labor leader ^[221]

Organizations

• California Working Families Party ^[222]
• Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC ^[218]
• Latino Victory Fund ^[223]
• Leaders We Deserve ^[224]
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus BOLD PAC ^[225]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Jasmeet Bains (D)	$350,151	$112,879	$237,271
Eric Garcia (D)	$88	$0	$88
Rudy Salas (D)	$8,332	$48,330	$166,445
David Valadao (R)	$2,444,607	$691,887	$1,798,256
Randy Villegas (D)	$502,088	$212,658	$289,430
Source: Federal Election Commission [226]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections [33]	Tilt R	November 6, 2025
The Cook Political Report [21]	Tossup	November 5, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Tossup	November 5, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Tossup	September 26, 2025

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	David Valadao (R)	Jasmeet Bains (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [227] [C]	August 6–8, 2025	547 (V)	± 4.2%	42%	42%	17%

Hypothetical polling

David Valadao vs. generic Democrat

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	David Valadao (R)	Generic Democrat	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [227] [C]	August 6–8, 2025	547 (V)	± 4.2%	37%	43%	16%

District 23

See also: California's 23rd congressional district

California's 23rd congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Republican Jay Obernolte, who was re-elected with 60.1% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Paul Chakalian (Democratic), distillery owner ^[228]
• Tessa Lynn Hodge (Democratic), clinical social worker ^[229]
• Karen Leigh Matthews (Independent), doctor ^[230]

Filed paperwork

• Edwin Alonzo (Democratic), public works inspector ^[231]
• Alexis Claiborne (Democratic), Planned Parenthood outreach supervisor ^[232]
• David Jones (Democratic) ^[233]
• Jay Obernolte (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative ^[234]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Paul Chakalian (D)	$46,325.49	$38,889.90	$7,435.59
Alexis Claiborne (D)	$3,367	$519	$4,819
Tessa Hodge (D)	$20,454	$18,821	$1,634
Jay Obernolte (R)	$634,518	$313,920	$1,318,438
Source: Federal Election Commission [235]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid R	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe R	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe R	September 26, 2025

District 24

See also: California's 24th congressional district

California's 24th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Salud Carbajal, who was re-elected with 62.7% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Bob Smith (Republican), engineer ^[236]

Filed paperwork

• Salud Carbajal (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[237]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Salud Carbajal (D)	$1,002,877	$440,179	$3,206,567
Robert Smith (R)	$52,743	$30,042	$22,702
Source: Federal Election Commission [238]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 25

See also: California's 25th congressional district

California's 25th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Raul Ruiz, who was re-elected with 56.3% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Joe Males (Republican), Hemet city councilor ^[239]

Filed paperwork

• Ron Huffman (Republican), retired electrical worker ^[240]
• John Kesselmark (Republican) ^[241]
• Eli Owens (Independent) ^[242]
• Raul Ruiz (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[243]
• Ceci Truman (Republican), businesswoman and candidate for this district in 2022 and 2024 ^[244]

Endorsements

Raul Ruiz (D)

Organizations

• Democratic Majority for Israel ^[100]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Joe Males (R)	$580,325	$490,848	$89,477
Raul Ruiz (D)	$1,133,806	$545,952	$2,290,593
Ceci Truman (R)	$138,534.53	$130,872.66	$10,269.76
Source: Federal Election Commission [245]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	January 15, 2026
Inside Elections [33]	Likely D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Likely D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Likely D	September 26, 2025

District 26

See also: California's 26th congressional district

California's 26th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Julia Brownley, who was re-elected with 56.1% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Jacqui Irwin (Democratic), state assemblymember from the 42nd district (2014–present) ^[246]
• Kyle Langford (Democratic), construction manager and former 2026 Republican gubernatorial candidate ^[247]

Filed paperwork

• Sonia Devgan-Kacker (Democratic), physician ^[248]
• Sam Gallucci (Republican), pastor ^[249]
• Michael Koslow (Republican), healthcare investigator and runner-up for this district in 2024 ^[250]
• Kyle Rohrbach (Democratic), candidate for Thousand Oaks City Council in 2022 ^[251]
• William Scott (Republican) ^[252]
• Jonathan Wagoner (Republican), business owner ^[253]

Publicly expressed interest

• Trisha Paytas, influencer and actress ^[254]

Potential

• Jeff Gorell (Republican), Ventura County supervisor from the 2nd district (2023–present) ^[255]

Declined

• Julia Brownley (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[256] (endorsed Irwin) ^[257]
• Monique Limón (Democratic), President pro tempore of the California State Senate (2025–present) from the 21st district (2020–present) ^[257]

Endorsements

Jacqui Irwin (D)

U.S. representatives

• Julia Brownley, CA-26 (2013–present) ^[257]

State legislators

• Henry Stern, state senator from the 27th district (2016–present) ^[257]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Julia Brownley (D)	$475,083	$279,136	$1,138,305
Samuel Gallucci (R)	$173,293	$103,770	$69,523
Michael Koslow (R)	$28,544	$35,713	$4,142
Source: Federal Election Commission [258]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 27

See also: California's 27th congressional district

California's 27th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat George Whitesides, who flipped the district and was elected with 51.3% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Jason Gibbs (Republican), Santa Clarita city councilor (2020–present) ^[259]

Filed paperwork

• David Neidhart (Republican), retired teacher ^[260]
• George Whitesides (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[261]

Endorsements

Jason Gibbs (R)

U.S. representatives

• Mike Garcia, CA-27 (2020–2025) ^[259]

George Whitesides (D) (not declared)

Organizations

• End Citizens United ^[101]
• Giffords ^[102]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[262]
• Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs ^[29]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[263]
• Reproductive Freedom for All ^[106]
• Sierra Club ^[31]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Jason Gibbs (R)	$208,270	$23,553	$184,718
David Neidhart (R)	$518	$268	$250
George Whitesides (D)	$2,452,561	$711,472	$2,067,823
Source: Federal Election Commission [264]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections [20]	Solid D	November 6, 2025
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Likely D	November 5, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 28

See also: California's 28th congressional district

California's 28th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Judy Chu, who was re-elected with 64.9% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Judy Chu (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[265]
• Robert Gonzalez (Democratic), retail worker ^[266]
• April Verlato (Republican), former Arcadia city councilor (2016–2024) and runner-up for this district in 2024 ^[267]

Endorsements

Judy Chu (D) (not declared)

Organizations

• East Area Progressive Democrats ^[268]
• Sierra Club ^[31]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Judy Chu (D)	$510,564	$438,946	$3,673,624
April Verlato (R)	$50	$7,445	$443
Source: Federal Election Commission [269]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 29

See also: California's 29th congressional district

California's 29th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Luz Rivas, who was elected with 69.8% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Margarita Carranza (Republican), retired office manager ^[270]
• Luz Rivas (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[271]
• Steven Sparrow (Republican) ^[272]

Endorsements

Luz Rivas (D) (not declared)

Organizations

• Democratic Majority for Israel ^[100]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[30]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Margarita Carranza (R)	$0	$0	$235
Luz Rivas (D)	$309,389	$222,711	$350,941
Source: Federal Election Commission [273]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 30

See also: California's 30th congressional district

California's 30th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Laura Friedman, who was elected with 68.4% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Dennis Feitosa (Republican), retired college professor ^[274]
• Laura Friedman (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[275]
• Pini Herman (Democratic), businessman ^[276]
• Darrell Reeves (Democratic) ^[277]

Declined

• Nick Melvoin (Democratic), LAUSD board member ^[278]

Endorsements

Laura Friedman (D)

Organizations

• Democratic Majority for Israel ^[100]
• East Area Progressive Democrats ^[279]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[280]
• J Street PAC ^[281]
• Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs ^[29]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[263]
• Sierra Club ^[31]
• Vote Mama ^[148]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Laura Friedman (D)	$425,755	$346,381	$376,122
Nick Melvoin (D)	$2,377	$23,231	$191,812
Source: Federal Election Commission [282]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 31

See also: California's 31st congressional district

California's 31st congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Gil Cisneros, who was elected with 59.7% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Gil Cisneros (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[283]
• Erskine Levi (Republican), retired teacher ^[284]

Endorsements

Gil Cisneros (D) (not declared)

Organizations

• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[285]
• J Street PAC ^[286]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[30]
• Sierra Club ^[31]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Gil Cisneros (D)	$260,584	$205,372	$95,288
Source: Federal Election Commission [287]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 32

See also: California's 32nd congressional district

California's 32nd congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Brad Sherman, who was re-elected with 66.2% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Chris Ahuja (Democratic), actor and candidate for this district in 2024 ^[288]
• Jake Levine (Democratic), former Senior Director for Climate & Energy at the National Security Council and son of former U.S. representative Mel Levine ^[289]
• Josh Sautter (Democratic), Encino neighborhood councilor from Area 1 (2023–present) ^[290]
• Brad Sherman (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[291]
• Anna Wilding (Independent), filmmaker ^[292]

Filed paperwork

• Dory Benami (Democratic), businessman ^[293]
• David Brown (Democratic) ^[294]
• Orissa Ishii (Democratic) ^[295]
• Wyatt Karem (Democratic), actor ^[296]
• Erskine Levi (Republican) ^[297]
• Mia Phillips (Democratic) ^[298]
• Larry Thompson (Republican), attorney ^[299]

Withdrawn

• Jake Rakov (Democratic), communications consultant and former deputy communications director for incumbent Brad Sherman ^[300]

Endorsements

Brad Sherman (D)

Statewide officials

• Gavin Newsom, governor of California (2019–present) ^[301]

U.S. senators

• Cory Booker, New Jersey (2013–present) ^[301]

U.S. representatives

• Nancy Pelosi, CA-11 (1987–present) and former speaker of the House (2007–2011, 2019–2023) ^[301]
• All 42 other Democratic U.S. representatives from California ^[301]

Organizations

• Democratic Majority for Israel ^[100]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[302]

Chris Ahuja (D)

Organizations

• Track AIPAC ^[76]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Chris Ahuja (D)	$30,296	$10,771	$22,196
Dory Benami (D)	$3,654	$137	$3,517
Jake Levine (D)	$694,183	$142,431	$551,752
Brad Sherman (D)	$800,317	$389,818	$4,332,443
Larry Thompson (R)	$5,603	$5,264	$340
Source: Federal Election Commission [303]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 33

See also: California's 33rd congressional district

California's 33rd congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Pete Aguilar, who was re-elected with 58.8% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Pete Aguilar (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[304]
• Stephanie Vargas (Republican) ^[305]

Endorsements

Pete Aguilar (D) (not declared)

Organizations

• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[306]
• J Street PAC ^[307]
• Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs ^[29]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[30]
• Population Connection ^[105]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Pete Aguilar (D)	$2,519,735	$1,918,710	$3,250,096
Source: Federal Election Commission [308]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 34

See also: California's 34th congressional district

California's 34th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Jimmy Gomez, who was re-elected with 55.6% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Loren Colin (Independent), marketing business owner and former Silver Lake neighborhood councilor (2006–2009) ^[309]
• Jimmy Gomez (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[310]
• Angela Gonzales-Torres (Democratic), former at-large Historic Highland Park neighborhood councilor (2023–2025) ^[311]
• Rob Lucero (Democratic), political consultant and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022 ^[312]

Filed paperwork

• Arthur Dixon (Democratic), community organizer ^[313]
• David Ferrell (Democratic), paralegal ^[314]

Declined

• David Kim, former MacArthur Park neighborhood council board member (2020–2023) and runner-up for this seat in 2020, 2022, and 2024 (endorsed Gonzales-Torres) ^[310]

Endorsements

Jimmy Gomez (D)

Organizations

• Sierra Club ^[31]

Angela Gonzales-Torres (D)

Local officials

• David Kim, former MacArthur Park neighborhood council board member (2020–2023) and runner-up for this seat in 2020, 2022, and 2024 ^[310]

Individuals

• Alexandra Rojas, political commentator and executive director of Justice Democrats ^[311]

Organizations

• Justice Democrats ^[310]
• Track AIPAC ^[76]

Declined to endorse

Organizations

• East Area Progressive Democrats ^[315]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Loren Colin (I)	$5,139	$751	$4,388
Jimmy Gomez (D)	$610,162	$145,798	$553,122
Angela Gonzales-Torres (D)	$76,335	$9,371	66,964
Rob Lucero (D)	$73,611	$48,510	$25,100
Source: Federal Election Commission [316]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 35

See also: California's 35th congressional district

California's 35th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Norma Torres, who was re-elected with 58.4% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Mike Cargile (Republican), independent filmmaker and runner-up for this district in 2020, 2022, and 2024 ^[317]
• Michael Horvath (Republican) ^[318]
• Norma Torres (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[319]

Endorsements

Norma Torres (D)

Organizations

• Democratic Majority for Israel ^[100]
• Population Connection ^[105]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Mike Cargile (R)	$2,965	$1,206	$2,230
Norma Torres (D)	$394,798	$160,367	$537,746
Source: Federal Election Commission [320]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 36

See also: California's 36th congressional district

California's 36th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Ted Lieu, who was re-elected with 68.7% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Houston Brignano (Republican) ^[321]
• Rustin Knudtson (Democratic), data engineer ^[322]
• Ted Lieu (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[323]
• Melissa Toomim (Republican), runner-up for this district in 2024 ^[324]

Endorsements

Ted Lieu (D) (not declared)

Organizations

• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[325]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[30]
• Population Connection ^[105]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Ted Lieu (D)	$828,810	$532,972	$970,845
Leah Tommim (R)	$17,948	$18,527	$39
Source: Federal Election Commission [326]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 37

See also: California's 37th congressional district

California's 37th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Sydney Kamlager-Dove, who was re-elected with 78.3% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Todd Lombardo (Democratic), business owner ^[65]

Filed paperwork

• Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[327]
• Samantha Mota (Democratic), community activist ^[328]

Endorsements

Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D) (not declared)

Organizations

• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[329]
• J Street PAC ^[330]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[30]
• Sierra Club ^[31]
• Vote Mama ^[148]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D)	$367,916	$282,170	$147,744
Todd Lombardo (D)	$51,809	$16,436	$35,373
Source: Federal Election Commission [331]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 38

See also: California's 38th congressional district

California's 38th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Linda Sánchez, who was re-elected with 59.8% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• TJ Adams-Falconer (Democratic), former communications advisor to President Barack Obama ^[332]
• Monica Sánchez (Democratic), Pico Rivera city councilor ^[207]
• Hilda Solis (Democratic), Los Angeles County supervisor from the 1st district (2014–present), former U.S. Secretary of Labor (2009–2013), and former U.S. representative from the 32nd district (2001–2009) ^[333]

Declined

• Linda Sánchez (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative (running in the 41st district, endorsed Monica Sánchez) ^{[334] [207]}

Endorsements

Monica Sánchez (D)

U.S. representatives

• Linda Sánchez, CA-38 (2003–present) ^[207]
• Norma Torres, CA-35 (2015–present) ^[207]

Hilda Solis (D)

U.S. representatives

• Judy Chu, CA-28 (2009–present) ^[207]
• Lou Correa, CA-46 (201–present) ^[207]
• Laura Friedman, CA-30 (2025–present) ^[207]
• Robert Garcia, CA-42 (2023–present) ^[207]
• Luz Rivas, CA-29 (2025–present) ^[207]

Local officials

• Karen Bass, mayor of Los Angeles (2022–present) ^[207]

Organizations

• PODER PAC ^[335]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
TJ Adams-Falconer (D)	$13,555	$3,944	$10,424
Hilda Solis (D)	$171,150	$1,735	$169,415
Source: Federal Election Commission [336]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 39

See also: California's 39th congressional district

California's 39th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Mark Takano, who was re-elected with 56.7% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Mark Takano (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[337]

Formed exploratory committee

• Steve Manos (Republican), Lake Elsinore city councilor ^[338]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Mark Takano (D)	$402,512	$485,231	$485,231
Source: Federal Election Commission [339]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 40

See also: California's 40th congressional district

California's 40th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Republican Young Kim, who was re-elected with 55.3% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Ken Calvert (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative from the 41st district ^[340] (previously ran in the 41st district) ^[341]
• Joe Kerr (Democratic), retired Orange County fire captain and runner-up for this district in 2024 ^[342]
• Young Kim (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative ^[343]
• Nina Linh (Democratic), nonprofit executive ^[344]
• Lisa Ramirez (Democratic), attorney ^[345]
• Esther Kim Varet (Democratic), director of Various Small Fires ^[346]

Filed paperwork

• Christian Ahmed (Independent), equipment technician ^[347]
• Maricar Payad (American Independent Party), businesswoman ^[348]

Potential

• Melissa Melendez (Republican), former state senator (2020–2022) ^[349]

Withdrawn

• Christina Gagnier (Democratic), former Chino Valley School Board member and runner-up for the 35th district in 2014 ^[350]
• Perry Meade (Democratic), labor organizer ^{[351] [352]}
• Paula Swift (Democratic), consultant (running for the 70th State Assembly district) ^[353]

Declined

• Andy Thorburn, national chair of Americans for Democratic Action and candidate for this seat in 2018 ^[c] (previously endorsed Meade) ^[354]

Endorsements

Ken Calvert (R)

State legislators

• Kate Sanchez, state assemblymember from the 71st district (2022–present) ^[73]

Local officials

• Donald Wagner, Orange County supervisor from the 3rd district (2019–present) ^[73]

Joe Kerr (D)

U.S. representatives

• Lou Correa, CA-46 (2017–present) ^[355]
• Adam Gray, CA-13 (2025–present) ^[355]
• Mike Levin, CA-49 (2019–present) ^[355]
• Dave Min, CA-47 (2025–present) ^[355]
• Linda Sánchez, CA-38 (2003–present) ^[355]

State legislators

• Josh Newman, former state senator from the 29th district (2016–2018, 2020–2024) ^[355]
• Tom Umberg, state senator from the 34th district (2018–present) ^[355]

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Teamsters Joint Council 42 ^[356]

Esther Kim Varet (D)

U.S. representatives

• Dean Phillips, MN-03 (2019–2025) ^[357]
• Harley Rouda, CA-48 (2019–2021) ^[358]
• Marilyn Strickland, WA-10 (2021–present) ^[359]

Organizations

• ASPIRE PAC ^[359]
• Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs ^[29]
• Vote Mama ^[148]

Young Kim (R)

Organizations

• Maggie's List ^[360]

Lisa Ramirez (D)

Organizations

• CHC BOLD PAC ^[361]

Perry Meade (D) (withdrawn)

State legislators

• Catherine Blakespear, state senator from the 38th district (2022–present) ^[362]
• María Elena Durazo, state senator from the 26th district (2018–present) ^[363]
• Sasha Renée Pérez, state senator from the 25th district (2024–present) ^[363]

Local officials

• Vicente Sarmiento, Orange County supervisor from the 2nd district (2023–present) ^[363]
• Kathleen Treseder, at-large Irvine City Councilor (2022–present) ^[354]

Individuals

• Andy Thorburn, national chair of Americans for Democratic Action and candidate for this seat in 2018 ^[354]

Organizations

• Gen-Z for Change ^[364]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Ken Calvert (R)	$3,340,998	$658,003	$2,945,131
Christian Ahmed (I)	$30	$0	$130
Christina Gagnier (D)	$600,571	$336,292	$264,279
Joe Kerr (D)	$159,619	$148,877	$10,742
Young Kim (R)	$4,813,185	$1,789,630	$4,759,053
Nina Linh (D)	$216,807	$78,626	$138,181
Perry Meade (D)	$274,897	$97,225	$177,673
Lisa Ramirez (D)	$156,677	$49,673	$107,004
Paula Swift (D)	$11,901	$7,242	$4,659
Esther Kim Varet (D)	$2,145,850	$913,998	$1,231,852
Source: Federal Election Commission [365]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections [20]	Solid R	November 6, 2025
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid R	November 5, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe R	November 5, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Likely R	September 26, 2025

District 41

See also: California's 41st congressional district

California's 41st congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Republican Ken Calvert, who was re-elected with 51.7% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Hector De La Torre (Democratic), former state assemblymember from the 50th district (2004–2010), candidate for the 39th congressional district in 2002, and candidate for California Insurance Commissioner in 2010 ^[366]
• Dave Karson (Democratic), investment banker ^[341]
• Shaaf Patel (Libertarian), former business owner ^{[d] [367] [368]}
• Linda Sánchez (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative from the 38th district ^[334]
• Tiffanie Tate (Democratic), radio host ^[367]
• Cody Wiebelhaus (Republican), healthcare executive ^[341]
• Shonique Williams (Democratic), criminal justice advocate ^[369]

Filed paperwork

• Simon Alvarez (Democratic), perennial candidate ^[370]
• Claude Keissieh (Democratic), electrical engineer ^[371]
• Eric Peterson (Democratic) ^[372]

Withdrawn

• Katherine Aleman (Democratic), former Norco city councilor ^[373]
• Jason Byors (Democratic), software engineer (running for state assembly in the 47th district) ^[374]
• Ken Calvert (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative ^[341] (running in the 40th district) ^[340]
• Abel Chavez (Democratic), president of the Nuview Union School District Board (running in the 48th district) ^[375]
• Anuj Dixit (Democratic), lawyer (ran in the 48th district) ^[375]
• Tim Myers (Democratic), musician and record producer (running for lieutenant governor) ^[376]
• Ferguson Porter (Democratic), comic book store owner ^[341] (running in the 48th district) ^[377]
• Brandon Riker (Democratic), entrepreneur and candidate for lieutenant governor of Vermont in 2016 ^[378] (running in the 48th district) ^[345]

Endorsements

Hector De La Torre (D)

U.S. representatives

• Alan Lowenthal, CA-47 (2013–2023) ^[208]
• Grace Napolitano, CA-31 (1999–2025) ^[208]
• Henry Waxman, CA-33 (1975–2015) ^[208]

State legislators

• Josh Lowenthal, speaker pro tempore of the California State Assembly (2024–present) from the 69th district (2022–present) ^[208]

Linda Sánchez (D)

U.S. representatives

• Pete Aguilar, chair of the House Democratic Caucus (2023–present) from CA-33 (2015–present) ^[334]
• Katherine Clark, House Minority Whip (2023–present) from MA-05 (2013–present) ^[334]
• Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority Leader (2023–present) from NY-08 (2013–present) ^[334]

Organizations

• J Street PAC ^[379]
• Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs ^[29]
• Sierra Club ^[31]

Katherine Aleman (D) (withdrawn)

U.S. senators

• Barbara Boxer, California (1993–2017) ^[363]

State legislators

• Sabrina Cervantes, state senator from the 31st district (2024–present) ^[380]

Local officials

• Jose Medina, Riverside County supervisor (2025–present) and former state assemblyman for the 61st district (2012–2022) ^[380]

Fundraising

Italics indicate withdrawn candidate

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Kathleen Aleman (D)	$180,522	$126,427	$54,095
Jason Byors (D)	$5,695	$4,773	$922
Anuj Dixit (D)	$302,116	$28,516	$273,600
Linda Sánchez (D)	$632,734	$425,578	$632,943
Tiffanie Tate (D)	$55,893	$12,845	$43,048
Source: Federal Election Commission [381]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections [20]	Solid D (flip)	November 6, 2025
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D (flip)	November 5, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D (flip)	November 5, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D (flip)	September 26, 2025

District 42

See also: California's 42nd congressional district

California's 42nd congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Robert Garcia, who was re-elected with 68.1% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Robert Garcia (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[382]

Potential

• John Moorlach (Republican), former state senator from the 37th district (2015–2020), candidate for Orange County supervisor in 2021, and candidate for mayor of Costa Mesa in 2022 ^[383]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Robert Garcia (D)	$931,769	$514,065	$830,132
Source: Federal Election Commission [384]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 43

See also: California's 43rd congressional district

California's 43rd congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Maxine Waters, who was re-elected with 75.1% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Maxine Waters (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[83]

Filed paperwork

• Eden Cristo (Democratic), student ^[385]
• Craig Geiger (Republican) ^[386]
• Anish Jain (Republican), business manager ^[387]
• Christopher Truman (Democratic) ^[388]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Maxine Waters (D)	$351,290	$279,827	$187,920
Source: Federal Election Commission [389]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 44

See also: California's 44th congressional district

California's 44th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Nanette Barragán, who was re-elected with 71.4% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Nanette Barragán (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[390]

Endorsements

Nanette Barragán (D) (not declared)

Organizations

• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[30]
• Sierra Club ^[31]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Nanette Barragán (D)	$350,697	$524,707	$1,307,545
Source: Federal Election Commission [391]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 45

See also: California's 45th congressional district

California's 45th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Derek Tran, who flipped the district and was elected with 50.1% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Chi Charlie Nguyen (Republican), mayor of Westminster ^[392]
• Chuong Vo (Republican), former mayor of Cerritos ^[230]
• Amy Phan West (Republican), Westminster city councilor ^[393]

Filed paperwork

• Brian Forde (Democratic) ^[394]
• Mark Leonard (Republican), analyst ^[395]
• Gavin Solomon (Republican), businessman from New York ^[396]
• Derek Tran (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[397]
• Tom Vo (Republican), realtor ^[398]

Potential

• Young Kim (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative from the 40th district ^[208]

Declined

• Janet Nguyen (Republican), Orange County supervisor ^[230]
• Michelle Steel (Republican), former U.S. representative ^[399]

Endorsements

Derek Tran (D) (not declared)

Organizations

• Council for a Livable World ^[96]
• Giffords ^[102]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[400]
• J Street PAC ^[401]
• Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs ^[29]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[30]
• Reproductive Freedom for All ^[106]
• Sierra Club ^[31]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Brian Forde (D)	$0	$0	$220,762
Derek Tran (D)	$2,362,463	$732,452	$1,957,334
Amy West (R)	$11,052	$209	$10,843
Source: Federal Election Commission [402]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections [33]	Tilt D	November 6, 2025
The Cook Political Report [21]	Lean D	November 5, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Lean D	November 5, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Likely D	September 26, 2025

District 46

See also: California's 46th congressional district

California's 46th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Lou Correa, who was re-elected with 63.4% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Christian Mendez (Democratic) ^[65]

Filed paperwork

• Francisco Bahena (Democratic) ^[403]
• Lou Correa (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[404]
• David Pan (Republican), college professor ^[405]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Lou Correa (D)	$699,533	$263,170	$2,303,726
David Pan (R)	$31,483	$17,247	$17,116
Source: Federal Election Commission [406]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 47

See also: California's 47th congressional district

California's 47th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Dave Min, who was elected with 51.4% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Dave Min (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[407]
• Hunter Garcia Miranda (Democratic), attorney ^[407]

Filed paperwork

• Brian Burley (Republican), IT consultant ^[408]
• Julia Hashemieh (Republican), CEO ^[409]
• Ryan Lam (Republican), attorney ^[410]
• Michael Maxsenti (Republican), communications consultant ^[411]
• Gavin Solomon (Republican), businessman from New York ^[412]
• Eric J. Troutman (Independent), attorney ^[413]

Endorsements

Dave Min (D)

Organizations

• Council for a Livable World ^[96]
• Democratic Majority for Israel ^[100]
• End Citizens United ^[101]
• Giffords ^[102]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[414]
• J Street PAC ^[415]
• Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs ^[29]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[30]
• Reproductive Freedom for All ^[106]
• Sierra Club ^[31]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Brian Burley (R)	$14,230	$10,836	$9,170
Michael Maxsenti (R)	$72,181	$49,411	$21,936
Dave Min (D)	$2,102,804	$591,522	$1,684,348
Hunter Miranda (D)	$12,925	$1,878	$11,047
Source: Federal Election Commission [416]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections [33]	Likely D	November 6, 2025
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	January 15, 2026
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Likely D	November 5, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Likely D	September 26, 2025

District 48

See also: California's 48th congressional district

California's 48th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Republican Darrell Issa, who was re-elected with 59.3% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Ammar Campa-Najjar (Democratic), naval officer, runner-up for mayor of Chula Vista in 2022, and runner-up for this district ^[e] in 2018 and 2020 ^[417]
• Abel Chavez (Democratic), president of the Nuview Union School District Board ^[375]
• Corinna Contreras (Democratic), Vista councilmember (2018-present) ^[418]
• Marc Iannarino, U.S. Navy veteran ^[207]
• Darrell Issa (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative ^[419]
• Albert Mora (Democratic), musician ^[420]
• Curtis Morrison (Democratic), immigration attorney ^{[f] [420]}
• Brian Nash (Democratic), business analytics professional ^[423]
• Ferguson Porter (Democratic), comic book store owner ^[377] (previously ran in the 41st district) ^[341]
• Brandon Riker (Democratic), entrepreneur and candidate for lieutenant governor of Vermont in 2016 ^[378] (previously ran in the 41st district) ^[345]
• Whitney Shanahan (Democratic), reproductive rights group founder and candidate for this district in 2024 ^[420]
• Marni von Wilpert (Democratic), San Diego city councilor from the 5th district (2020–present) (previously ran for state senate) ^[424]

Filed paperwork

• Mike Bucy (American Independent Party), delivery driver ^[425]
• Nick Davis (Democratic) ^[426]

Potential

• Carl DeMaio (Republican), state assemblymember from the 75th district (2024–present), runner-up for mayor of San Diego in 2012, runner-up for the 52nd district in 2014, and candidate for this district ^[e] in 2020 ^[73]
• Jim Desmond (Republican), San Diego County supervisor from the 5th district (2019–present) (currently running in the 49th district) ^[73]
• Brian Jones (Republican), minority leader of the California State Senate (2022–present) from the 40th district (2018–present) ^[73]

Withdrawn

• Anuj Dixit (Democratic), lawyer (previously ran in the 41st district) ^[377]
• Suzanne Till (Democratic), member of the Padre Dam Municipal Water District Board of Directors (2020–present) (endorsed von Wilpert; ^[427] running for state senate) ^[428]
• Brian Nash (Democratic), business analytics professional ^[429]

Declined

• Lisa Middleton, former Palm Springs city councilor from the 5th district (2017–2024) and runner-up for California's 19th State Senatorial district in 2024 (endorsed Riker) ^[430]
• Will Rollins (Democratic), counterterrorism attorney and runner-up for the 41st district in 2022 and 2024 ^[431]

Endorsements

Ammar Campa-Najjar (D)

Organizations

• J Street PAC ^[432]
• VoteVets ^[433]

Curtis Morrison (D)

Organizations

• Track AIPAC ^[434]

Brandon Riker (D)

U.S. representatives

• Ro Khanna, CA-17 (2017–present) ^[430]

Local officials

• Lisa Middleton, former mayor of Palm Springs (2021–2022) ^[430]

Marni von Wilpert (D)

U.S. senators

• Barbara Boxer, California (1993–2017) ^[435]

U.S. representatives

• Becca Balint, VT (2023–present) ^[436]
• Lois Frankel, FL-22 (2013–present) ^[437]
• Emily Randall, WA-6 (2025–present) ^[436]
• Bobby Scott, VA-3 (1993–present) ^[427]

State senators

• Catherine Blakespear, SD-38 (2022–present) ^[438]
• Steve Padilla, SD-18 (2022–present) ^[427]

State assemblymembers

• Tasha Boerner, AD-77 (2018–present) ^[438]
• Chris Ward, AD-78 (2020–present) ^[427]

Municipal officials

• Jennifer Campbell, San Diego city councilor from the 2nd district (2018–present) ^[427]
• Terra Lawson-Remer, chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (2025–present) from the 3rd district (2021–present) ^[427]
• Suzanne Till, vice president (2024–present) of the Padre Dam Municipal Water District Board of Directors (2020–present) and former candidate ^[427]
• Stephen Whitburn, San Diego city councilor from the 3rd district (2020–present) ^[427]

Labor unions

• Service Employees International Union California ^[439]

Organizations

• Elect Democratic Women ^[437]
• EMILYs List ^[440]
• LPAC ^[436]

Anuj Dixit (D) (withdrawn)

U.S. representatives

• Dave Min, CA-47 (2025–present) ^[441]
• Marilyn Strickland, WA-10 (2021–present) ^[359]

Organizations

• ASPIRE PAC ^[359]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Ammar Campa-Najjar (D)	$465,186	$56,703	$408,544
Abel Chavez (D)	$136,959	$107,824	$29,135
Anuj Dixit (D)	$430,237	$146,574	$283,663
Darrell Issa (R)	$1,170,998	$327,031	$2,488,583
Curtis Morrison (D)	$17,118	$14,454	$2,664
Ferguson Porter (D)	$63,492	$40,955	$22,538
Brandon Riker (D)	$1,299,270	$242,881	$1,056,388
Whitney Shanahan (D)	$2,930	$2,897	$229
Marini von Wilpert (D)	$226,854	$7,967	$218,887
Source: Federal Election Commission [442]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections [33]	Tilt D (flip)	December 5, 2025
The Cook Political Report [21]	Tossup	November 5, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Tossup	November 5, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Tilt D (flip)	September 26, 2025

Polling

Darrell Issa vs. Ammar Campa-Najjar

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Darrell Issa (R)	Ammar Campa-Najjar (D)	Undecided
Blueprint Polling (D) [443] [D]	October 25–26, 2025	517 (LV)	± 4.3%	40%	43%	17%

District 49

See also: California's 49th congressional district

California's 49th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Mike Levin, who was re-elected with 52.2% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Jim Desmond (Republican), San Diego County supervisor from the 5th district (2019–present) ^[444]

Filed paperwork

• Julian Arellano (Independent), salesman ^[445]
• Mike Levin (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[446]
• Star Parker (Republican), columnist ^[447]
• Eli Stern (Republican), retired executive ^[448]

Endorsements

Jim Desmond (R)

State legislators

• Carl DeMaio (Republican), state assemblymember from the 75th district (2024–present) ^[73]

Mike Levin (D) (not declared)

Organizations

• Council for a Livable World ^[96]
• Democratic Majority for Israel ^[100]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[449]
• J Street PAC ^[450]
• Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs ^[29]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[30]
• Population Connection ^[105]
• Sierra Club ^[31]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Julian Arellano (I)	$3,012	$2,246	$42
Jim Desmond (R)	$1,127,295	$200,108	$927,187
Mike Levin (D)	$1,886,557	$943,432	$1,212,862
Star Parker (R)	$146,146	$26,312	$119,834
Source: Federal Election Commission [451]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections [20]	Solid D	November 6, 2025
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Likely D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 50

See also: California's 50th congressional district

California's 50th congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Scott Peters, who was re-elected with 64.3% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Hatim Arnous (Democratic) ^[452]
• Timothy Balish (Democratic), physician ^[453]
• Aishwarya Mitra (Democratic), chemical engineer ^[454]
• Noel Perez (Democratic) ^[455]
• Scott Peters (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[456]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Timothy Balish (D)	$992	$1,026	$467
Scott Peters (D)	$729,057	$547,407	$2,332,171
Source: Federal Election Commission [457]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 51

See also: California's 51st congressional district

California's 51st congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Sara Jacobs, who was re-elected with 60.7% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Mike Bucy (Republican), delivery driver ^[458]
• Sara Jacobs (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[459]
• John-Samuel Williams (American Independent Party), ESL teacher ^[460]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Sara Jacobs (D)	$598,636	$518,088	$157,920
Source: Federal Election Commission [461]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 52

See also: California's 52nd congressional district

California's 52nd congressional district boundary from the 2026 elections
Interactive map version

The incumbent is Democrat Juan Vargas, who was re-elected with 66.3% of the vote in 2024. ^[3]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Juan Vargas (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[462]

Endorsements

Juan Vargas (D)

Organizations

• Democratic Majority for Israel ^[100]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Juan Vargas (D)	$303,974	$176,510	$218,304
Source: Federal Election Commission [463]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid D	November 5, 2025
Inside Elections [33]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [23]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. Poll conducted before the passage of Proposition 50
3. This district was numbered as the 39th district prior to the 2020 redistricting cycle.
4. The Desert Sun states that the status of his campaign was unclear as of July 2025.
5. This district was numbered as the 50th district prior to the 2020 redistricting cycle.
6. Morrison would be moved to California's 49th congressional district in the event that Prop 50 redistricting should pass. He would stay in the race regardless, and would vote for Mike Levin in his hypothetical district. ^[421] Congressional candidates are not required to live in the district they intend to represent even after they get sworn in, as long as they are a resident of the state they would represent. ^[422]

Partisan and media clients

1. Poll sponsored by Hall's campaign
2. Poll sponsored by Chakrabarti's campaign
3. Poll commissioned by ASPIRE PAC & the SEIU
4. This poll was sponsored by Campa-Najjar's campaign

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