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California's 22nd Congressional District election, 2026
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| California's 22nd Congressional District |
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| General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 6, 2026 |
| Primary: June 2, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times:
7 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Race ratings |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 22nd Congressional District of California, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.
Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House California District 22
Incumbent David G. Valadao, Jasmeet Bains, Eric Garcia, Rudy Salas, and Randy Villegas are running in the general election for U.S. House California District 22 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | David G. Valadao (R) | |
| Jasmeet Bains (D) | ||
 | Eric Garcia (D) | |
 | Rudy Salas (D) | |
 | Randy Villegas (D) | |
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Candidate profiles
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Voting information
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Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| David G. Valadao | Republican Party | $1,810,795 | $468,089 | $1,388,242 | As of June 30, 2025 |
| Jasmeet Bains | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Eric Garcia | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | As of June 30, 2025 |
| Rudy Salas | Democratic Party | $1,090 | $31,580 | $175,953 | As of June 30, 2025 |
| Randy Villegas | Democratic Party | $231,316 | $104,883 | $126,432 | As of June 30, 2025 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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General election race ratings
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Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
| Race ratings: California's 22nd Congressional District election, 2026 | |||||||||
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| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Ballot access
This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.
District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
2024
See also: California's 22nd Congressional District election, 2024
California's 22nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 22
Incumbent David G. Valadao defeated Rudy Salas in the general election for U.S. House California District 22 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David G. Valadao (R) | 53.4 | 89,484 |
| Rudy Salas (D) | 46.6 | 78,023 | |
| Total votes: 167,507 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 22
Incumbent David G. Valadao and Rudy Salas defeated Chris Mathys and Melissa Hurtado in the primary for U.S. House California District 22 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David G. Valadao (R) | 32.7 | 20,479 |
| ✔ | | Rudy Salas (D) | 31.3 | 19,592 |
 | Chris Mathys (R) | 22.0 | 13,745 | |
 | Melissa Hurtado (D) | 14.0 | 8,733 | |
| Total votes: 62,549 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2022
Regular election
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 22
Incumbent David G. Valadao defeated Rudy Salas in the general election for U.S. House California District 22 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David G. Valadao (R) | 51.5 | 52,994 |
| Rudy Salas (D) | 48.5 | 49,862 | |
| Total votes: 102,856 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 22
Rudy Salas and incumbent David G. Valadao defeated Chris Mathys and Adam Thomas Medeiros in the primary for U.S. House California District 22 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rudy Salas (D) | 45.2 | 25,337 |
| ✔ | | David G. Valadao (R) | 25.6 | 14,331 |
| Chris Mathys (R) | 23.4 | 13,111 | |
 | Adam Thomas Medeiros (R) | 5.8 | 3,250 | |
| Total votes: 56,029 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- William Tarasevic (Independent)
- Andreas Borgeas (R)
- Jorge Sanchez Hernandez (D)
Special election
General election
Special general election for U.S. House California District 22
Connie Conway defeated Lourin Hubbard in the special general election for U.S. House California District 22 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Connie Conway (R) | 62.1 | 71,720 |
 | Lourin Hubbard (D) | 37.9 | 43,701 | |
| Total votes: 115,421 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 22
The following candidates ran in the special primary for U.S. House California District 22 on April 5, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Connie Conway (R) | 35.1 | 30,559 |
| ✔ | | Lourin Hubbard (D) | 19.4 | 16,905 |
 | Matt Stoll (R) | 16.2 | 14,075 | |
| Eric Garcia (D) | 14.4 | 12,556 | |
 | Michael Maher (R) | 8.7 | 7,619 | |
 | Elizabeth Heng (R) | 6.2 | 5,391 | |
| Total votes: 87,105 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nathan Magsig (R)
2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 22
Incumbent Devin Nunes defeated Phil Arballo in the general election for U.S. House California District 22 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Devin Nunes (R) | 54.2 | 170,888 |
 | Phil Arballo (D) | 45.8 | 144,251 | |
| Total votes: 315,139 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 22
Incumbent Devin Nunes and Phil Arballo defeated Bobby Bliatout, Dary Rezvani, and Eric Garcia in the primary for U.S. House California District 22 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Devin Nunes (R) | 56.1 | 94,686 |
| ✔ | | Phil Arballo (D) | 25.0 | 42,218 |
 | Bobby Bliatout (D) | 13.1 | 22,078 | |
 | Dary Rezvani (D) | 3.1 | 5,273 | |
| Eric Garcia (No party preference) | 2.7 | 4,515 | |
| Total votes: 168,770 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Heman Hill (Independent)
District analysis
This section will contain facts and figures related to this district's elections when those are available.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
