Cole Bettles
Cole Bettles (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 11th Congressional District. He will not appear on the ballot for the primary on June 2, 2026.
2026 battleground election
Ballotpedia identified the June 2 top-two primary for California's 11th Congressional District as a battleground election. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here.
Eight Democrats, two Republicans, and one independent are running in the top-two primary for California's 11th Congressional District on June 2, 2026. As of March 2026, Saikat Chakrabarti (D), Connie Chan (D), and Scott Wiener (D) led in fundraising, endorsements, and local media attention.[1][2]
Incumbent Nancy Pelosi (D) is not running for re-election. Mission Local's Joe Eskenazi said: "Nobody still in the business has run a real San Francisco congressional race. Pelosi has held this seat since 1987. There hasn’t been a serious and competitive race for two generations."[3] As of March 2026, Pelosi had not endorsed any of the candidates.
Chakrabarti is a former software engineer and staff member for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D). Chakrabarti co-founded Justice Democrats after the 2016 presidential election.[4] In his Candidate Connection survey, Chakrabarti said he was running because "San Franciscans are being crushed by the cost of living and betrayed by leaders who are too comfortable in power to fight for us."[5] Eskenazi said, "Chakrabarti’s lane is narrow...[he is] in the unusual position of appealing to San Francisco voters who gravitate to national left-wing politics without yet having the backing of San Francisco voters who gravitate to San Francisco left-wing politics."[3] Former Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D) endorsed Chakrabarti.[6]
Chan is a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Before her election in 2020, Chan worked in the city government, including as a staffer for then-District Attorney Kamala Harris.[7] Chan says she is running "for all the people who feel like they’re getting priced out of their own city. I’m running for those who are under attack by the Trump Administration."[8] Eskenazi said Chan's potential base of support includes "Asian/Chinese voters, the Westside and then an assortment of Great Highway refuseniks, disgruntled neighborhood dwellers and others who are chafing against what used to be referred to as 'Downtown.'"[3] Sen. Adam Schiff (D) endorsed Chan.[9]
Wiener is a member of the California Senate. Before his election to the Senate in 2016, Wiener served for five years on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.[10] Wiener says he is running "to defend San Francisco, our values, our people, and the Constitution of the United States with everything I have."[11] Eskenazi said Wiener "has a stronghold in District 8, the neighborhood that consistently has the highest voter turnout, and is also the only significant moderate or LGBTQ candidate in the race."[3] California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) endorsed Wiener.[12]
Also running in the primary are John Buffler (D), Keith Freedman (D), Omed Hamid (D), Gregory Haynes (D), Marie Hurabiell (D), David Ganezer (R), Jingchao Xiong (R), and Nathan Deer (I).
In a top-two primary, all candidates running for a given office appear on the same primary ballot. The top two finishers—regardless of party affiliation—advance to the general election. The Democratic Party of California endorsed Wiener.[13] As of March 2026, the Republican Party of California had not endorsed any candidate.[14]
As of March 2026, major election forecasters rated the general election Safe/Solid Democratic. In 2024, Pelosi defeated Bruce Lou (R) 81%–19%.
Elections
2026
See also: California's 11th Congressional District election, 2026
California's 11th Congressional District election, 2026 (June 2 top-two primary)
General election
The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 11
The following candidates are running in the primary for U.S. House California District 11 on June 2, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| John Buffler (D) | ||
 | Saikat Chakrabarti (D)  | |
 | Connie Chan (D) | |
 | Nathan Deer (No party preference) | |
 | Keith Freedman (D) | |
| David Ganezer (R) | ||
 | Omed Hamid (D) | |
| Gregory Haynes (D) | ||
 | Marie Hurabiell (D) | |
 | Scott Wiener (D) | |
 | Jingchao Xiong (R) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Darren Helton (D)
- Nancy Pelosi (D)
- Cole Bettles (D)
- Daniel Wheeler (D)
Polls
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Polls are conducted with a variety of methodologies and have margins of error or credibility intervals.[15] The Pew Research Center wrote, "A margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level means that if we fielded the same survey 100 times, we would expect the result to be within 3 percentage points of the true population value 95 of those times."[16] For tips on reading polls from FiveThirtyEight, click here. For tips from Pew, click here.
Below we provide results for polls from a wide variety of sources, including media outlets, social media, campaigns, and aggregation websites, when available. We only report polls for which we can find a margin of error or credibility interval. Know of something we're missing? Click here to let us know.
| Poll | Dates | Chakrabarti (D) | Chan (D) | Wiener (D) | Other | Undecided | Sample size | Margin of error | Sponsor |
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– | 20 | 17 | 32 | 13 | 18 | 797 LV | ± 3.0% | Saikat Chakrabarti (D) | |
– | 16 | 17 | 37 | 14 | 17 | 806 LV | ± 3.0% | Saikat Chakrabarti (D) | |
| Note: LV is likely voters, RV is registered voters, and EV is eligible voters. | |||||||||
Candidate spending
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Buffler | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Saikat Chakrabarti | Democratic Party | $1,769,248 | $1,656,981 | $112,266 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| Connie Chan | Democratic Party | $174,385 | $54,854 | $119,531 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| Keith Freedman | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Omed Hamid | Democratic Party | $44,997 | $34,968 | $10,029 | As of March 31, 2026 |
| Gregory Haynes | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Marie Hurabiell | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Scott Wiener | Democratic Party | $2,785,989 | $511,624 | $2,274,365 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| David Ganezer | Republican Party | $59 | $37 | $22 | As of March 31, 2026 |
| Jingchao Xiong | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Nathan Deer | No party preference | $3,462 | $2,071 | $1,392 | As of March 31, 2026 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," . 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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Satellite spending
- See also: Satellite spending
Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[17][18][19]
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Cole Bettles did not complete Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Francisco Examiner, "Word on the Street: A 'once-in-a-generation' race for SF voters," January 8, 2026
- ↑ Mission Local, "And then there were three: The race to succeed Nancy Pelosi takes shape," November 24, 2025
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- ↑ Candidate Connection survey submitted to Ballotpedia on November 14, 2025.
- ↑ Saikat Chakrabarti campaign website, "Home page," accessed March 5, 2026
- ↑ Connie Chan campaign website, "Meet Connie," accessed March 3, 2026
- ↑ Connie Chan campaign website, "Home page," accessed March 3, 2026
- ↑ Instagram, "Connie Chan on March 4, 2026," accessed March 5, 2026
- ↑ Scott Wiener campaign website, "Meet Scott," accessed March 3, 2026
- ↑ Scott Wiener campaign website, "Home page," accessed March 3, 2026
- ↑ Scott Wiener campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed March 5, 2026
- ↑ Democratic Party of California, "2026 Primary Election Endorsements," February 22, 2026
- ↑ Republican Party of California, "2026 Endorsements," accessed March 3, 2026
- ↑ For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
