United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2026
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June 2, 2026 |
November 3, 2026 |
2026 U.S. House Elections |
The U.S. House of Representatives elections in California are scheduled on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect 52 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's 52 U.S. House districts.
Partisan breakdown
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from California | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 43 | 45 |
| Republican | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 52 | 54 |
Candidates
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
District 1
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Doug LaMalfa (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Audrey Denney (Democratic Party)
- James Salegui (Democratic Party)
- Casey Stewart (Democratic Party)
- Rose Penelope Yee (Democratic Party)
District 2
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Jared Huffman (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Kevin Eisele (Democratic Party)

- Colby Smart (No party preference)
- Kyle Wilson (Independent)

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District 3
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Kevin Kiley (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Heidi Hall (Democratic Party)
- Richard Pan (Democratic Party)
- Tyler Vandenberg (Democratic Party)
District 4
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Mike Thompson (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Eric Jones (Democratic Party)
- Sharon Brown (Republican Party)
- Heath Fulkerson (Republican Party)
- Mandy Ghusar (Republican Party)
- Laurie MacKenzie (Republican Party)
- John Wesley Tyler (Independent)

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District 5
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Tom McClintock (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Michael Masuda (Democratic Party)
- Angelina Sigala (Democratic Party)
- Jason Weland (Republican Party)
District 6
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Ami Bera (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Chris Bennett (Democratic Party)

- Kindra Pring (Democratic Party)
- Christine Bish (Republican Party)

- Craig DeLuz (Republican Party)
- Raymond Riehle (Republican Party)
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District 7
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Doris Matsui (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Erica Lee (Democratic Party)

- Robert Morin (Democratic Party)
- Enayat Nazhat (Democratic Party)
- Mai Vang (Democratic Party)
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District 8
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- John Garamendi (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Nicolas Carjuzaa (Democratic Party)
- Harinder Lamba (Democratic Party)
- Aaron Rowden (Democratic Party)
- Rudy Recile (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Mandy Ghusar (Peace and Freedom Party)
District 9
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Josh Harder (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Kevin Lincoln II (Republican Party)
- John McBride (Republican Party)
- Jim Shoemaker (Republican Party)
District 10
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Mark DeSaulnier (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Josh Hamilton (Democratic Party)
- Mitchell Maisler (Democratic Party)
- Katherine Piccinini (Republican Party)
District 11
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Nancy Pelosi (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Cole Bettles (Democratic Party)
- Saikat Chakrabarti (Democratic Party)
- Darren Helton (Democratic Party)
- Scott Wiener (Democratic Party)
- Jingchao Xiong (Democratic Party)

- David Ganezer (Republican Party)
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District 12
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Lateefah Simon (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Heath Fulkerson (Republican Party)
District 13
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Adam Gray (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Vin Kruttiventi (Republican Party)
- Javier Lopez (Republican Party)
- Alberto Escobedo (No party preference)
Did not make the ballot:
- Angelina Sigala (Democratic Party)

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District 14
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Eric Swalwell (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Abrar Qadir (Democratic Party)
District 15
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Kevin Mullin (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Mantosh Kumar (Democratic Party)
- Brian Tetrud (Democratic Party)

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District 16
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Sam Liccardo (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
District 17
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Ro Khanna (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Nicholas Finan (Democratic Party)
- Ha Phan (Republican Party)
- Ritesh Tandon (Republican Party)
District 18
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Zoe Lofgren (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Zakaria Kortam (Republican Party)

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 19
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Jimmy Panetta (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Hannah James (Democratic Party)
- Peter Verbica (Republican Party)
District 20
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Vince Fong (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Patrick Robb (Democratic Party)
- Carol Kristina Roper (Democratic Party)
- Sandra Van Scotter (Democratic Party)
District 21
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Jim Costa (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Lourin Hubbard (Democratic Party)
- Lorenzo Rios (Republican Party)
District 22
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- David G. Valadao (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Jasmeet Bains (Democratic Party)
- Eric Garcia (Democratic Party)
- Rudy Salas (Democratic Party)
- Randy Villegas (Democratic Party)
District 23
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Jay Obernolte (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Edwin Alonzo (Democratic Party)

- Paul Chakalian (Democratic Party)

- Alexis Claiborne (Democratic Party)

- Tessa Lynn Hodge (Democratic Party)
- Karen Matthews (Independent)
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District 24
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Salud Carbajal (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Bob Smith (Republican Party)

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District 25
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Raul Ruiz (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Ronald Huffman (Republican Party)
- Joe Males (Republican Party)
- Eli Owens (Independent)
District 26
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Julia Brownley (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Samuel Gallucci (Republican Party)
- Michael Koslow (Republican Party)
- William Scott (Republican Party)
- Jonathan Wagoner (Republican Party)

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District 27
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- George Whitesides (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Jason Gibbs (Republican Party)
- David Neidhart (Republican Party)
District 28
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Judy Chu (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Robert Gonzalez (Democratic Party)

- April Verlato (Republican Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 29
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Luz Maria Rivas (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Margarita Maria Carranza (Republican Party)
- Steven Sparrow (Republican Party)
District 30
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Laura Friedman (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Lester Herman (Democratic Party)
- Dennis Feitosa (Republican Party)
District 31
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Gil Cisneros (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Erskine Levi (Republican Party)

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 32
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Christopher Ahuja (Democratic Party)
- Dory Benami (Democratic Party)
- Orissa Ishii (Democratic Party)
- Wyatt Karem (Democratic Party)
- Jake Levine (Democratic Party)
- Mia Phillips (Democratic Party)
- Josh Sautter (Democratic Party)
- Anna Wilding (Democratic Party)

- Larry Thompson (Republican Party)

Did not make the ballot:
- Jake Rakov (Democratic Party)
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District 33
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Pete Aguilar (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
District 34
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Jimmy Gomez (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Arthur Dixon (Democratic Party)

- David Ferrell (Democratic Party)
- Angela Gonzales-Torres (Democratic Party)
- Robert Lucero (Democratic Party)
- Loren Colin (No party preference)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 35
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Norma Torres (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Michael Horvath (Republican Party)
District 36
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Melissa Toomim (Republican Party)
District 37
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Todd Lombardo (Democratic Party)
- Samantha Mota (Democratic Party)
District 38
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Linda Sánchez (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Thomas Adams-Falconer (Democratic Party)
- Hilda Solis (Democratic Party)
District 39
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Mark Takano (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
District 40
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Young Kim (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Christina Gagnier (Democratic Party)
- Joe Kerr (Democratic Party)
- Nina Linh (Democratic Party)
- Perry Meade (Democratic Party)
- Lisa Ramirez (Democratic Party)
- Paula Swift (Democratic Party)

- Esther Kim Varet (Democratic Party)
- Maricar Payad (American Independent Party)
- Christian Ahmed (No party preference)
Did not make the ballot:
- Christian Mendez (Democratic Party)
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District 41
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Ken Calvert (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Katherine Aleman (Democratic Party)
- Jason Byors (Democratic Party)
- Abel Chavez (Democratic Party)
- David Karson (Democratic Party)
- Claude Keissieh (Democratic Party)
- Eric Peterson (California) (Democratic Party)
- Ferguson Porter (Democratic Party)
- Tiffanie Tate (Democratic Party)
- Cody Wiebelhaus (Republican Party)
- Shaaf Patel (Libertarian Party)

Did not make the ballot:
- Anuj Dixit (Democratic Party)
- Tim Myers (Democratic Party)
- Brandon Riker (Democratic Party)
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District 42
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Robert Garcia (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
District 43
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Maxine Waters (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Eden Cristo (Democratic Party)
- Christopher Truman (Democratic Party)
- Craig Geiger (Republican Party)
- Anish Jain (Republican Party)
District 44
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 45
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Derek Tran (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Brian Forde (Democratic Party)
- Mark Leonard (Republican Party)

- Chi Charlie Nguyen (Republican Party)
- Amy Phan West (Republican Party)
- Michelle Steel (Republican Party)
- Chuong Vo (Republican Party)
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District 46
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Lou Correa (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Christian Mendez (Democratic Party)
- David Pan (Republican Party)
District 47
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Dave Min (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Hunter Miranda (Democratic Party)

- Julia Hashemieh (Republican Party)
- Sage Lam (Republican Party)
- Michael Maxsenti (Republican Party)
- Eric Troutman (Independent)
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District 48
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Darrell Issa (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Ammar Campa-Najjar (Democratic Party)
- Nicholas Davis (Democratic Party)
- Anuj Dixit (Democratic Party)
- Curtis Morrison (Democratic Party)

- Brian Nash (Democratic Party)
- Brandon Riker (Democratic Party)
- Whitney Shanahan (Democratic Party)
- Suzanne Till (Democratic Party)
- Marni von Wilpert (Democratic Party)
- Albert James Mora (No party preference)

- Mike Bucy (Independent)
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District 49
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Mike Levin (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Jim Desmond (Republican Party)

- Star Parker (Republican Party)
- Eli Stern (Republican Party)
- Julian Arellano (No party preference)

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District 50
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Scott Peters (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Timothy Bilash (Democratic Party)
- Aishwarya Mitra (Democratic Party)
- Ernesto Perez (Democratic Party)
District 51
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Sara Jacobs (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- John-Samuel Etheridge Williams (Republican Party)

- Mike Bucy (Independent)
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District 52
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Juan Vargas (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Voting information
- See also: Voting in California
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
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]
Click the following links to see the race ratings in each of the state's U.S. House districts:
- California's 1st Congressional District
- California's 2nd Congressional District
- California's 3rd Congressional District
- California's 4th Congressional District
- California's 5th Congressional District
- California's 6th Congressional District
- California's 7th Congressional District
- California's 8th Congressional District
- California's 9th Congressional District
- California's 10th Congressional District
- California's 11th Congressional District
- California's 12th Congressional District
- California's 13th Congressional District
- California's 14th Congressional District
- California's 15th Congressional District
- California's 16th Congressional District
- California's 17th Congressional District
- California's 18th Congressional District
- California's 19th Congressional District
- California's 20th Congressional District
- California's 21st Congressional District
- California's 22nd Congressional District
- California's 23rd Congressional District
- California's 24th Congressional District
- California's 25th Congressional District
- California's 26th Congressional District
- California's 27th Congressional District
- California's 28th Congressional District
- California's 29th Congressional District
- California's 30th Congressional District
- California's 31st Congressional District
- California's 32nd Congressional District
- California's 33rd Congressional District
- California's 34th Congressional District
- California's 35th Congressional District
- California's 36th Congressional District
- California's 37th Congressional District
- California's 38th Congressional District
- California's 39th Congressional District
- California's 40th Congressional District
- California's 41st Congressional District
- California's 42nd Congressional District
- California's 43rd Congressional District
- California's 44th Congressional District
- California's 45th Congressional District
- California's 46th Congressional District
- California's 47th Congressional District
- California's 48th Congressional District
- California's 49th Congressional District
- California's 50th Congressional District
- California's 51st Congressional District
- California's 52nd Congressional District
Ballot access
This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.
Political context
This section will be updated with information about the political landscape in California.
See also
| California | 2026 primaries | 2026 U.S. Congress elections |
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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