United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2026

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	2026 U.S. Senate Elections; 2026 U.S. House Elections

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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. The primary is June 2, 2026. The filing deadline was March 6, 2026.

Partisan breakdown

California congressional partisan composition
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	43	45
Republican	0	7	7
Independent	0	1	1
Vacancies	0	1	1
Total	2	52	54

Candidates

District 1

See also: California's 1st Congressional District election, 2026

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Audrey Denney (Democratic Party)
James Gallagher (Republican Party)
Janice Karrman (Democratic Party)
Timothy Kelly (No party preference)
Mike McGuire (Democratic Party)
Richard Minner (No party preference)

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District 2

See also: California's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026

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Jared Huffman (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Gregory Burgess (No party preference)
Tim Geist (Republican Party)
Nicolette Hahn Niman (No party preference)
Robin Littau (Republican Party)
Paul Saulsbury (Republican Party)
Angelita Valles (Republican Party)
Rose Penelope Yee (Democratic Party)

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District 3

See also: California's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026

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Ami Bera (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Chris Bennett (Democratic Party)
Christine Bish (Republican Party)
Lyndon Cervantes (Democratic Party)
Heidi Hall (Democratic Party)
Laura Koscki (Republican Party)
Chris Richardson (Green Party)
Robb Tucker (Republican Party)

Did not make the ballot:

Tyler Vandenberg

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District 4

See also: California's 4th Congressional District election, 2026

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Mike Thompson (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Sharon Brown (Republican Party)
Mandy Ghusar (Republican Party)
Eric Jones (Democratic Party)
Jimih Jones (Republican Party)
L. John MacKenzie (Republican Party)
Raymond Riehle (Republican Party)
Thomas Roach (No party preference)
Chuck Uribe (Republican Party)

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District 5

See also: California's 5th Congressional District election, 2026

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Tom McClintock (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Mike Barkley (Democratic Party)
Michael Masuda (Democratic Party)
Dan Stroud (Democratic Party)

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District 6

See also: California's 6th Congressional District election, 2026

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Kevin Kiley (Incumbent) (No party preference)
Lauren Babb Tomlinson (Democratic Party)
Martha Guerrero (Democratic Party)
Thien Ho (Democratic Party)
Richard Pan (Democratic Party)
Michael Stansfield (Republican Party)
Tyler Vandenberg (Democratic Party)

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District 7

See also: California's 7th Congressional District election, 2026

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Doris Matsui (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Robert Morin (Democratic Party)
Enayat Nazhat (Democratic Party)
Ralph Nwobi (Republican Party)
Mai Vang (Democratic Party)
Zachariah Wooden (Republican Party)

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District 8

See also: California's 8th Congressional District election, 2026

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John Garamendi (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Nicolas Carjuzaa (Democratic Party)
Rudy Recile (Republican Party)
Aaron Rowden (Democratic Party)

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District 9

See also: California's 9th Congressional District election, 2026

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Josh Harder (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Khalid Jeffrey Jafri (Republican Party)
John McBride (Republican Party)
Parminder Singh (Republican Party)
Martin Veprauskas (Republican Party)

Did not make the ballot:

Jim Shoemaker

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District 10

See also: California's 10th Congressional District election, 2026

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Mark DeSaulnier (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Jeffrey Frese (Republican Party)
Angela Griffiths (Republican Party)
Josh Hamilton (Democratic Party)
Mitchell Maisler (Democratic Party)
Katherine Piccinini (Republican Party)
Bob Rowland (Democratic Party)

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District 11

See also: California's 11th Congressional District election, 2026

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John Buffler (Democratic Party)
Saikat Chakrabarti (Democratic Party)
Connie Chan (Democratic Party)
Nathan Deer (No party preference)
Keith Freedman (Democratic Party)
David Ganezer (Republican Party)
Omed Hamid (Democratic Party)
Gregory Haynes (Democratic Party)
Marie Hurabiell (Democratic Party)
Scott Wiener (Democratic Party)
Jingchao Xiong (Republican Party)

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District 12

See also: California's 12th Congressional District election, 2026

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Lateefah Simon (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Jamie Joyce (Democratic Party)

Did not make the ballot:

Heath Fulkerson

District 13

See also: California's 13th Congressional District election, 2026

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Adam Gray (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Daniel Garibay Rodriguez (Democratic Party)
Vin Kruttiventi (Republican Party)
Kevin Lincoln II (Republican Party)

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District 14

See also: California's 14th Congressional District election, 2026

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Victor Aguilar (Democratic Party)
Suzanne Chenault (No party preference)
Carin Elam (Democratic Party)
Melissa Hernandez (Democratic Party)
Wendy Huang (Republican Party)
Rakhi Israni (Democratic Party)
Dena Maldonado (Republican Party)
Matt Ortega (Democratic Party)
Aisha Wahab (Democratic Party)

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Eric Swalwell (Incumbent)
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District 15

See also: California's 15th Congressional District election, 2026

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Kevin Mullin (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Anthony Dang (Democratic Party)
Jim Garrity (No party preference)
Charles Hoelter (Republican Party)
Mantosh Kumar (Democratic Party)

Did not make the ballot:

Brian Tetrud

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District 16

See also: California's 16th Congressional District election, 2026

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Sam Liccardo (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Kevin Johnson (Republican Party)
Peter Soule (Republican Party)
Jotham Stein (No party preference)

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District 17

See also: California's 17th Congressional District election, 2026

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Ro Khanna (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Ethan Agarwal (Democratic Party)
Joe Dehn (Libertarian Party)
Jennie Ha Phan (Republican Party)
Mike Katz (Democratic Party)
Ritesh Tandon (Republican Party)

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Nicholas Finan

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District 18

See also: California's 18th Congressional District election, 2026

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Zoe Lofgren (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Luis Acevedo-Arreguin (Democratic Party)
Chris Demers (No party preference)
Shane Lewis (Republican Party)

Did not make the ballot:

Zakaria Kortam

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District 19

See also: California's 19th Congressional District election, 2026

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Jimmy Panetta (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Ana Luz Acevedo-Cabrera (No party preference)
Thomas Coxe (No party preference)
Sean Dougherty (Democratic Party)
Tuka Gafari (Republican Party)
Lars Mapstead (Libertarian Party)
Peter Verbica (Republican Party)

Did not make the ballot:

Hannah James

District 20

See also: California's 20th Congressional District election, 2026

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Vince Fong (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Ben Dewell (No party preference)
Jeremy Fox (No party preference)
Sandra Van Scotter (Democratic Party)

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District 21

See also: California's 21st Congressional District election, 2026

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Jim Costa (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Eric Garcia (Democratic Party)
Lourin Hubbard (Democratic Party)
Kyle Kirkland (Republican Party)
Lance Kruse (No party preference)
Lorenzo Rios (Republican Party)

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District 22

See also: California's 22nd Congressional District election, 2026

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David G. Valadao (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Jasmeet Bains (Democratic Party)
Randy Villegas (Democratic Party)

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District 23

See also: California's 23rd Congressional District election, 2026

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Jay Obernolte (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Tessa Lynn Hodge (Democratic Party)
Karen Matthews (No party preference)
Karsten Nicholson (Democratic Party)
Eli Owens (No party preference)
Pat Wallis (Democratic Party)

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District 24

See also: California's 24th Congressional District election, 2026

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Salud Carbajal (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Sarah Bacon (Democratic Party)
Helena Pasquarella (Peace and Freedom Party)
Bob Smith (Republican Party)

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District 25

See also: California's 25th Congressional District election, 2026

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Raul Ruiz (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Ronald Huffman (Republican Party)
Joe Males (Republican Party)
Ceci Andrade Truman (Republican Party)

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District 26

See also: California's 26th Congressional District election, 2026

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Sonia Devgan-Kacker (Democratic Party)
Chris Espinosa (Democratic Party)
Samuel Gallucci (Republican Party)
Liam Hernandez (Democratic Party)
Jacqui Irwin (Democratic Party)
Michael Koslow (Republican Party)
Daniel Miller (Republican Party)
Sasan Samadzadeh (Democratic Party)
William Scott (Republican Party)

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District 27

See also: California's 27th Congressional District election, 2026

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George Whitesides (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Jason Gibbs (Republican Party)
Caleb Norwood (Democratic Party)
Roberto Ramos (Democratic Party)

Did not make the ballot:

David Neidhart

District 28

See also: California's 28th Congressional District election, 2026

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Judy Chu (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Peter Roybal (Democratic Party)
April Verlato (Republican Party)

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District 29

See also: California's 29th Congressional District election, 2026

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Luz Maria Rivas (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Angélica María Dueñas (Democratic Party)
Rudy Melendez (Republican Party)

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District 30

See also: California's 30th Congressional District election, 2026

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Laura Friedman (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
John Armenian (No party preference)
Dennis Feitosa (Republican Party)
Pini Herman (Democratic Party)
Joel Lava (Democratic Party)
Scott Meyers (Republican Party)
Cameron Tennyson (Democratic Party)

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District 31

See also: California's 31st Congressional District election, 2026

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Gil Cisneros (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Eric Ching (Republican Party)
Erskine Levi (Republican Party)

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District 32

See also: California's 32nd Congressional District election, 2026

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Brad Sherman (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Christopher Ahuja (Democratic Party)
Dory Benami (Democratic Party)
Jake Levine (Democratic Party)
Marena Lin (Democratic Party)
Josh Sautter (Democratic Party)
Douglas Smith (No party preference)
Larry Thompson (Republican Party)
Anna Wilding (Democratic Party)

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District 33

See also: California's 33rd Congressional District election, 2026

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Pete Aguilar (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Antonis Christodoulou (Democratic Party)
Tom Herman (Republican Party)
Ernest Richter (Republican Party)
Ling Ling Shi (No party preference)
Stephanie Vargas (Republican Party)
Eugene Weems (Republican Party)

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District 34

See also: California's 34th Congressional District election, 2026

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Jimmy Gomez (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Loren Colin (No party preference)
Arthur Dixon (Democratic Party)
Angela Gonzales-Torres (Democratic Party)
Calvin Lee (Republican Party)
Robert Lucero (Democratic Party)

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District 35

See also: California's 35th Congressional District election, 2026

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Norma Torres (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Mike Cargile (Republican Party)

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District 36

See also: California's 36th Congressional District election, 2026

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Ted Lieu (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Claire Anderson (No party preference)
Houston Brignano (Republican Party)
Rustin Knudtson (Democratic Party)
Frederick Reardon (Democratic Party)
Marianne Shamma (Democratic Party)
Melissa Toomim (Republican Party)

Did not make the ballot:

Ivan Perkins

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District 37

See also: California's 37th Congressional District election, 2026

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Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Ryan Duckett (Democratic Party)
Baltazar Fedalizo (Republican Party)
Elizabeth Fenner (Democratic Party)
Steve Hill (No party preference)
Todd Lombardo (Democratic Party)
Samantha Mota (Democratic Party)
John Parker (Peace and Freedom Party)
Juan Rey (No party preference)

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District 38

See also: California's 38th Congressional District election, 2026

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Pedro Casas (Republican Party)
Erik Lutz (Democratic Party)
Monica Sanchez (Democratic Party)
Hilda Solis (Democratic Party)

Did not make the ballot:

Thomas Adams-Falconer

District 39

See also: California's 39th Congressional District election, 2026

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Mark Takano (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Steve Manos (Republican Party)

District 40

See also: California's 40th Congressional District election, 2026

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Ken Calvert (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Young Kim (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Francis Hoffman (Democratic Party)
Claude Keissieh (Democratic Party)
Joe Kerr (Democratic Party)
Nina Linh (No party preference)
Lisa Ramirez (Democratic Party)
Esther Kim Varet (Democratic Party)

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District 41

See also: California's 41st Congressional District election, 2026

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Linda Sánchez (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Mitch Clemmons (Republican Party)
Hector De La Torre (Democratic Party)
Shonique Williams (Democratic Party)

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District 42

See also: California's 42nd Congressional District election, 2026

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Robert Garcia (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Noah Blom (Republican Party)
Brian Burley (Republican Party)
Long Pham (Republican Party)
Larisa Vermeulen (No party preference)

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Philip Turek

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District 43

See also: California's 43rd Congressional District election, 2026

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Maxine Waters (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Cristian Morales (Republican Party)
Myla Rahman (Democratic Party)
David Sedlik (Democratic Party)

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District 44

See also: California's 44th Congressional District election, 2026

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Nanette Barragán (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Genevieve Angel (Republican Party)

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District 45

See also: California's 45th Congressional District election, 2026

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Derek Tran (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Mark Leonard (Republican Party)
Chi Charlie Nguyen (Republican Party)
Amy Phan West (Republican Party)
Chuong Vo (Republican Party)
Thomas Vo (Republican Party)

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District 46

See also: California's 46th Congressional District election, 2026

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Lou Correa (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Francisco Bahena (Democratic Party)
Christian Mendez (Democratic Party)
David Pan (Republican Party)
Armando Perez-Serrato (Democratic Party)

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District 47

See also: California's 47th Congressional District election, 2026

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Dave Min (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
William Brough (Republican Party)
Christopher Gonzales (Republican Party)
Jenny Rae Le Roux (Republican Party)
Michael Maxsenti (Republican Party)
Hunter Miranda (Democratic Party)
Jesus Patino (No party preference)
Derrick Michael Reid (Libertarian Party)
Eric Troutman (No party preference)

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District 48

See also: California's 48th Congressional District election, 2026

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Ammar Campa-Najjar (Democratic Party)
Abel Chavez (Democratic Party)
Stephen Clemons (Democratic Party)
Corinna Contreras (Democratic Party)
Jim Desmond (Republican Party)
Kevin O'Neil (Republican Party)
Ferguson Porter (Democratic Party)
Luis Reyna (No party preference)
Brandon Riker (Democratic Party)
Mike Schaefer (Democratic Party)
Eric Shaw (Democratic Party)
Marni von Wilpert (Democratic Party)

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District 49

See also: California's 49th Congressional District election, 2026

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Mike Levin (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Armen Kurdian (Republican Party)
Star Parker (Republican Party)

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District 50

See also: California's 50th Congressional District election, 2026

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Scott Peters (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Tim Arnous (Democratic Party)
Steve Cohen (Republican Party)
Lucinda Jahn (No party preference)
Aishwarya Mitra (Democratic Party)
Joseph Shea (Libertarian Party)

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District 51

See also: California's 51st Congressional District election, 2026

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Sara Jacobs (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Ricardo Cabrera (Republican Party)
Stan Caplan (Democratic Party)
David Engel (Democratic Party)

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District 52

See also: California's 52nd Congressional District election, 2026

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Juan Vargas (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Jeff Belle (Republican Party)
Deborah Calhoun Rhodes (Democratic Party)

Voting information

See also: Voting in California

Election information in California: June 2, 2026, election.

What is the voter registration deadline?

In-person: June 2, 2026
By mail: Postmarked by May 18, 2026
Online: May 18, 2026

Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: N/A
By mail: N/A by N/A
Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: N/A
By mail: N/A by N/A

Is early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What are the early voting start and end dates?

May 23, 2026 to June 1, 2026

Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When are polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (PT)

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:

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in California in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in California, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
California	U.S. House	All candidates	40-60	$1,740	3/6/2026	Source

Political context

Click the tabs below to view information about competitiveness, presidential election history, and party control in the state.

Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state's U.S. House districts.
State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

Competitiveness

Presidential elections

State party control

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in California.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in California in 2026. Information below was calculated on March 6, 2026, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

A record 289 candidates, 5.6 per district, ran for California's 52 congressional districts in the state's June 2 top-two primaries. That was the most candidates to run for the U.S. House since 2014 and the most candidates per district since 2022, when California was apportioned 52 districts following the 2020 census.

These primaries happened against the backdrop of mid-decade redistricting. On Nov. 4, 2025, California voters approved Proposition 50 64.4% to 35.6%. The constitutional amendment allowed the state to use a new, Legislature-drawn congressional district map for 2026 through 2030.

According to The New York Times' Kellen Browning, the new congressional map made five Republican-held districts more favorable to Democrats.^[5] As of April 6, 2026, California's U.S. House delegation included 43 Democrats, seven Republicans, one independent, and one vacancy.

Of the 289 candidates who ran, 154 were Democrats, 97 Republicans, and 38 independent or minor-party candidates. The chart below shows the total number of candidates who ran and the number per district compared to previous years.

That's because in 2026, California used a top-two primary system, in which all candidates were listed on the same ballot. The top two vote-getters, regardless of their partisan affiliations, advanced to the general election. Consequently, two candidates from the same political party could win in a top-two primary and face off in the general election. In 2024, two Democrats advanced to the general election in California's 12th, 16th, and 34th Congressional Districts. Two Republicans advanced to the general election that year in the 20th Congressional District.

Forty-eight primaries were contested in 2026. There were 42 contested primaries in 2024, 52 in 2022, 47 in 2020, 41 in 2018, 40 in 2016, and 38 in 2014.

Incumbents ran in 42 of those contested primaries. Those incumbents include 36 Democrats, five Republicans, and Rep. Kevin Kiley (I). That's the second-highest number of incumbents who faced primary challengers since 2014. Thirty-six incumbents faced primary challengers in 2024, 47 in 2022, 32 in 2020, 39 in 2018, 36 in 2016, and 32 in 2014.

For two incumbents, their primary challengers were each other. Representatives Ken Calvert (R-41) and Young Kim (R-40) ran against each other in the redrawn 40th Congressional District. According to ABC7's Josh Haskell, Calvert represented 51% of the new district, and Kim represented 35%.^[6] As of April 6, 2026, the 40th Congressional District and Texas' 18th Congressional District were the only two U.S. House districts in which two incumbents ran for re-election. Texas also conducted mid-decade redistricting ahead of the 2026 congressional elections.

Six U.S. House districts were open in 2026. Seven districts were open in 2024, five in 2022, four in 2020, two in 2018, four in 2016, and six in 2014.

Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-11), Julia Brownley (D-26), and Darrell Issa (R-48) retired from public office. Representative Eric Swalwell (D-14) ran for governor of California. The 1st Congressional District was vacant due to the death of Doug LaMalfa (R). The 38th Congressional District was open because Rep. Linda Sánchez (D) ran for the 41st Congressional District.

Two districts with incumbent retirements attracted a high number of candidates. Twelve candidates — nine Democrats, two Republicans, and one independent — ran for the open 48th Congressional District. That's the most candidates who ran for any district in California in 2026. The district with the second-most candidates running — the 11th Congressional District — was also open because the incumbent retired. Eleven candidates — eight Democrats, two Republicans, and one independent — ran in that district.

See also: Presidential election in California, 2024 and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

*Cook Political Report'*s Partisan Voter Index for California, 2026
District	Incumbent	PVI
California's 1st	Doug LaMalfa	R+12
California's 2nd	Jared Huffman	D+24
California's 3rd	Kevin Kiley	R+2
California's 4th	Mike Thompson	D+17
California's 5th	Tom McClintock	R+8
California's 6th	Ami Bera	D+8
California's 7th	Doris Matsui	D+16
California's 8th	John Garamendi	D+24
California's 9th	Josh Harder	D+1
California's 10th	Mark DeSaulnier	D+18
California's 11th	Nancy Pelosi	D+36
California's 12th	Lateefah Simon	D+39
California's 13th	Adam Gray	R+1
California's 14th	Eric Swalwell	D+20
California's 15th	Kevin Mullin	D+26
California's 16th	Sam Liccardo	D+26
California's 17th	Ro Khanna	D+21
California's 18th	Zoe Lofgren	D+17
California's 19th	Jimmy Panetta	D+18
California's 20th	Vince Fong	R+15
California's 21st	Jim Costa	D+4
California's 22nd	David Valadao	R+1
California's 23rd	Jay Obernolte	R+8
California's 24th	Salud Carbajal	D+13
California's 25th	Raul Ruiz	D+3
California's 26th	Julia Brownley	D+8
California's 27th	George Whitesides	D+3
California's 28th	Judy Chu	D+15
California's 29th	Luz Rivas	D+20
California's 30th	Laura Friedman	D+22
California's 31st	Gil Cisneros	D+10
California's 32nd	Brad Sherman	D+17
California's 33rd	Pete Aguilar	D+7
California's 34th	Jimmy Gomez	D+28
California's 35th	Norma Torres	D+8
California's 36th	Ted Lieu	D+21
California's 37th	Sydney Kamlager-Dove	D+33
California's 38th	Linda Sánchez	D+10
California's 39th	Mark Takano	D+7
California's 40th	Young Kim	R+1
California's 41st	Ken Calvert	R+2
California's 42nd	Robert Garcia	D+18
California's 43rd	Maxine Waters	D+27
California's 44th	Nanette Barragan	D+19
California's 45th	Derek Tran	D+1
California's 46th	Lou Correa	D+11
California's 47th	Dave Min	D+3
California's 48th	Darrell Issa	R+7
California's 49th	Mike Levin	D+4
California's 50th	Scott Peters	D+16
California's 51st	Sara Jacobs	D+13
California's 52nd	Juan Vargas	D+13

2024 presidential results in congressional districts, California
District	Kamala Harris	Donald Trump
California's 1st	54.5%	42.3%
California's 2nd	60.7%	36.1%
California's 3rd	53.4%	43.2%
California's 4th	55.8%	41.2%
California's 5th	38.5%	59.0%
California's 6th	52.6%	44.2%
California's 7th	54.8%	41.9%
California's 8th	65.4%	31.5%
California's 9th	54.2%	42.7%
California's 10th	65.1%	31.5%
California's 11th	81.8%	14.1%
California's 12th	84.5%	10.6%
California's 13th	48.8%	48.4%
California's 14th	65.4%	30.6%
California's 15th	72.2%	24.3%
California's 16th	72.3%	24.2%
California's 17th	67.3%	28.4%
California's 18th	62.6%	34.2%
California's 19th	65.4%	31.1%
California's 20th	32.8%	64.9%
California's 21st	51.7%	45.6%
California's 22nd	47.8%	49.6%
California's 23rd	39.1%	58.3%
California's 24th	60.9%	36.0%
California's 25th	51.8%	46.0%
California's 26th	56.2%	41.0%
California's 27th	53.3%	43.7%
California's 28th	60.9%	35.8%
California's 29th	65.4%	31.5%
California's 30th	68.2%	28.4%
California's 31st	54.6%	42.4%
California's 32nd	61.0%	36.1%
California's 33rd	53.6%	43.5%
California's 34th	73.1%	22.4%
California's 35th	52.4%	44.6%
California's 36th	67.9%	28.8%
California's 37th	78.7%	18.3%
California's 38th	54.5%	42.2%
California's 39th	53.3%	43.7%
California's 40th	42.4%	54.6%
California's 41st	55.6%	41.3%
California's 42nd	55.0%	41.9%
California's 43rd	72.9%	23.9%
California's 44th	66.0%	30.8%
California's 45th	50.5%	46.6%
California's 46th	56.5%	40.3%
California's 47th	53.2%	43.1%
California's 48th	50.3%	47.1%
California's 49th	54.6%	42.4%
California's 50th	57.6%	39.3%
California's 51st	57.7%	39.4%
California's 52nd	57.5%	39.9%
Source: The Downballot

California presidential election results (1900-2024)

16 Democratic wins
15 Republican wins
1 other win

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024
Winning Party	R	R	R	P^[7]	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of California's congressional delegation as of March 2026.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from California
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	43	45
Republican	0	7	7
Independent	0	1	1
Vacancies	0	1	1
Total	2	52	54

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in California's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in California, October 2025
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Gavin Newsom
Lieutenant Governor	Eleni Kounalakis
Secretary of State	Shirley Weber
Attorney General	Rob Bonta

State legislature

California State Senate

Party		As of October 2025
	Democratic Party	30
	Republican Party	10
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		40

California State Assembly

Party		As of October 2025
	Democratic Party	60
	Republican Party	20
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		80

Trifecta control

California Party Control: 1992-2025
Twenty years with Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
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Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Governor	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Assembly	D	D	D	S	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

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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
↑ The New York Times, "California Voters Approved a New Map That Helps Democrats. Now What?" November 5, 2025
↑ ABC7, "Dueling campaigns launched in new California District 40 after Prop 50 passes," November 5, 2025
↑ Progressive Party

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California's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Alex Padilla (D)

Adam Schiff (D)

Representatives

District 1

Vacant

District 2

Jared Huffman (D)

District 3

Kevin Kiley (I)

District 4

Mike Thompson (D)

District 5

Tom McClintock (R)

District 6

Ami Bera (D)

District 7

Doris Matsui (D)

District 8

John Garamendi (D)

District 9

Josh Harder (D)

District 10

Mark DeSaulnier (D)

District 11

Nancy Pelosi (D)

District 12

Lateefah Simon (D)

District 13

Adam Gray (D)

District 14

Eric Swalwell (D)

District 15

Kevin Mullin (D)

District 16

Sam Liccardo (D)

District 17

Ro Khanna (D)

District 18

Zoe Lofgren (D)

District 19

Jimmy Panetta (D)

District 20

Vince Fong (R)

District 21

Jim Costa (D)

District 22

David Valadao (R)

District 23

Jay Obernolte (R)

District 24

Salud Carbajal (D)

District 25

Raul Ruiz (D)

District 26

Julia Brownley (D)

District 27

George Whitesides (D)

District 28

Judy Chu (D)

District 29

Luz Rivas (D)

District 30

Laura Friedman (D)

District 31

Gil Cisneros (D)

District 32

Brad Sherman (D)

District 33

Pete Aguilar (D)

District 34

Jimmy Gomez (D)

District 35

Norma Torres (D)

District 36

Ted Lieu (D)

District 37

Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D)

District 38

Linda Sánchez (D)

District 39

Mark Takano (D)

District 40

Young Kim (R)

District 41

Ken Calvert (R)

District 42

Robert Garcia (D)

District 43

Maxine Waters (D)

District 44

Nanette Barragán (D)

District 45

Derek Tran (D)

District 46

Lou Correa (D)

District 47

Dave Min (D)

District 48

Darrell Issa (R)

District 49

Mike Levin (D)

District 50

Scott Peters (D)

District 51

Sara Jacobs (D)

District 52

Juan Vargas (D)

Democratic Party (45)

Republican Party (7)

Independent (1)

Vacancies (1)

[1] Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.

[2] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018

[3] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018

[4] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018

[5] The New York Times, "California Voters Approved a New Map That Helps Democrats. Now What?" November 5, 2025

[6] ABC7, "Dueling campaigns launched in new California District 40 after Prop 50 passes," November 5, 2025

[7] Progressive Party

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