2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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 Proposition 50 in 2025 significantly altered many districts. The primary elections will take place on June 2, 2026.
District 1
The seat is currently vacant, after the death of incumbent Republican Doug LaMalfa, who was re-elected with 65.3% of the vote in 2024. A special election using the current electoral boundaries will be held on August 4, 2026.Candidates
Declared
- Audrey Denney, consultant, runner-up for this seat in 2018 and 2020, and candidate for this district in the 2026 special election
- Mike McGuire, former president pro tempore of the California State Senate from the 2nd district
- Kyle Wilson, labor attorney
- Rose Yee, financial advisor and runner-up for this district in 2024
Filed paperwork
- Erica Rhoden
- Casey Stewart
Publicly expressed interest
- James Gallagher, former Minority Leader of the California Assembly from the 3rd district and candidate for this district in the 2026 special election
Withdrawn
- James Salegui, financial advisor
Declined
- Kevin Kiley, incumbent U.S. representative from the 3rd district ''''
Endorsements
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General election
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District 2
The incumbent is Democrat Jared Huffman, who was re-elected with 71.9% of the vote in 2024.Candidates
Declared
- Jared Huffman, incumbent U.S. representative
Filed paperwork
- Kevin Eisele, healthcare worker
- Cody Poludniak, product manager
- Kyle Wilson, attorney
Withdrawn
- Colby Smart, deputy superintendent at the Humboldt County Office of Education
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District 3
The incumbent is Republican Kevin Kiley, who was re-elected with 55.5% of the vote in 2024.Candidates
Declared
- Ami Bera, incumbent U.S. representative from the 6th district
- Heidi Hall, Nevada County supervisor and runner-up for the 1st district in 2014
- Tyler Vanderberg, veteran
Filed paperwork
- Lyndon Cervantes, broadcaster
- Doug Huhn, marketing consultant
Publicly expressed interest
- Kevin Kiley, incumbent U.S. representative
Potential
- Kermit Jones, physician and runner-up for this district in 2022
Withdrawn
- Richard Pan, former state senator from the 6th district and candidate for mayor of Sacramento in 2024 ''''
Declined
- Lauren Babb Tomlinson, public affairs chief for Planned Parenthood Mon Marte
- Janine Bera, healthcare executive and wife of U.S. representative Ami Bera
Fundraising
General election
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Polling
District 4
The incumbent is Democrat Mike Thompson, who was re-elected with 66.5% of the vote in 2024.Candidates
Declared
- Eric Jones, venture capitalist
- Mike Thompson, incumbent U.S. representative
- John Tyler, school teacher
Filed paperwork
- Sharon Brown
- Heath Fulkerson
- Mandy Ghusar
- Laurie Mackenzie
- Trevor Merrell
Declined
- Kevin Kiley, incumbent U.S. representative from the 3rd district
Fundraising
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District 5
The incumbent is Republican Tom McClintock, who was re-elected with 61.8% of the vote in 2024.Candidates
Declared
- Michael Barkley, attorney, perennial candidate, and runner-up for this district in 2022 and 2024
- Paul Danbom, farmer
- Michael Masuda, engineer
- Tom McClintock, incumbent U.S. representative
Filed paperwork
- Angelina Sigala
- Katelyn Sills
- Jason Patrick Weland
Publicly expressed interest
- Kevin Kiley, incumbent U.S. representative from the 3rd district
Fundraising
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District 6
The incumbent is Democrat Ami Bera, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2024.Candidates
Declared
- Lauren Babb Tomlinson, public affairs chief for Planned Parenthood Mon Marte
- Christopher Bennett, tech strategist
- Christine Bish, realtor, runner-up for the district in 2020 and 2024 and candidate in 2022
- Martha Guerrero, mayor of West Sacramento
- Thien Ho, Sacramento County district attorney
- Richard Pan, former state senator from the 6th district and candidate for mayor of Sacramento in 2024 ''''
Filed paperwork
- Craig DeLuz, communications consultant and candidate for this district in 2024
- Ray Riehle, businessman
- Kindra Pring, behavioral management clinical supervisor
Publicly expressed interest
- Kevin Kiley, incumbent U.S. representative from the 3rd district
Declined
- Angelique Ashby, state senator from the 8th district
- Ami Bera, incumbent U.S. representative ''(running in the 3rd district
Endorsements
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District 7
The incumbent is Democrat Doris Matsui, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2024.Candidates
Declared
- Doris Matsui, incumbent U.S. representative
- Robert Morin
- Mai Vang, Sacramento city councilor
Filed paperwork
- Heath Fulkerson
- Kathryn Ming, software engineer
- Enayat Nazhat
Publicly expressed interest
- Kevin Kiley, incumbent U.S. representative from the 3rd district
Potential
- Sergio Robles, vice mayor of Elk Grove
Withdrawn
- Erica Lee, former state worker ''''
Declined
- Bobbie Singh-Allen, mayor of Elk Grove ''''
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District 8
The incumbent is Democrat John Garamendi, who was re-elected with 74.0% of the vote in 2024.Candidates
Declared
- Nicolas Carjuzaa, policy analyst
- John Garamendi, incumbent U.S. representative
- Aaron Rowden, policy analyst
Filed paperwork
- Hari Lamba, businessman and engineer
- Rudy Recile, businessman and runner-up for this district in 2022 and 2024
Endorsements
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District 9
The incumbent is Democrat Josh Harder, who was re-elected with 51.8% of the vote in 2024.Candidates
Declared
- Josh Harder, incumbent U.S. representative
- John McBride, strength and conditioning coach and candidate for this district in 2024
- Jim Shoemaker, businessman, runner-up for this district in 2022, and runner-up for California's 5th senatorial district in 2024
Withdrawn
- Kevin Lincoln, former mayor of Stockton and runner-up for this district in 2024 ''''
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District 10
The incumbent is Democrat Mark DeSaulnier, who was re-elected with 66.5% of the vote in 2024.Candidates
Declared
- Mark DeSaulnier, incumbent U.S. representative
Filed paperwork
- Joshua Hamilton
- Mitchell Maisler, brewer
- Calvin Nguyen
- Katherine Piccinni, property manager and runner-up for this district in 2022 and write-in candidate in 2024
Declined
- Steve Glazer, former state senator from the 7th district and candidate for California state controller in 2022 '
- Tim Grayson, state senator from the 9th district '
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District 11
The incumbent is Democrat Nancy Pelosi, who was re-elected with 81.0% of the vote in 2024.Candidates
Declared
- Saikat Chakrabarti, think tank president and former chief of staff to U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Connie Chan, San Francisco supervisor from the 1st district
- Daniel Wheeler, lawyer and entrepreneur
- Scott Wiener, state senator from the 11th district
Filed paperwork
- Cole Bettles, singer
- David Ganezer, newspaper publisher
- Omed Hamid
- Darren Helton, tech executive
- Gavin Solomon, businessman from New York
- Jingchao Xiong, marketing salesman and independent candidate for SD-11 in 2024
Declined
- London Breed, former mayor of San Francisco '
- Matt Haney, state assemblymember from the 17th district '
- Jane Kim, executive director of the California Working Families Party, former San Francisco supervisor from the 6th district, runner-up for California's 11th senate district in 2016, and candidate for mayor of San Francisco in 2018 '
- Christine Pelosi, political strategist and daughter of incumbent Nancy Pelosi '
- Nancy Pelosi, incumbent U.S. representative
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Italics indicate withdrawn candidateGeneral election
Predictions
Polling
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Saikat Chakrabarti | David Ganezer | Nancy Pelosi | Undecided |
| Beacon Research | September 12–20, 2025 | 600 | ± 3.9% | 29% | 11% | 46% | 14% |
| Beacon Research | September 12–20, 2025 | 600 | ± 3.9% | 34% | – | 47% | 19% |