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 2026 [United States House of Representatives elections|other elections] to the House of Representatives, 2026 [United States Senate elections|elections] to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The passage of 2025 [California Proposition 50|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 2026 [California's 1st congressional district special election|special election] using the current electoral boundaries will be held on August 4, 2026.

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Erica Rhoden
  • Casey Stewart

Publicly expressed interest

Withdrawn

  • James Salegui, financial advisor

Declined

General election

Predictions


District 2

The incumbent is Democrat Jared Huffman, who was re-elected with 71.9% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

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Withdrawn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

General election

Predictions


District 3

The incumbent is Republican Kevin Kiley, who was re-elected with 55.5% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Lyndon Cervantes, broadcaster
  • Doug Huhn, marketing consultant

Publicly expressed interest

Potential

  • Kermit Jones, physician and runner-up for this district in 2022

Withdrawn

Declined

  • Lauren Babb Tomlinson, public affairs chief for Planned Parenthood Mon Marte
  • Janine Bera, healthcare executive and wife of U.S. representative Ami Bera

General election

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

General election

Predictions


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

General election

Predictions


District 6

The incumbent is Democrat Ami Bera, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

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

General election

Predictions


District 7

The incumbent is Democrat Doris Matsui, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Heath Fulkerson
  • Kathryn Ming, software engineer
  • Enayat Nazhat

Publicly expressed interest

  • Kevin Kiley, incumbent U.S. representative from the 3rd district

Potential

Withdrawn

  • Erica Lee, former state worker ''''

Declined

General election

Predictions


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

General election

Predictions


District 9

The incumbent is Democrat Josh Harder, who was re-elected with 51.8% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

General election

Predictions


District 10

The incumbent is Democrat Mark DeSaulnier, who was re-elected with 66.5% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

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

General election

Predictions


District 11

The incumbent is Democrat Nancy Pelosi, who was re-elected with 81.0% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

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

Fundraising

Italics indicate withdrawn candidate

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Saikat
Chakrabarti 		David
Ganezer 		Nancy
Pelosi 		Undecided
Beacon ResearchSeptember 12–20, 2025600 ± 3.9%29%11%46%14%
Beacon ResearchSeptember 12–20, 2025600 ± 3.9%34%–47%19%

District 12

The incumbent is Democrat Lateefah Simon, who was elected with 65.4% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

General election

Predictions


District 13

The incumbent is Democrat Adam Gray, who flipped the district and was elected with 50.03% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Alberto Escobedo
  • Adam Gray, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Vin Kruttiventi, business consultant and runner-up for the 14th district in 2024
  • Angelina Sigala

Declined

General election

Predictions


District 14

The incumbent is Democrat Eric Swalwell, who was re-elected with 67.8% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

  • Melissa Hernandez, president of the Bay Area Rapid Transit board of directors
  • Wendy Huang, retired tech executive
  • Rakhi Israni, businesswoman
  • Matt Ortega, former digital director for the 2016 presidential campaign">2016 Vermont elections">2016 presidential campaign
  • Abrar Qadir, attorney
  • Aisha Wahab, state senator from the 10th district and candidate for this district in 2020

Potential

Declined

General election

Predictions


District 15

The incumbent is Democrat Kevin Mullin, who was re-elected with 73.1% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

  • Mantosh Kumar
  • Kevin Mullin, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Brian Tetrud, investment executive

Filed paperwork

  • Anna Kramer

General election

Predictions


District 16

The incumbent is Democrat Sam Liccardo, who was elected with 58.2% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

  • Jotham Stein, attorney

Filed paperwork

  • Peter Dixon, cybersecurity executive and candidate for this district in 2024
  • Sam Liccardo, incumbent U.S. representative

General election

Predictions


District 17

The incumbent is Democrat Ro Khanna, who was re-elected with 67.7% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

  • Nicholas J. Finan, mail clerk
  • Ro Khanna, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Ha T Phan
  • Ritesh Tandon, businessman

Formed exploratory committee

  • Jason Park, campaign strategist

Publicly expressed interest

  • Ethan Agarwal, tech entrepreneur ''''

Declined

General election

Predictions


District 18

The incumbent is Democrat Zoe Lofgren, who was re-elected with 64.6% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Uloma Ekpete, physician
  • Zakaria Kortam, AI engineer
  • Shane Lewis, Marine Corps veteran

Potential

General election

Predictions


District 19

The incumbent is Democrat Jimmy Panetta, who was re-elected with 69.3% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

  • Peter Verbica, financial planner

Filed paperwork

  • Sean Dougherty
  • Uloma Ekpete, physician
  • Hannah James
  • Jimmy Panetta, incumbent U.S. representative

General election

Predictions


District 20

The incumbent is Republican Vince Fong, who was re-elected with 65.1% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

  • Ben Dewell, Stallion Springs service board member
  • Sandra Van Scotter, disability community advocate

Filed paperwork

  • Vince Fong, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Patrick Robb, software developer
  • Kristina Roper, archaeologist

General election

Predictions


District 21

The incumbent is Democrat Jim Costa, who was re-elected with 52.6% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

  • Jim Costa, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Kyle Kirkland, casino owner and candidate for the 20th district in 2024
  • Lorenzo Rios, CEO of the Clovis Veterans Memorial District

Filed paperwork

General election

Predictions


District 22

The incumbent is Republican David Valadao, who was re-elected with 53.4% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

Publicly expressed interest

Polling

David Valadao vs. generic Democrat
Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		David
Valadao 		Generic
Democrat		Undecided
Public Policy Polling August 6–8, 2025547 ± 4.2%37%43%16%

District 23

The incumbent is Republican Jay Obernolte, who was re-elected with 60.1% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Edwin Alonzo, public works inspector
  • Alexis Claiborne, Planned Parenthood outreach supervisor
  • David Jones
  • Jay Obernolte, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Charles Patrick Wallis, software developer

General election

Predictions


District 24

The incumbent is Democrat Salud Carbajal, who was re-elected with 62.7% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

  • Bob Smith, engineer

Filed paperwork

General election

Predictions


District 25

The incumbent is Democrat Raul Ruiz, who was re-elected with 56.3% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

  • Joe Males, Hemet city councilor

Filed paperwork

  • Ron Huffman, retired electrical worker
  • John Kesselmark
  • Eli Owens
  • Raul Ruiz, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Ceci Truman, businesswoman and candidate for this district in 2022 and 2024

General election

Predictions


District 26

The incumbent is Democrat Julia Brownley, who was re-elected with 56.1% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Sonia Devgan-Kacker, physician
  • Sam Gallucci, pastor
  • Michael Koslow, healthcare investigator and runner-up for this district in 2024
  • Kyle Rohrbach, candidate for Thousand Oaks City Council in 2022
  • William Scott
  • Jonathan Wagoner, business owner

Publicly expressed interest

Potential

Declined

General election

Predictions


District 27

The incumbent is Democrat George Whitesides, who flipped the district and was elected with 51.3% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

General election

Predictions


District 28

The incumbent is Democrat Judy Chu, who was re-elected with 64.9% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

  • Judy Chu, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Robert Gonzalez, retail worker
  • April Verlato, former Arcadia city councilor and runner-up for this district in 2024

General election

Predictions


District 29

The incumbent is Democrat Luz Rivas, who was elected with 69.8% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

  • Margarita Carranza, retired office manager
  • Luz Rivas, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Steven Sparrow

General election

Predictions


District 30

The incumbent is Democrat Laura Friedman, who was elected with 68.4% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

  • Dennis Feitosa, retired college professor
  • Laura Friedman, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Pini Herman, businessman
  • Darrell Reeves

Declined

General election

Predictions


District 31

The incumbent is Democrat Gil Cisneros, who was elected with 59.7% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

  • Gil Cisneros, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Erskine Levi, retired teacher

General election

Predictions


District 32

The incumbent is Democrat Brad Sherman, who was re-elected with 66.2% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Dory Benami, businessman
  • David Brown
  • Orissa Ishii
  • Wyatt Karem, actor
  • Erskine Levi
  • Mia Phillips
  • Larry Thompson, attorney

Withdrawn

  • Jake Rakov, communications consultant and former deputy communications director for incumbent Brad Sherman

General election

Predictions


District 33

The incumbent is Democrat Pete Aguilar, who was re-elected with 58.8% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

  • Pete Aguilar, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Stephanie Vargas
  • Eugene Weems

General election

Predictions


District 34

The incumbent is Democrat Jimmy Gomez, who was re-elected with 55.6% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Arthur Dixon, community organizer
  • David Ferrell, paralegal

Declined

General election

Predictions


District 35

The incumbent is Democrat Norma Torres, who was re-elected with 58.4% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

  • Mike Cargile, independent filmmaker and runner-up for this district in 2020, 2022, and 2024
  • Michael Horvath
  • Norma Torres, incumbent U.S. representative

General election

Predictions


District 36

The incumbent is Democrat Ted Lieu, who was re-elected with 68.7% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

  • Houston Brignano
  • Rustin Knudtson, data engineer
  • Ted Lieu, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Melissa Toomim, runner-up for this district in 2024

General election

Predictions


District 37

The incumbent is Democrat Sydney Kamlager-Dove, who was re-elected with 78.3% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

  • Todd Lombardo, business owner

Filed paperwork

  • Elizabeth Fenner, community advocate
  • Sydney Kamlager-Dove, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Samantha Mota, community activist

General election

Predictions


District 38

The incumbent is Democrat Linda Sánchez, who was re-elected with 59.8% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

Declined

General election

Predictions


District 39

The incumbent is Democrat Mark Takano, who was re-elected with 56.7% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Formed exploratory committee

General election

Predictions


District 40

The incumbent is Republican Young Kim, who was re-elected with 55.3% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Christian Ahmed, equipment technician
  • Maricar Payad, businesswoman

Potential

Withdrawn

Declined

General election

Polling

;Ken Calvert vs. Esther Kim Varet
Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
Ken
Calvert 		Esther
Kim Varet 		Undecided
Tulchin Research January 14–19, 2026800 ± 3.5%44%44%12%

;Young Kim vs. Esther Kim Varet
Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
Young
Kim 		Esther
Kim Varet 		Undecided
Tulchin Research January 14–19, 2026800 ± 3.5%44%43%13%

District 41

The incumbent is Republican Ken Calvert, who was re-elected with 51.7% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Simon Alvarez, perennial candidate
  • Claude Keissieh, electrical engineer
  • Eric Peterson

Withdrawn

Fundraising

Italics indicate withdrawn candidate

General election

Predictions


District 42

The incumbent is Democrat Robert Garcia, who was re-elected with 68.1% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Potential

General election

Predictions


District 43

The incumbent is Democrat Maxine Waters, who was re-elected with 75.1% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Eden Cristo, student
  • Craig Geiger
  • Anish Jain, business manager
  • Christopher Truman

General election

Predictions


District 44

The incumbent is Democrat Nanette Barragán, who was re-elected with 71.4% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

General election

Predictions


District 45

The incumbent is Democrat Derek Tran, who flipped the district and was elected with 50.1% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Brian Forde
  • Mark Leonard, analyst
  • Gavin Solomon, businessman from New York
  • Derek Tran, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Tom Vo, realtor

Potential

Declined

General election

Predictions


District 46

The incumbent is Democrat Lou Correa, who was re-elected with 63.4% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

  • Christian Mendez

Filed paperwork

  • Francisco Bahena
  • Lou Correa, incumbent U.S. representative
  • David Pan, college professor

General election

Predictions


District 47

The incumbent is Democrat Dave Min, who was elected with 51.4% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

  • Dave Min, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Hunter Garcia Miranda, attorney

Filed paperwork

  • Brian Burley, IT consultant
  • Julia Hashemieh, CEO
  • Ryan Lam, attorney
  • Michael Maxsenti, communications consultant
  • Gavin Solomon, businessman from New York
  • Eric J. Troutman, attorney

General election

Predictions


District 48

The incumbent is Republican Darrell Issa, who was re-elected with 59.3% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Mike Bucy, delivery driver
  • Nick Davis

Potential

Withdrawn

  • Anuj Dixit, lawyer '
  • Marc Iannarino, U.S. Navy veteran '
  • Suzanne Till, member of the Padre Dam Municipal Water District Board of Directors
  • Brian Nash, business analytics professional
  • Curtis Morrison, immigration attorney

Declined

General election

Polling

;Darrell Issa vs. Ammar Campa-Najjar
Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
Darrell
Issa 		Ammar
Campa-Najjar 		Undecided
Blueprint Polling October 25–26, 2025517 ± 4.3%40%43%17%

District 49

The incumbent is Democrat Mike Levin, who was re-elected with 52.2% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Julian Arellano, salesman
  • Mike Levin, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Star Parker, columnist
  • Eli Stern, retired executive

General election

Predictions


District 50

The incumbent is Democrat Scott Peters, who was re-elected with 64.3% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

  • Hatim Arnous
  • Timothy Balish, physician
  • Aishwarya Mitra, chemical engineer
  • Noel Perez
  • Scott Peters, incumbent U.S. representative

General election

Predictions


District 51

The incumbent is Democrat Sara Jacobs, who was re-elected with 60.7% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

  • Mike Bucy, delivery driver
  • Sara Jacobs, incumbent U.S. representative
  • John-Samuel Williams, ESL teacher

General election

Predictions


District 52

The incumbent is Democrat Juan Vargas, who was re-elected with 66.3% of the vote in 2024.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

General election

Predictions