2026 California Elections Candidates
District 1
James Gallagher
James Gallagher
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
Mike McGuire
Mike McGuire
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
District 2
Jared Huffman
Jared Huffman
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
Robin Littau
Robin Littau
Republican
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District 3
Ami Bera
Ami Bera
Democratic
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Robb Tucker
Robb Tucker
Republican
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District 4
Eric Jones
Eric Jones
Democratic
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Mike Thompson
Mike Thompson
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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District 5
Michael Masuda
Michael Masuda
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
Tom McClintock
Tom McClintock
(Incumbent)
Republican
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District 6
Richard Pan
Richard Pan
Democratic
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District 7
Doris Matsui
Doris Matsui
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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Mai Vang
Mai Vang
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
District 8
John Garamendi
John Garamendi
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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Rudy Recile
Rudy Recile
Republican
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District 9
Josh Harder
Josh Harder
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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John McBride
John McBride
Republican
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District 10
Mark DeSaulnier
Mark DeSaulnier
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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Jeffrey Frese
Jeffrey Frese
Republican
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District 11
Connie Chan
Connie Chan
Democratic
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Scott Wiener
Scott Wiener
Democratic
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District 12
Jamie Joyce
Jamie Joyce
Democratic
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Lateefah Simon
Lateefah Simon
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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District 13
Adam Gray
Adam Gray
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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Kevin Lincoln II
Kevin Lincoln II
Republican
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District 14
Melissa Hernandez
Melissa Hernandez
Democratic
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Aisha Wahab
Aisha Wahab
Democratic
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District 15
Charles Hoelter
Charles Hoelter
Republican
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Kevin Mullin
Kevin Mullin
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
District 16
Sam Liccardo
Sam Liccardo
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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Peter Soule
Peter Soule
Republican
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District 17
Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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Ritesh Tandon
Ritesh Tandon
Republican
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District 18
Shane Lewis
Shane Lewis
Republican
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Zoe Lofgren
Zoe Lofgren
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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District 19
Jimmy Panetta
Jimmy Panetta
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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Peter Verbica
Peter Verbica
Republican
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District 20
Vince Fong
Vince Fong
(Incumbent)
Republican
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Sandra Van Scotter
Sandra Van Scotter
Democratic
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District 21
Jim Costa
Jim Costa
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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Kyle Kirkland
Kyle Kirkland
Republican
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District 22
David Valadao
David Valadao
(Incumbent)
Republican
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Randy Villegas
Randy Villegas
Democratic
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District 23
Tessa Lynn Hodge
Tessa Lynn Hodge
Democratic
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Jay Obernolte
Jay Obernolte
(Incumbent)
Republican
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District 24
Salud Carbajal
Salud Carbajal
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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Bob Smith
Bob Smith
Republican
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District 25
Joe Males
Joe Males
Republican
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Raul Ruiz
Raul Ruiz
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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District 26
Samuel Gallucci
Samuel Gallucci
Republican
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Jacqui Irwin
Jacqui Irwin
Democratic
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District 27
Jason Gibbs
Jason Gibbs
Republican
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George Whitesides
George Whitesides
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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District 28
Judy Chu
Judy Chu
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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April Verlato
April Verlato
Republican
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District 29
Angélica María Dueñas
Angélica María Dueñas
Democratic
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Luz Rivas
Luz Rivas
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
District 30
Laura Friedman
Laura Friedman
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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Scott Meyers
Scott Meyers
Republican
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District 31
Eric Ching
Eric Ching
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
Gilbert Cisneros
Gilbert Cisneros
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
District 32
Brad Sherman
Brad Sherman
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
Larry Thompson
Larry Thompson
Republican
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District 33
Pete Aguilar
Pete Aguilar
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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Stephanie Vargas
Stephanie Vargas
Republican
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District 34
Jimmy Gomez
Jimmy Gomez
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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Angela Gonzales-Torres
Angela Gonzales-Torres
Democratic
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District 35
Mike Cargile
Mike Cargile
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
Norma Torres
Norma Torres
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
District 36
Houston Brignano
Houston Brignano
Republican
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Ted Lieu
Ted Lieu
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
District 37
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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Samantha Mota
Samantha Mota
Democratic
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District 38
Pedro Casas
Pedro Casas
Republican
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Hilda Solis
Hilda Solis
Democratic
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District 39
Steve Manos
Steve Manos
Republican
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Mark Takano
Mark Takano
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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District 40
Ken Calvert
Ken Calvert
Republican
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Young Kim
Young Kim
(Incumbent)
Republican
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District 41
Mitch Clemmons
Mitch Clemmons
Republican
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Linda Sánchez
Linda Sánchez
Democratic
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District 42
Brian Burley
Brian Burley
Republican
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Robert Garcia
Robert Garcia
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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District 43
Cristian Morales
Cristian Morales
Republican
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Maxine Waters
Maxine Waters
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
District 44
Genevieve Angel
Genevieve Angel
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
Nanette Barragán
Nanette Barragán
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
District 45
Derek Tran
Derek Tran
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
Chuong Vo
Chuong Vo
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
District 46
J. Correa
J. Correa
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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David Pan
David Pan
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
District 47
Dave Min
Dave Min
(Incumbent)
Democratic
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Jenny Rae Le Roux
Jenny Rae Le Roux
Republican
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District 48
Jim Desmond
Jim Desmond
Republican
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Marni von Wilpert
Marni von Wilpert
Democratic
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District 49
Armen Kurdian
Armen Kurdian
Republican
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Mike Levin
Mike Levin
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
District 50
Steve Cohen
Steve Cohen
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
Scott Peters
Scott Peters
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
District 51
Ricardo Cabrera
Ricardo Cabrera
Republican
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Sara Jacobs
Sara Jacobs
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
District 52
Jeff Belle
Jeff Belle
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
Juan Vargas
Juan Vargas
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General