2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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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.
District 1
The incumbent is Republican Doug LaMalfa, who was re-elected with 65.3% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Doug LaMalfa (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative
District 2
The incumbent is Democrat Jared Huffman, who was re-elected with 71.9% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Jared Huffman (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 3
The incumbent is Republican Kevin Kiley, who was re-elected with 55.5% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Kevin Kiley (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative
District 4
The incumbent is Democrat Mike Thompson, who was re-elected with 66.5% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Mike Thompson (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 5
The incumbent is Republican Tom McClintock, who was re-elected with 61.8% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Tom McClintock (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative
District 6
The incumbent is Democrat Ami Bera, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Ami Bera (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 7
The incumbent is Democrat Doris Matsui, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Doris Matsui (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 8
The incumbent is Democrat John Garamendi, who was re-elected with 74.0% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- John Garamendi (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 9
The incumbent is Democrat Josh Harder, who was re-elected with 51.8% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Josh Harder (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
- Kevin Lincoln (Republican), former mayor of Stockton (2021–2025) and nominee for this district in 2024[2]
District 10
The incumbent is Democrat Mark DeSaulnier, who was re-elected with 66.5% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 11
The incumbent is Democrat Nancy Pelosi, who was re-elected with 81.0% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Declared
- Saikat Chakrabarti (Democratic), think tank president and former chief of staff to U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez[3]
Filed paperwork
- Nancy Pelosi (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative[4]
Publicly expressed interest
- David Brailer (Independent), chief health officer of The Cigna Group[5]
Potential
- Christine Pelosi (Democratic), political strategist and daughter of incumbent Nancy Pelosi[6]
- Scott Wiener (Democratic), state senator from the 11th district (2016–present) (will not run if Pelosi runs)[5]
District 12
The incumbent is Democrat Lateefah Simon, who was elected with 65.4% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Lateefah Simon (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 13
The incumbent is Democrat Adam Gray, who flipped the district and was elected with 50.03% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Announcement pending
Potential
- Adam Gray (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
Declined
- John Duarte (Republican), former U.S. representative (endorsed Lopez)[7]
Endorsements
| Javier Lopez (not declared) |
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District 14
In April 2025, Democrat Eric Swalwell resigned from the 14th House district, after a few women accused him of sexual assault.[8]
Candidates
District 15
The incumbent is Democrat Kevin Mullin, who was re-elected with 73.1% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Kevin Mullin (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 16
The incumbent is Democrat Sam Liccardo, who was elected with 58.2% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Sam Liccardo (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 17
The incumbent is Democrat Ro Khanna, who was re-elected with 67.7% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Ro Khanna (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 18
The incumbent is Democrat Zoe Lofgren, who was re-elected with 64.6% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Zoe Lofgren (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 19
The incumbent is Democrat Jimmy Panetta, who was re-elected with 69.3% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Jimmy Panetta (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 20
The incumbent is Republican Vince Fong, who was re-elected with 65.1% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Vince Fong (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative
District 21
The incumbent is Democrat Jim Costa, who was re-elected with 52.6% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Publicly expressed interest
- Guillermo Moreno (Republican), CEO of KXEX and KQEQ[9]
Potential
- Jim Costa (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 22
The incumbent is Republican David Valadao, who was re-elected with 53.4% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Filed paperwork
- Rudy Salas (Democratic), former state assemblyman from the 32nd district (2012–2022) and runner-up for this district in 2022 and 2024[10]
- David Valadao (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative[10]
District 23
The incumbent is Republican Jay Obernolte, who was re-elected with 60.1% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Jay Obernolte (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative
District 24
The incumbent is Democrat Salud Carbajal, who was re-elected with 62.7% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Salud Carbajal (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 25
The incumbent is Democrat Raul Ruiz, who was re-elected with 56.3% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Raul Ruiz (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 26
The incumbent is Democrat Julia Brownley, who was re-elected with 56.1% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Julia Brownley (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 27
The incumbent is Democrat George Whitesides, who flipped the district and was elected with 51.3% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- George Whitesides (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 28
The incumbent is Democrat Judy Chu, who was re-elected with 64.9% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Judy Chu (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 29
The incumbent is Democrat Luz Rivas, who was elected with 69.8% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Luz Rivas (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 30
The incumbent is Democrat Laura Friedman, who was elected with 68.4% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Laura Friedman (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 31
The incumbent is Democrat Gil Cisneros, who was elected with 59.7% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Gil Cisneros (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 32
The incumbent is Democrat Brad Sherman, who was re-elected with 66.2% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Brad Sherman (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 33
The incumbent is Democrat Pete Aguilar, who was re-elected with 58.8% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Pete Aguilar (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 34
The incumbent is Democrat Jimmy Gomez, who was re-elected with 55.6% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Jimmy Gomez (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 35
The incumbent is Democrat Norma Torres, who was re-elected with 58.4% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Norma Torres (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 36
The incumbent is Democrat Ted Lieu, who was re-elected with 68.7% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Ted Lieu (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 37
The incumbent is Democrat Sydney Kamlager-Dove, who was re-elected with 78.3% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 38
The incumbent is Democrat Linda Sánchez, who was re-elected with 59.8% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Linda Sánchez (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 39
The incumbent is Democrat Mark Takano, who was re-elected with 56.7% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Mark Takano (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 40
The incumbent is Republican Young Kim, who was re-elected with 55.3% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Declared
- Christina Gagnier (Democratic), former Chino Valley school board member and runner-up for the 35th district in 2014[11]
- Young Kim (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative[12]
- Esther Kim Varet (Democratic), art dealer[13]
Filed paperwork
- Joe Kerr (Democratic), retired Orange County fire captain and runner-up for this district in 2024[14]
District 41
The incumbent is Republican Ken Calvert, who was re-elected with 51.7% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Ken Calvert (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative
District 42
The incumbent is Democrat Robert Garcia, who was re-elected with 68.1% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Robert Garcia (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 43
The incumbent is Democrat Maxine Waters, who was re-elected with 75.1% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Maxine Waters (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 44
The incumbent is Democrat Nanette Barragán, who was re-elected with 71.4% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Nanette Barragán (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 45
The incumbent is Democrat Derek Tran, who flipped the district and was elected with 50.1% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Filed paperwork
- Michelle Steel (Republican), former U.S. representative[15]
Potential
- Janet Nguyen (Republican), Orange County supervisor[15]
- Derek Tran (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 46
The incumbent is Democrat Lou Correa, who was re-elected with 63.4% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Lou Correa (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 47
The incumbent is Democrat Dave Min, who was elected with 51.4% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Dave Min (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 48
The incumbent is Republican Darrell Issa, who was re-elected with 59.3% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Filed paperwork
- Albert Mora (Democrat), musician[16]
Potential
- Darrell Issa (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative
District 49
The incumbent is Democrat Mike Levin, who was re-elected with 52.2% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Declared
- Jim Desmond (Republican), San Diego County supervisor[17]
Potential
- Mike Levin (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 50
The incumbent is Democrat Scott Peters, who was re-elected with 64.3% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Scott Peters (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 51
The incumbent is Democrat Sara Jacobs, who was re-elected with 60.7% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Sara Jacobs (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
District 52
The incumbent is Democrat Juan Vargas, who was re-elected with 66.3% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Candidates
Potential
- Juan Vargas (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
References
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- ↑ Altimari, Daniela (March 26, 2025). "Some losing House candidates get a second look for 2026". Roll Call. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ↑ Whisnant, Gabe (February 5, 2025). "Former AOC Chief of Staff Announces Run for Nancy Pelosi's House Seat". Newsweek. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ↑ Baños, Alejandro (2024-11-16). "Nancy Pelosi will seek reelection in 2026". Voz. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- 1 2 Knight, Heather (March 23, 2025). "Retirement Hovers Over Nancy Pelosi and Her City, San Francisco". The New York Times. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ Koehn, Josh (February 26, 2025). "Democrats start work on Nancy Pelosi succession plan: sources". The San Francisco Standard. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- 1 2 3 Benziger, Jeff (March 19, 2025). "Javier Lopez for Congress? Duarte pledges support". Ceres Courier. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ↑ Papp, Justin (2026-04-13). "Rep. Eric Swalwell resigns from U.S. House after sexual misconduct allegations". CNBC. Retrieved 2026-04-13.
- ↑ Taub, David (February 19, 2025). "Maher's Campaign for State Senate Is a Moving Experience". GV Wire. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- 1 2 Huh, Jenny (March 21, 2025). "Another political deja vu: Rep. David Valadao, Rudy Salas file paperwork to run for Congress in 2026". KGET-TV. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ↑ Mason, Melanie; Jones, Blake; Gardiner, Dustin (February 18, 2025). "Young Kim challenger is steeped in school culture wars". Politico. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ↑ Kang, Hanna (February 4, 2025). "Art dealer Esther Kim Varet launches bid for California's 40th Congressional District". The Orange County Register. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
It's represented by Rep. Young Kim, R-Anaheim Hills, who plans to run for reelection in 2026, spokesperson Callie Strock said.
- ↑ Armstrong, Annie (January 7, 2025). "L.A. Art Dealer Esther Kim Varet Plans Run for Congress". Artnet. Archived from the original on January 8, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ↑ Nir, David (February 19, 2025). "Morning Digest: Democrats land a major name in one of the few 'Harris-Republican' House districts". The Downballot. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
Joe Kerr, a retired firefighter who challenged Kim last year, recently filed paperwork ahead of a possible second bid.
- 1 2 Mason, Melanie (December 9, 2024). "This Vietnamese American Candidate Just Blew Up the Democratic Campaign Playbook". Politico. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
[Michelle] Steel has opened a committee for a 2026 congressional campaign...she will likely face competition from a fellow Republican, Janet Nguyen, a former state legislator and newly elected county supervisor.
- ↑ "Form 1 for Albert J Mora for the People". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
- ↑ Dawson, Danielle (January 16, 2025). "Desmond sets sights on Congress, announces bid for North County seat". KSWB-TV. Retrieved January 17, 2025.