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.

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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]

General election

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

General election

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]

General election

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

General election

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

Javier Lopez (Republican), mayor of Ceres (announcement expected April 2025)^[7]

Potential

Adam Gray (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Declined

John Duarte (Republican), former U.S. representative (endorsed Lopez)^[7]

Endorsements

General election

District 14

The incumbent is Democrat Eric Swalwell, who was re-elected with 67.8% of the vote in 2024.^[1]

Candidates

Potential

Eric Swalwell (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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^[8]

Potential

Jim Costa (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

General election

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^[9]
David Valadao (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative^[9]

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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^[10]
Young Kim (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative^[11]
Esther Kim Varet (Democratic), art dealer^[12]

Filed paperwork

Joe Kerr (Democratic), retired Orange County fire captain and runner-up for this district in 2024^[13]

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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^[14]

Potential

Janet Nguyen (Republican), Orange County supervisor^[14]
Derek Tran (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

General election

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

General election

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

General election

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^[15]

Potential

Darrell Issa (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative

General election

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^[16]

Potential

Mike Levin (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

General election

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

General election

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.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 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.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Benziger, Jeff (March 19, 2025). "Javier Lopez for Congress? Duarte pledges support". Ceres Courier. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
↑ Taub, David (February 19, 2025). "Maher's Campaign for State Senate Is a Moving Experience". GV Wire. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 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.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ 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.
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 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.
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[2] Altimari, Daniela (March 26, 2025). "Some losing House candidates get a second look for 2026". Roll Call. Retrieved March 27, 2025.

[3] Whisnant, Gabe (February 5, 2025). "Former AOC Chief of Staff Announces Run for Nancy Pelosi's House Seat". Newsweek. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

[4] Baños, Alejandro (2024-11-16). "Nancy Pelosi will seek reelection in 2026". Voz. Retrieved 2024-12-06.

[HoversPelosi-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Knight, Heather (March 23, 2025). "Retirement Hovers Over Nancy Pelosi and Her City, San Francisco". The New York Times. Retrieved March 24, 2025.

[PelosiSuccessors-6] Koehn, Josh (February 26, 2025). "Democrats start work on Nancy Pelosi succession plan: sources". The San Francisco Standard. Retrieved February 26, 2025.

[Lopez-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Benziger, Jeff (March 19, 2025). "Javier Lopez for Congress? Duarte pledges support". Ceres Courier. Retrieved March 20, 2025.

[8] Taub, David (February 19, 2025). "Maher's Campaign for State Senate Is a Moving Experience". GV Wire. Retrieved February 26, 2025.

[ValadaoSalas-9] 9.0 ^9.1 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.^{[permanent dead link]}

[10] Mason, Melanie; Jones, Blake; Gardiner, Dustin (February 18, 2025). "Young Kim challenger is steeped in school culture wars". Politico. Retrieved February 18, 2025.

[11] 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.

[12] 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.

[13] 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.

[blew-14] 14.0 ^14.1 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.

[15] "Form 1 for Albert J Mora for the People". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved 2025-03-10.

[16] Dawson, Danielle (January 16, 2025). "Desmond sets sights on Congress, announces bid for North County seat". KSWB-TV. Retrieved January 17, 2025.^{[permanent dead link]}

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