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2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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All 52 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 43 9

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

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The incumbent is Republican Doug LaMalfa, who was re-elected with 65.3% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Doug LaMalfa (R) $50,659 $34,040 $701,061
Source: Federal Election Commission[2]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid R March 7, 2025

District 2

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The incumbent is Democrat Jared Huffman, who was re-elected with 71.9% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Jared Huffman (D) $172,843 $182,452 $976,314
Source: Federal Election Commission[5]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 3

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The incumbent is Republican Kevin Kiley, who was re-elected with 55.5% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Declared

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  • Heidi Hall (Democratic), Nevada County supervisor (2017–present) and runner-up for the 1st district in 2014[6]

Potential

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  • Kevin Kiley (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Kevin Kiley (R) $592,011 $62,303 $911,001
Source: Federal Election Commission[7]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Likely R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Likely R March 7, 2025

District 4

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The incumbent is Democrat Mike Thompson, who was re-elected with 66.5% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Mike Thompson (D) $241,512 $332,444 $1,118,556
Source: Federal Election Commission[8]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 5

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The incumbent is Republican Tom McClintock, who was re-elected with 61.8% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Tom McClintock (R) $69,199 $88,918 $128,486
Source: Federal Election Commission[9]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid R March 7, 2025

District 6

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The incumbent is Democrat Ami Bera, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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  • Ami Bera (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Ami Bera (D) $79,881 $116,101 $1,837,152
Source: Federal Election Commission[10]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 7

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The incumbent is Democrat Doris Matsui, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Doris Matsui (D) $130,967 $78,734 $358,901
Source: Federal Election Commission[11]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 8

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The incumbent is Democrat John Garamendi, who was re-elected with 74.0% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
John Garamendi (D) $32,682 $124,836 $1,172,563
Source: Federal Election Commission[12]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 9

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The incumbent is Democrat Josh Harder, who was re-elected with 51.8% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Declared

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  • John McBride (Republican), strength and conditioning coach[13]
  • Jim Shoemaker (Republican)[14]

Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Josh Harder (D) $734,686 $145,298 $2,278,219
Source: Federal Election Commission[16]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Lean D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Lean D March 7, 2025

District 10

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The incumbent is Democrat Mark DeSaulnier, who was re-elected with 66.5% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Mark DeSaulnier (D) $109,865 $65,200 $673,652
Source: Federal Election Commission[17]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 11

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The incumbent is Democrat Nancy Pelosi, who was re-elected with 81.0% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Declared

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Filed paperwork

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Publicly expressed interest

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Potential

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Endorsements

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Nancy Pelosi (not declared)
Party officials

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Saikat Chakrabarti (D) $291,348 $35,088 $256,259
Nancy Pelosi (D) $859,907 $1,181,916 $1,756,057
Source: Federal Election Commission[23]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 12

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The incumbent is Democrat Lateefah Simon, who was elected with 65.4% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Lateefah Simon (D) $177,272 $144,171 $318,756
Source: Federal Election Commission[24]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 13

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The incumbent is Democrat Adam Gray, who flipped the district and was elected with 50.03% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Declared

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  • Javier Lopez (Republican), mayor of Ceres (2020–present)[25]
  • Vinay Kruttiventi (Republican), engineer

Potential

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

Declined

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Endorsements

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Javier Lopez
U.S. Representatives

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Adam Gray (D) $404,463 $252,066 $344,355
Source: Federal Election Commission[27]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Tossup February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Tossup March 7, 2025

District 14

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

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Eric Swalwell (D) $559,638 $425,013 $434,629
Source: Federal Election Commission[28]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 15

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The incumbent is Democrat Kevin Mullin, who was re-elected with 73.1% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Kevin Mullin (D) $156,222 $67,913 $125,080
Source: Federal Election Commission[29]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 16

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The incumbent is Democrat Sam Liccardo, who was elected with 58.2% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Sam Liccardo (D) $1,410,637 $332,990 $1,168,039
Source: Federal Election Commission[30]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 17

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The incumbent is Democrat Ro Khanna, who was re-elected with 67.7% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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  • Ro Khanna (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Ro Khanna (D) $3,707,832 $1,037,802 $13,379,121
Source: Federal Election Commission[31]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 18

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The incumbent is Democrat Zoe Lofgren, who was re-elected with 64.6% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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  • Zoe Lofgren (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Zoe Lofgren (D) $342,902 $128,310 $454,344
Source: Federal Election Commission[32]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 19

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The incumbent is Democrat Jimmy Panetta, who was re-elected with 69.3% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Jimmy Panetta (D) $392,334 $249,717 $3,857,256
Source: Federal Election Commission[33]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 20

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The incumbent is Republican Vince Fong, who was re-elected with 65.1% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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  • Vince Fong (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Vince Fong (R) $265,245 $161,322 $143,154
Source: Federal Election Commission[34]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid R March 7, 2025

District 21

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The incumbent is Democrat Jim Costa, who was re-elected with 52.6% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Publicly expressed interest

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Potential

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

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Jim Costa (D) $113,669 $104,162 $218,390
Source: Federal Election Commission[36]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Likely D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Lean D March 7, 2025

District 22

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The incumbent is Republican David Valadao, who was re-elected with 53.4% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Declared

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  • Randy Villegas (Democratic), Visalia school board trustee[37]

Filed paperwork

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Rudy Salas (D) $1,035 $21,065 $186,414
David Valadao (R) $937,470 $137,086 $845,920
Source: Federal Election Commission[40]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Lean R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Lean R March 7, 2025

District 23

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The incumbent is Republican Jay Obernolte, who was re-elected with 60.1% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Jay Obernolte (R) $192,769 $156,929 $1,033,680
Source: Federal Election Commission[41]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid R March 7, 2025

District 24

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The incumbent is Democrat Salud Carbajal, who was re-elected with 62.7% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Salud Carbajal (D) $589,663 $144,285 $3,089,247
Source: Federal Election Commission[42]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 25

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The incumbent is Democrat Raul Ruiz, who was re-elected with 56.3% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Declared

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  • Joe Males (Republican), Hemet city councilor[43]

Potential

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  • Raul Ruiz (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Raul Ruiz (D) $360,416 $188,592 $1,874,564
Source: Federal Election Commission[44]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Likely D March 13, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Likely D March 7, 2025

District 26

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The incumbent is Democrat Julia Brownley, who was re-elected with 56.1% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Filed paperwork

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  • Jonathan Wagoner (Republican), business owner[45]

Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Julia Brownley (D) $155,735 $69,805 $1,028,288
Source: Federal Election Commission[46]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 27

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The incumbent is Democrat George Whitesides, who flipped the district and was elected with 51.3% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
George Whitesides (D) $758,846 $218,969 $866,611
Source: Federal Election Commission[47]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Lean D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Lean D March 7, 2025

District 28

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The incumbent is Democrat Judy Chu, who was re-elected with 64.9% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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  • Judy Chu (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Judy Chu (D) $64,020 $156,810 $3,509,214
Source: Federal Election Commission[48]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 29

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The incumbent is Democrat Luz Rivas, who was elected with 69.8% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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  • Luz Rivas (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Luz Rivas (D) $41,352 $109,263 $196,352
Source: Federal Election Commission[49]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 30

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The incumbent is Democrat Laura Friedman, who was elected with 68.4% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Laura Friedman (D) $85,436 $93,404 $288,781
Source: Federal Election Commission[50]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 31

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The incumbent is Democrat Gil Cisneros, who was elected with 59.7% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Gil Cisneros (D) $64,146 $53,736 $50,486
Source: Federal Election Commission[51]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 32

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The incumbent is Democrat Brad Sherman, who was re-elected with 66.2% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Declared

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  • Jake Rakov (Democratic), communications consultant and former deputy communications director for incumbent Brad Sherman[52]

Filed paperwork

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  • Chris Ahuja (Democratic), talent agent and candidate for this district in 2024[53]

Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Brad Sherman (D) $137,227 $138,489 $3,920,683
Source: Federal Election Commission[54]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 33

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The incumbent is Democrat Pete Aguilar, who was re-elected with 58.8% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Pete Aguilar (D) $706,701 $536,823 $2,818,949
Source: Federal Election Commission[55]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 34

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The incumbent is Democrat Jimmy Gomez, who was re-elected with 55.6% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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  • Jimmy Gomez (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Jimmy Gomez (D) $134,697 $42,208 $181,247
Source: Federal Election Commission[56]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 35

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The incumbent is Democrat Norma Torres, who was re-elected with 58.4% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Norma Torres (D) $156,527 $32,012 $427,830
Source: Federal Election Commission[57]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 36

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The incumbent is Democrat Ted Lieu, who was re-elected with 68.7% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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  • Ted Lieu (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Ted Lieu (D) $206,122 $113,572 $767,556
Source: Federal Election Commission[58]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 37

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The incumbent is Democrat Sydney Kamlager-Dove, who was re-elected with 78.3% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D) $92,607 $52,430 $102,174
Source: Federal Election Commission[59]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 38

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The incumbent is Democrat Linda Sánchez, who was re-elected with 59.8% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Linda Sánchez (D) $180,097 $162,748 $443,137
Source: Federal Election Commission[60]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 39

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The incumbent is Democrat Mark Takano, who was re-elected with 56.7% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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  • Mark Takano (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Mark Takano (D) $100,106 $117,404 $251,872
Source: Federal Election Commission[61]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 40

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The incumbent is Republican Young Kim, who was re-elected with 55.3% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Declared

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Christina Gagnier (D) $305,439 $55,896 $249,544
Joe Kerr (D) $77,367 $57,577 $19,790
Young Kim (R) $1,285,570 $442,776 $2,580,293
Esther Kim Varet (D) $1,006,245 $78,363 $927,882
Source: Federal Election Commission[66]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Lean R March 13, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Lean R March 7, 2025

District 41

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The incumbent is Republican Ken Calvert, who was re-elected with 51.7% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Declared

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Potential

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  • Ken Calvert (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative

Declined

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  • Will Rollins (Democratic), counterterrorism attorney and runner-up for this district in 2022 and 2024[69]

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Ken Calvert (R) $1,300,682 $188,190 $1,374,628
Source: Federal Election Commission[70]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Lean R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Lean R March 7, 2025

District 42

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The incumbent is Democrat Robert Garcia, who was re-elected with 68.1% of the vote in 2024.[1]

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Robert Garcia (D) $274,429 $164,099 $522,757
Source: Federal Election Commission[71]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 43

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The incumbent is Democrat Maxine Waters, who was re-elected with 75.1% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Maxine Waters (D) $141,178 $91,266 $166,368
Source: Federal Election Commission[72]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 44

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The incumbent is Democrat Nanette Barragán, who was re-elected with 71.4% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Nanette Barragán (D) $117,996 $175,181 $1,424,370
Source: Federal Election Commission[73]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 45

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The incumbent is Democrat Derek Tran, who flipped the district and was elected with 50.1% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Filed paperwork

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Michelle Steel (R) $74,382 $34,892 $942,951
Derek Tran (D) $459,700 $220,310 $566,713
Source: Federal Election Commission[75]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Tossup February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Tossup March 7, 2025

District 46

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The incumbent is Democrat Lou Correa, who was re-elected with 63.4% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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  • Lou Correa (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Lou Correa (D) $187,787 $60,240 $1,994,910
Source: Federal Election Commission[76]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 47

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The incumbent is Democrat Dave Min, who was elected with 51.4% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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  • Dave Min (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Dave Min (D) $752,533 $209,122 $716,476
Source: Federal Election Commission[77]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Lean D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Tilt D March 7, 2025

District 48

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The incumbent is Republican Darrell Issa, who was re-elected with 59.3% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Declared

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Filed paperwork

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  • Albert Mora (Democratic), musician[79]

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Darrell Issa (R) $320,992 $84,292 $1,881,317
Source: Federal Election Commission[80]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid R March 7, 2025

District 49

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The incumbent is Democrat Mike Levin, who was re-elected with 52.2% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Declared

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Potential

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

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Jim Desmond (R) $423,856 $38,653 $385,203
Mike Levin (D) $677,205 $253,228 $693,714
Source: Federal Election Commission[82]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Likely D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Lean D March 7, 2025

District 50

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The incumbent is Democrat Scott Peters, who was re-elected with 64.3% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Scott Peters (D) $248,979 $269,366 $2,130,134
Source: Federal Election Commission[83]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 51

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The incumbent is Democrat Sara Jacobs, who was re-elected with 60.7% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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  • Sara Jacobs (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Sara Jacobs (D) $80,978 $112,115 $46,235
Source: Federal Election Commission[84]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

District 52

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The incumbent is Democrat Juan Vargas, who was re-elected with 66.3% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Candidates

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Potential

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  • Juan Vargas (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Juan Vargas (D) $167,256 $65,385 $192,712
Source: Federal Election Commission[85]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[4] Solid D March 7, 2025

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