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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. The passage of Proposition 50 in 2025 significantly altered many districts. The primary elections took place on June 2, 2026.

District 27

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

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Jason Gibbs (Republican), Santa Clarita city councilor (2020–present)

George Whitesides (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

Caleb Norwood (Democratic)

Roberto Ramos (Democratic), retired military analyst

District 28

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

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

April Verlato (Republican), former Arcadia city councilor (2016–2024) and runner-up for this district in 2024

Eliminated in primary

Peter Roybal (Democratic), businessman

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Robert Thomas Gonzalez (Democratic), retail worker

District 29

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

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Angélica María Dueñas (Democratic), former president of the Sun Valley neighborhood council, runner-up for this district in 2020 and 2022, and candidate in 2018 and 2024

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

Eliminated in primary

Rudy Melendez (Republican), organized labor advocate

District 30

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

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Laura Friedman (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Scott Alan Meyers (Republican), attorney

Eliminated in primary

John Armenian (No party preference), aerospace entrepreneur

Dennis Feitosa (Republican), YouTube content creator

Pini Herman (Democratic), businessman

Joel Lava (Democratic), activist

Cameron Tennyson (Democratic), movie studio clerk

District 31

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

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Eric Ching (Republican), former Walnut city councilor (2012–2024) and runner-up for the 38th district in 2022 and 2024

Gil Cisneros (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

Erskine Levi (Republican), retired teacher

District 32

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

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Brad Sherman (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Larry Thompson (Republican), talent manager, runner-up for this district in 2024, and independent candidate for the 37th district in 2020

Eliminated in primary

Chris Ahuja (Democratic), actor and candidate for this district in 2024

Dory Benami (Democratic), businessman

Jake Levine (Democratic), former senior director for Climate & Energy at the National Security Council and son of former U.S. representative Mel Levine

Marena Lin (Democratic), climate scientist

Josh Sautter (Democratic), Encino neighborhood councilor from Area 1 (2023–present)

Doug Smith (No party preference), television stage manager

Anna Wilding (Democratic), filmmaker

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

Fundraising

Italics indicate a withdrawn candidate.

District 33

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

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Pete Aguilar (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Stephanie Vargas, former Chief Deputy City Clerk of Colton (2024–2026) (Republican)

Eliminated in primary

Antonis P. Christodoulou (Democratic), law clerk

Tom Herman (Republican), pastor

Ernest "Ernie" Richter (Republican), retired mechanic

Ling Ling Shi (No party preference), author

Eugene Weems (Republican)

District 34

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

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

Angela Gonzales-Torres (Democratic), former at-large Historic Highland Park neighborhood councilor (2023–2025)

Eliminated in primary

Loren Colin (No party preference), marketing business owner and former Silver Lake neighborhood councilor (2006–2009)

Arthur Dixon (Democratic), community organizer

Calvin Lee (Republican), global healthcare entrepreneur and candidate for this district in 2024

Rob Lucero (Democratic), political consultant and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022

Declined

David Kim, former MacArthur Park neighborhood council board member (2020–2023) and runner-up for this seat in 2020, 2022, and 2024 (endorsed Gonzales-Torres)

District 35

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

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Mike Cargile (Republican), independent filmmaker and runner-up for this district in 2020, 2022, and 2024

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.

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Houston Brignano (Republican), technology executive

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

Eliminated in primary

Claire Ragge Anderson (No party preference), business owner

Rustin Knudtson (Democratic), data engineer

Frederick Reardon (Democratic), business development manager

Marianne Shamma (Democratic), community advocate

Melissa Toomim (Republican), investigative journalist, runner-up for this district in 2024, and candidate for the 32nd district in 2022

District 37

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

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Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Samantha Mota (Democratic), community activist

Eliminated in primary

Ryan Duckett (Democratic), city commissioner

Baltazar Fedalizo (Republican), lobbyist, candidate for this district in 2022 and write-in candidate in 2024

Elizabeth Fenner (Democratic), community advocate

Steven Hill (No party preference), retired peace officer

Todd Lombardo (Democratic), business owner

John Thompson Parker (Peace and Freedom), social justice advocate and perennial candidate

Juan Rey (No party preference), metro train mechanic, runner-up for this district in 2024, and candidate for the 29th district in 2018

District 38

Due to redistricting this seat is open and has no incumbent.

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Pedro Antonio Casas (Republican), psychologist and candidate for the 31st district in 2024

Hilda Solis (Democratic), Los Angeles County supervisor from the 1st district (2014–present), former U.S. Secretary of Labor (2009–2013), and former U.S. representative from the 32nd district (2001–2009)

Eliminated in primary

Erik Lutz (Democratic), Pico Rivera city councilor

Monica Sánchez (Democratic), mayor pro-tem of Pico Rivera

Declined

Linda Sánchez (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative from the 41st (running in the 41st district, endorsed Monica Sánchez)

District 39

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

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Steve Manos (Republican), Lake Elsinore city councilor

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

District 40

Due to redistricting, two Republican incumbents were drawn into the same district: Young Kim, who was re-elected with 55.3% of the vote in 2024, and Ken Calvert, who was re-elected with 51.7% of the vote in 2024 in the 41st district. Both advanced in the top-two primary to face one another in the general election.

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Ken Calvert (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative (previously…