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Election Day, Nov. 3

California: every race on the ballot

The U.S. Senate, governor and U.S. House races on the California ballot, and the Democrat running in each.

Statewide

  1. GovernorSolid D

    Xavier Becerra (D) vs. Steve Hilton (R)

    Now held by Gavin Newsom (D).

U.S. House

California drew new congressional districts for 2026. Your district may have changed; your county election office or California's official election site can confirm it.

  1. U.S. House, CA-1Solid D

    Mike McGuire (D) vs. James Gallagher (R)

    Now held by James Gallagher (R) · PVI D+7.

  2. U.S. House, CA-2Solid D

    Jared Huffman (D) vs. Robin Littau (R)

    Now held by Jared Huffman (D) · PVI D+13.

  3. U.S. House, CA-3Solid D

    Ami Bera (D) vs. Robb Tucker (R)

    Now held by Ami Bera (D) · PVI D+6.

  4. U.S. House, CA-4Solid D

    Eric Jones and Mike Thompson (D)

    Now held by Mike Thompson (D) · PVI D+8.

  5. U.S. House, CA-5Solid R

    Michael Masuda (D) vs. Tom McClintock (R)

    Now held by Tom McClintock (R) · PVI R+10.

  6. U.S. House, CA-6Likely D

    Richard Pan (D)

    Now held by Kevin Kiley (I) · PVI D+5. Also on the ballot: Kevin Kiley (Independent).

  7. U.S. House, CA-7Solid D

    Doris Matsui and Mai Vang (D)

    Now held by Doris Matsui (D) · PVI D+7.

  8. U.S. House, CA-8Solid D

    John Garamendi (D) vs. Rudy Recile (R)

    Now held by John Garamendi (D) · PVI D+19.

  9. U.S. House, CA-9Solid D

    Josh Harder (D) vs. John McBride (R)

    Now held by Josh Harder (D) · PVI D+8.

  10. U.S. House, CA-10Solid D

    Mark DeSaulnier (D) vs. Jeff Frese (R)

    Now held by Mark DeSaulnier (D) · PVI D+18.

  11. U.S. House, CA-11Solid D

    Connie Chan and Scott Wiener (D)

    Now held by Nancy Pelosi (D) · PVI D+36.

  12. U.S. House, CA-12Solid D

    Jamie Joyce and Lateefah Simon (D)

    Now held by Lateefah Simon (D) · PVI D+39.

  13. U.S. House, CA-13Likely D

    Adam Gray (D) vs. Kevin Lincoln (R)

    Now held by Adam Gray (D) · PVI D+2.

  14. U.S. House, CA-14Solid D

    Melissa Hernandez and Aisha Wahab (D)

    Now held by Aisha Wahab (D) · PVI D+19.

  15. U.S. House, CA-15Solid D

    Kevin Mullin (D) vs. Charles Hoelter (R)

    Now held by Kevin Mullin (D) · PVI D+26.

  16. U.S. House, CA-16Solid D

    Sam Liccardo (D) vs. Peter Soulé (R)

    Now held by Sam Liccardo (D) · PVI D+25.

  17. U.S. House, CA-17Solid D

    Ro Khanna (D) vs. Ritesh Tandon (R)

    Now held by Ro Khanna (D) · PVI D+21.

  18. U.S. House, CA-18Solid D

    Zoe Lofgren (D) vs. Shane Lewis (R)

    Now held by Zoe Lofgren (D) · PVI D+16.

  19. U.S. House, CA-19Solid D

    Jimmy Panetta (D) vs. Peter Coe Verbica (R)

    Now held by Jimmy Panetta (D) · PVI D+18.

  20. U.S. House, CA-20Solid R

    Sandra Van Scotter (D) vs. Vince Fong (R)

    Now held by Vince Fong (R) · PVI R+16.

  21. U.S. House, CA-21Solid D

    Jim Costa (D) vs. Kyle Kirkland (R)

    Now held by Jim Costa (D) · PVI D+5.

  22. U.S. House, CA-22Lean D

    Randy Villegas (D) vs. David Valadao (R)

    Now held by David Valadao (R) · PVI D+1.

    Read our file on Randy Villegas: polls, money, record →

  23. U.S. House, CA-23Solid R

    Tessa Lynn Hodge (D) vs. Jay Obernolte (R)

    Now held by Jay Obernolte (R) · PVI R+9.

  24. U.S. House, CA-24Solid D

    Salud Carbajal (D) vs. Bob Smith (R)

    Now held by Salud Carbajal (D) · PVI D+13.

  25. U.S. House, CA-25Solid D

    Raul Ruiz (D) vs. Joe Males (R)

    Now held by Raul Ruiz (D) · PVI D+4.

  26. U.S. House, CA-26Solid D

    Jacqui Irwin (D) vs. Sam Gallucci (R)

    Now held by Julia Brownley (D) · PVI D+9.

  27. U.S. House, CA-27Solid D

    George Whitesides (D) vs. Jason Gibbs (R)

    Now held by George T. Whitesides (D) · PVI D+6.

  28. U.S. House, CA-28Solid D

    Judy Chu (D) vs. April Verlato (R)

    Now held by Judy Chu (D) · PVI D+14.

  29. U.S. House, CA-29Solid D

    Angelica Dueñas and Luz Rivas (D)

    Now held by Luz Rivas (D) · PVI D+19.

  30. U.S. House, CA-30Solid D

    Laura Friedman (D) vs. Scott Meyers (R)

    Now held by Laura Friedman (D) · PVI D+21.

  31. U.S. House, CA-31Solid D

    Gil Cisneros (D) vs. Eric Ching (R)

    Now held by Gil Cisneros (D) · PVI D+8.

  32. U.S. House, CA-32Solid D

    Brad Sherman (D) vs. Larry Thompson (R)

    Now held by Brad Sherman (D) · PVI D+14.

  33. U.S. House, CA-33Solid D

    Pete Aguilar (D) vs. Stephanie Vargas (R)

    Now held by Pete Aguilar (D) · PVI D+7.

  34. U.S. House, CA-34Solid D

    Jimmy Gomez and Angela Gonzales-Torres (D)

    Now held by Jimmy Gomez (D) · PVI D+28.

  35. U.S. House, CA-35Solid D

    Norma Torres (D) vs. Mike Cargile (R)

    Now held by Norma Torres (D) · PVI D+6.

  36. U.S. House, CA-36Solid D

    Ted Lieu (D) vs. Houston Brignano (R)

    Now held by Ted Lieu (D) · PVI D+21.

  37. U.S. House, CA-37Solid D

    Sydney Kamlager-Dove and Samantha Mota (D)

    Now held by Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D) · PVI D+33.

  38. U.S. House, CA-38Solid D

    Hilda Solis (D) vs. Pedro Casas (R)

    Open seat · PVI D+8.

  39. U.S. House, CA-39Solid D

    Mark Takano (D) vs. Steve Manos (R)

    Now held by Mark Takano (D) · PVI D+7.

  40. U.S. House, CA-40Solid R

    No Democrat on the ballot vs. Ken Calvert and Young Kim (R)

    Now held by Young Kim (R) and Ken Calvert · PVI R+6.

  41. U.S. House, CA-41Solid D

    Linda Sánchez (D) vs. Mitch Clemmons (R)

    Now held by Linda Sánchez (D) · PVI D+9.

  42. U.S. House, CA-42Solid D

    Robert Garcia (D) vs. Brian Burley (R)

    Now held by Robert Garcia (D) · PVI D+8.

  43. U.S. House, CA-43Solid D

    Maxine Waters (D) vs. Cristian Morales (R)

    Now held by Maxine Waters (D) · PVI D+27.

  44. U.S. House, CA-44Solid D

    Nanette Barragán (D) vs. Genevieve Angel (R)

    Now held by Nanette Barragán (D) · PVI D+20.

  45. U.S. House, CA-45Likely D

    Derek Tran (D) vs. Chuong Vo (R)

    Now held by Derek Tran (D) · PVI D+3.

  46. U.S. House, CA-46Solid D

    Lou Correa (D) vs. David Pan (R)

    Now held by Lou Correa (D) · PVI D+10.

  47. U.S. House, CA-47Solid D

    Dave Min (D) vs. Jenny Le Roux (R)

    Now held by Dave Min (D) · PVI D+6.

  48. U.S. House, CA-48Likely D

    Marni von Wilpert (D) vs. Jim Desmond (R)

    Now held by Darrell Issa (R) · PVI D+2.

  49. U.S. House, CA-49Solid D

    Mike Levin (D) vs. Armen Kurdian (R)

    Now held by Mike Levin (D) · PVI D+7.

  50. U.S. House, CA-50Solid D

    Scott Peters (D) vs. Steve Cohen (R)

    Now held by Scott Peters (D) · PVI D+10.

  51. U.S. House, CA-51Solid D

    Sara Jacobs (D) vs. Ricardo Cabrera (R)

    Now held by Sara Jacobs (D) · PVI D+10.

  52. U.S. House, CA-52Solid D

    Juan Vargas (D) vs. Jeff Belle (R)

    Now held by Juan Vargas (D) · PVI D+11.

Nominees from Wikipedia's California election tables; race ratings from the Cook Political Report; checked Today, 7:41 PM ET. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.

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