2026 contest

California 48th District

This page currently shows current seat context and active FEC filings. It does not yet claim ballot certification, party nomination, or certified results.

Office

U.S. House

Current officeholder

Darrell Issa

General election

November 3, 2026

Live FEC filings

23

FEC registeredBallot certifiedParty nomineeWon electionSeated

Candidates listed here are active FEC filings for this federal seat. Ballot certification, nominee status, and state election-office validation are not loaded yet.

Candidates

23 active FEC filings

MARNI VON WILPERTFEC registered

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: September 3, 2025 · Last filing: September 16, 2026

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
JIM DESMONDFEC registered

REPUBLICAN PARTY · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: January 15, 2025 · Last filing: March 8, 2026

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
CORINNA CONTRERASFEC registered

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: November 22, 2025 · Last filing: December 15, 2025

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
AMMAR CAMPA-NAJJARFEC registered

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: March 27, 2017 · Last filing: November 25, 2025

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
MARC IANNARINOFEC registered

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: November 11, 2025 · Last filing: November 21, 2025

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
FERGUSON PORTERFEC registered

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: January 30, 2025 · Last filing: November 17, 2025

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
ABEL CHAVEZFEC registered

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: January 21, 2025 · Last filing: November 5, 2025

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
BRANDON RIKERFEC registered

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: April 2, 2025 · Last filing: September 24, 2025

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
ANUJ DIXITFEC registered

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: May 21, 2025 · Last filing: August 26, 2025

Has raised fundsFEC ↗

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: July 1, 2025 · Last filing: July 1, 2025

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
WHITNEY SHANAHANFEC registered

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: November 14, 2023 · Last filing: April 11, 2025

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
CURTIS MORRISONFEC registered

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: April 1, 2025 · Last filing: April 1, 2025

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
ERIC SHAWFEC registered

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: March 11, 2026 · Last filing: March 11, 2026

No receipts reported yetFEC ↗
CORY GAUTEREAUXFEC registered

REPUBLICAN PARTY · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: March 10, 2026 · Last filing: March 10, 2026

No receipts reported yetFEC ↗

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: March 10, 2026 · Last filing: March 10, 2026

No receipts reported yetFEC ↗
LUIS FERNANDO REYNAFEC registered

NO PARTY AFFILIATION · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: February 12, 2026 · Last filing: February 12, 2026

No receipts reported yetFEC ↗
MIKE SCHAEFERFEC registered

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: February 11, 2026 · Last filing: February 11, 2026

No receipts reported yetFEC ↗
STEPHEN CLEMONSFEC registered

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: December 12, 2025 · Last filing: December 12, 2025

No receipts reported yetFEC ↗
MICHAEL WILLIAM BUCYFEC registered

INDEPENDENT · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: October 8, 2025 · Last filing: October 8, 2025

No receipts reported yetFEC ↗
ALBERT JAMES MORAFEC registered

UNAFFILIATED · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: February 26, 2025 · Last filing: August 28, 2025

No receipts reported yetFEC ↗
NICHOLAS DAVISFEC registered

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: July 3, 2025 · Last filing: July 3, 2025

No receipts reported yetFEC ↗
NICHOLAS DAVISFEC registered

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: July 3, 2025 · Last filing: July 3, 2025

No receipts reported yetFEC ↗
BRIAN L NASHFEC registered

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate

First FEC filing: May 7, 2025 · Last filing: June 8, 2025

No receipts reported yetFEC ↗

Sources

Seat structure source: Official House roster ↗

Candidate filing source: Federal Election Commission candidate filings and candidate data APIs.