House districts / California
California's 26th congressional district
CA-26. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Jacqui Irwin V Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.2mSpent $713k · Cash $458k
- Samuel Gallucci Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $538kSpent $519k · Cash $19k
5 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 6 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | 2024 lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 56.2% | Trump 41.0% | 2.8% | D+15.1 | D+13.2 |
| 2020 | Biden 60.2% | Trump 37.8% | 2.0% | D+22.4 | D+20.0 |
| 2016 | Clinton 57.3% | Trump 37.0% | 5.7% | D+20.3 | D+17.3 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 758,413 | |
| Adults (18+) | 586,171 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 86.9% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 19.1% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 25.3% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 33.4% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 22.2% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 42.8% | 57.8% |
| Black | 2.1% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 41.7% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 8.4% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.9% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 38.8% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $117,525 | $80,734 |
* Estimated for the 2026 lines from census blocks (ACS 2020-2024). Population, adults and race: 2020 Census, counted on the 2026 lines. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 lines, elections 2022-2024: redrawn for 2026 seat count changed from 53 to 52 after the census | |||||
| 2024 | Julia Brownley Democrat | 56.0% | Michael Koslow Republican | 44.0% | D+12.1 |
| 2022 | Julia Brownley Democrat | 54.5% | Matt Jacobs Republican | 45.5% | D+9.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Julia Brownley Democrat | 60.6% | Ronda Baldwin-Kennedy Republican | 39.4% | D+21.2 |
| 2018 | Julia Brownley Democrat | 61.9% | Antonio Sabato, Jr. Republican | 38.1% | D+23.9 |
| 2016 | Julia Brownley Democrat | 60.4% | Rafael A. Dagnesses Republican | 39.6% | D+20.8 |
| 2014 | Julia Brownley Democrat | 51.3% | Jeff Gorell Republican | 48.7% | D+2.7 |
| 2012 | Julia Brownley Democrat | 52.7% | Tony Strickland Republican | 47.3% | D+5.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 52 to 53 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | David Dreier Republican | 54.1% | Russ Warner Democrat others 9.3% | 36.5% | R+17.6 |
| 2008 | David Dreier Republican | 52.6% | Russ Warner Democrat others 6.9% | 40.4% | R+12.2 |
| 2006 | David Dreier Republican | 57.0% | Cynthia Rodriguez Matthews Democrat others 5.2% | 37.9% | R+19.1 |
| 2004 | David Dreier Republican | 53.6% | Cynthia M. Matthews Democrat others 3.6% | 42.8% | R+10.8 |
| 2002 | David Dreier Republican | 63.8% | Marjorie Mikels Democrat others 2.7% | 33.5% | R+30.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 45 to 52 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Howard L. Berman Democrat | 84.1% | Bill Farley Libertarian others 4.6% | 11.4% | D+72.7 |
| 1998 | Howard L. Berman Democrat | 82.5% | Juan Carlos Ros Libertarian others 9.7% | 7.8% | D+74.6 |
| 1996 | Howard L. Berman Democrat | 65.9% | Bill Glass Republican others 5.5% | 28.6% | D+37.3 |
| 1994 | Howard L. Berman Democrat | 62.6% | Gary E. Forsch Republican others 5.2% | 32.2% | D+30.3 |
| 1992 | Howard L. Berman Democrat | 61.0% | Gary Forsch Republican others 8.8% | 30.1% | D+30.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 43 to 45 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Howard L. Berman Democrat | 61.1% | Roy Dahlson Republican others 4.1% | 34.8% | D+26.2 |
| 1988 | Howard L. Berman Democrat | 70.3% | G. C. "Brodie" Broderson Republican | 29.7% | D+40.7 |
| 1986 | Howard L. Berman Democrat | 65.1% | Robert M. Kerns Republican | 34.9% | D+30.1 |
| 1984 | Howard L. Berman Democrat | 62.8% | Miriam Ojeda Republican | 37.2% | D+25.6 |
| 1982 | Howard L. Berman Democrat | 59.6% | Hal Philips Republican | 40.4% | D+19.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | John H. Rousselot Republican | 71.0% | Joseph Louis Lisoni Democrat others 4.7% | 24.4% | R+46.6 |
| 1978 | John H. Rousselot Republican | 100.0% | R+100.0 | ||
| 1976 | John H. Rousselot Republican | 65.6% | Bruce Latta Democrat | 34.4% | R+31.2 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020, and 2024 on the new lines, are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block. The last column is the margin in CA-26 on the 2024 lines.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Who lives here (2026 lines) is estimated from Census survey figures split by population.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits