2026 United States general electionCalifornia

U.S. House: California's 31st district

3 November 2026

The Tuesday next after the 1st Monday in November, in every even numbered year, is established as the day for the election

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

fec.gov Official source

General Election Date 11/03/2026

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

in 26 days

Open seat

The seat

Held by: Open seat: no incumbent is running.
FEC: California's 31st district 2026 Official source
California's 31st district, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Election: 2026 United States general election - 3 November 2026
Seat: California's 31st district
FEC: California's 31st district 2026 Official source
California's 31st district, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Candidates

No nominee is confirmed from a source yet. These are the candidates who filed for this seat, most money raised first. Filing is not winning a primary.

Gilbert Cisneros

Democratic

FEC: CISNEROS, GILBERT Official source

CISNEROS, GILBERT, Democratic Party, House CA district 31: FEC candidate H8CA39174, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: CISNEROS, GILBERT Official source

CISNEROS, GILBERT, Democratic Party, House CA district 31: FEC candidate H8CA39174, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $705K
FEC: CISNEROS, GILBERT Official source
Receipts $705,263, disbursements $485,536, cash on hand $259,803 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $486K
On hand: $260K

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Eric J Ching

Republican

FEC: CHING, ERIC J Official source

CHING, ERIC J, Republican Party, House CA district 31: FEC candidate H2CA39151, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: CHING, ERIC J Official source

CHING, ERIC J, Republican Party, House CA district 31: FEC candidate H2CA39151, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $97K
FEC: CHING, ERIC J Official source
Receipts $96,570, disbursements $122,508, cash on hand $14,302 through 2026-09-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $123K
On hand: $14K

FEC filings through 30 September 2026.

Sources

Last researched 8 October 2026 (UTC).

FEC: California's 31st district 2026Official source fec.gov
FEC: CHING, ERIC JOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: CISNEROS, GILBERTOfficial source fec.gov
fec.govOfficial source
uscode.house.govOfficial source

Back to 2026 United States general election Machine-readable data (JSON)

U.S. House: California's 31st district

The seat

Candidates

Gilbert Cisneros

Eric J Ching

More races in California

Sources