2026 United States general electionCalifornia

U.S. House: California's 32nd 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

The seat

Held by: Brad Sherman (Democratic)
FEC: California's 32nd district 2026 Official source
California's 32nd 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 32nd district
FEC: California's 32nd district 2026 Official source
California's 32nd 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.

Brad Sherman

Democratic

FEC: SHERMAN, BRAD Official source

SHERMAN, BRAD, Democratic Party, House CA district 32: FEC candidate H6CA24113, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: SHERMAN, BRAD Official source

SHERMAN, BRAD, Democratic Party, House CA district 32: FEC candidate H6CA24113, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Incumbent

Raised: $2.5M
FEC: SHERMAN, BRAD Official source
Receipts $2,514,330, disbursements $3,767,794, cash on hand $2,668,480 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $3.8M
On hand: $2.7M

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Jake Levine

Democratic

FEC: LEVINE, JAKE Official source

LEVINE, JAKE, Democratic Party, House CA district 32: FEC candidate H6CA32207, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: LEVINE, JAKE Official source

LEVINE, JAKE, Democratic Party, House CA district 32: FEC candidate H6CA32207, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $2.8M
FEC: LEVINE, JAKE Official source
Receipts $2,757,128, disbursements $2,756,528, cash on hand $600 through 2026-07-31
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $2.8M
On hand: $600

FEC filings through 31 July 2026.

Jake Rakov

Democratic

FEC: RAKOV, JAKE Official source

RAKOV, JAKE, Democratic Party, House CA district 32: FEC candidate H6CA32173, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: RAKOV, JAKE Official source

RAKOV, JAKE, Democratic Party, House CA district 32: FEC candidate H6CA32173, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $584K
FEC: RAKOV, JAKE Official source
Receipts $583,940, disbursements $583,940, cash on hand $0 through 2025-09-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $584K
On hand: $0

FEC filings through 30 September 2025.

Dory Benami

Democratic

FEC: BENAMI, DORY Official source

BENAMI, DORY, Democratic Party, House CA district 32: FEC candidate H6CA32215, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: BENAMI, DORY Official source

BENAMI, DORY, Democratic Party, House CA district 32: FEC candidate H6CA32215, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $57K
FEC: BENAMI, DORY Official source
Receipts $57,209, disbursements $48,386, cash on hand $8,822 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $48K
On hand: $8,822

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Larry Thompson

Republican

FEC: THOMPSON, LARRY Official source

THOMPSON, LARRY, Republican Party, House CA district 32: FEC candidate H4CA32137, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: THOMPSON, LARRY Official source

THOMPSON, LARRY, Republican Party, House CA district 32: FEC candidate H4CA32137, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $53K
FEC: THOMPSON, LARRY Official source
Receipts $52,881, disbursements $51,926, cash on hand $955 through 2026-09-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $52K
On hand: $955

FEC filings through 30 September 2026.

Christopher Ahuja

Democratic

FEC: AHUJA, CHRISTOPHER Official source

AHUJA, CHRISTOPHER, Democratic Party, House CA district 32: FEC candidate H4CA32145, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: AHUJA, CHRISTOPHER Official source

AHUJA, CHRISTOPHER, Democratic Party, House CA district 32: FEC candidate H4CA32145, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $48K
FEC: AHUJA, CHRISTOPHER Official source
Receipts $48,312, disbursements $19,430, cash on hand $11,524 through 2026-07-20
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $19K
On hand: $12K

FEC filings through 20 July 2026.

3 more filings

Candidate	Party	Status	Raised	Cash on hand
Marena Lin	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$39K	$0
Josh Sautter	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$31K	$25K
Anna Wilding	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$14K	$774

Sources

Last researched 8 October 2026 (UTC).

FEC: California's 32nd district 2026Official source fec.gov
FEC: AHUJA, CHRISTOPHEROfficial source fec.gov
FEC: BENAMI, DORYOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: LEVINE, JAKEOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: LIN, MARENAOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: RAKOV, JAKEOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: SAUTTER, JOSHOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: SHERMAN, BRADOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: THOMPSON, LARRYOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: WILDING, ANNAOfficial source fec.gov
fec.govOfficial source
uscode.house.govOfficial source

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U.S. House: California's 32nd district

The seat

Candidates

Brad Sherman

Jake Levine

Jake Rakov

Dory Benami

Larry Thompson

Christopher Ahuja

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