2026 United States general electionCalifornia

U.S. House: California's 40th 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: Ken Calvert (Republican)
FEC: California's 40th district 2026 Official source
California's 40th 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 40th district
FEC: California's 40th district 2026 Official source
California's 40th 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.

Ken Calvert

Republican

FEC: CALVERT, KEN Official source

CALVERT, KEN, Republican Party, House CA district 40: FEC candidate H2CA37023, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: CALVERT, KEN Official source

CALVERT, KEN, Republican Party, House CA district 40: FEC candidate H2CA37023, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Incumbent

Raised: $6.1M
FEC: CALVERT, KEN Official source
Receipts $6,142,469, disbursements $4,907,604, cash on hand $1,497,001 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $4.9M
On hand: $1.5M

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Esther Kim Varet

Democratic

FEC: VARET, ESTHER KIM Official source

VARET, ESTHER KIM, Democratic Party, House CA district 40: FEC candidate H6CA40309, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: VARET, ESTHER KIM Official source

VARET, ESTHER KIM, Democratic Party, House CA district 40: FEC candidate H6CA40309, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $2.9M
FEC: VARET, ESTHER KIM Official source
Receipts $2,940,674, disbursements $2,685,986, cash on hand $254,689 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $2.7M
On hand: $255K

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Christina Gagnier

Democratic

FEC: GAGNIER, CHRISTINA Official source

GAGNIER, CHRISTINA, Democratic Party, House CA district 40: FEC candidate H6CA40325, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: GAGNIER, CHRISTINA Official source

GAGNIER, CHRISTINA, Democratic Party, House CA district 40: FEC candidate H6CA40325, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $607K
FEC: GAGNIER, CHRISTINA Official source
Receipts $606,523, disbursements $584,136, cash on hand $22,387 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $584K
On hand: $22K

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Lisa D Ramirez

Democratic

FEC: RAMIREZ, LISA D Official source

RAMIREZ, LISA D, Democratic Party, House CA district 40: FEC candidate H6CA40382, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: RAMIREZ, LISA D Official source

RAMIREZ, LISA D, Democratic Party, House CA district 40: FEC candidate H6CA40382, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $519K
FEC: RAMIREZ, LISA D Official source
Receipts $519,018, disbursements $519,018, cash on hand $0 through 2026-06-21
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $519K
On hand: $0

FEC filings through 21 June 2026.

Nina Linh

Independent

FEC: LINH, NINA Official source

LINH, NINA, Independent, House CA district 40: FEC candidate H6CA40341, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: LINH, NINA Official source

LINH, NINA, Independent, House CA district 40: FEC candidate H6CA40341, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $442K
FEC: LINH, NINA Official source
Receipts $442,117, disbursements $442,117, cash on hand $0 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $442K
On hand: $0

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Joseph Kerr

Democratic

FEC: KERR, JOSEPH Official source

KERR, JOSEPH, Democratic Party, House CA district 40: FEC candidate H6CA40317, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: KERR, JOSEPH Official source

KERR, JOSEPH, Democratic Party, House CA district 40: FEC candidate H6CA40317, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $276K
FEC: KERR, JOSEPH Official source
Receipts $276,299, disbursements $266,403, cash on hand $9,895 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $266K
On hand: $9,895

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

4 more filings

Candidate	Party	Status	Raised	Cash on hand
Perry Meade	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$276K	$48K
Tiffanie Tate	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$66K	$0
Claude Manuel Keissieh	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$34K	$0
Paula Williams Swift	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$15K	$0

Sources

Last researched 8 October 2026 (UTC).

FEC: California's 40th district 2026Official source fec.gov
FEC: CALVERT, KENOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: GAGNIER, CHRISTINAOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: KEISSIEH, CLAUDE MANUELOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: KERR, JOSEPHOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: LINH, NINAOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: MEADE, PERRYOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: RAMIREZ, LISA DOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: SWIFT, PAULA WILLIAMS DR.Official source fec.gov
FEC: TATE, TIFFANIE DR.Official source fec.gov
FEC: VARET, ESTHER KIMOfficial source fec.gov
fec.govOfficial source
uscode.house.govOfficial source

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U.S. House: California's 40th district

The seat

Candidates

Ken Calvert

Esther Kim Varet

Christina Gagnier

Lisa D Ramirez

Nina Linh

Joseph Kerr

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