2026 United States general electionCalifornia

U.S. House: California's 45th 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: Derek Tran (Democratic)
FEC: California's 45th district 2026 Official source
California's 45th 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 45th district
FEC: California's 45th district 2026 Official source
California's 45th 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.

Derek Tran

Democratic

FEC: TRAN, DEREK Official source

TRAN, DEREK, Democratic Party, House CA district 45: FEC candidate H4CA45170, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: TRAN, DEREK Official source

TRAN, DEREK, Democratic Party, House CA district 45: FEC candidate H4CA45170, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Incumbent

Raised: $5M
FEC: TRAN, DEREK Official source
Receipts $4,981,277, disbursements $2,051,202, cash on hand $3,257,398 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $2.1M
On hand: $3.3M

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Michelle Steel

Republican

FEC: STEEL, MICHELLE Official source

STEEL, MICHELLE, Republican Party, House CA district 45: FEC candidate H0CA48198, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: STEEL, MICHELLE Official source

STEEL, MICHELLE, Republican Party, House CA district 45: FEC candidate H0CA48198, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $1.3M
FEC: STEEL, MICHELLE Official source
Receipts $1,252,672, disbursements $2,156,133, cash on hand $0 through 2025-10-09
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $2.2M
On hand: $0

FEC filings through 9 October 2025.

Thomas Ky-Phong Vo

Republican

FEC: KY-PHONG VO, THOMAS Official source

KY-PHONG VO, THOMAS, Republican Party, House CA district 45: FEC candidate H6CA45209, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: KY-PHONG VO, THOMAS Official source

KY-PHONG VO, THOMAS, Republican Party, House CA district 45: FEC candidate H6CA45209, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $757K
FEC: KY-PHONG VO, THOMAS Official source
Receipts $756,510, disbursements $756,510, cash on hand $0 through 2026-06-16
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $757K
On hand: $0

FEC filings through 16 June 2026.

Chuong Vo

Republican

FEC: VO, CHUONG Official source

VO, CHUONG, Republican Party, House CA district 45: FEC candidate H6CA45191, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: VO, CHUONG Official source

VO, CHUONG, Republican Party, House CA district 45: FEC candidate H6CA45191, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $496K
FEC: VO, CHUONG Official source
Receipts $495,763, disbursements $420,887, cash on hand $74,876 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $421K
On hand: $75K

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Chi Charlie Nguyen

Republican

FEC: NGUYEN, CHI CHARLIE Official source

NGUYEN, CHI CHARLIE, Republican Party, House CA district 45: FEC candidate H6CA45167, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: NGUYEN, CHI CHARLIE Official source

NGUYEN, CHI CHARLIE, Republican Party, House CA district 45: FEC candidate H6CA45167, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $485K
FEC: NGUYEN, CHI CHARLIE Official source
Receipts $485,485, disbursements $485,485, cash on hand $0 through 2026-07-10
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $485K
On hand: $0

FEC filings through 10 July 2026.

Amy Phan West

Republican

FEC: PHAN WEST, AMY Official source

PHAN WEST, AMY, Republican Party, House CA district 45: FEC candidate H6CA45183, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: PHAN WEST, AMY Official source

PHAN WEST, AMY, Republican Party, House CA district 45: FEC candidate H6CA45183, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $59K
FEC: PHAN WEST, AMY Official source
Receipts $59,400, disbursements $55,744, cash on hand $3,656 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $56K
On hand: $3,656

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

1 more filing

Candidate	Party	Status	Raised	Cash on hand
Mark Andrew Leonard	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$26K	$18K

Sources

Last researched 8 October 2026 (UTC).

FEC: California's 45th district 2026Official source fec.gov
FEC: KY-PHONG VO, THOMASOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: LEONARD, MARK ANDREWOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: NGUYEN, CHI CHARLIEOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: PHAN WEST, AMYOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: STEEL, MICHELLEOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: TRAN, DEREKOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: VO, CHUONGOfficial source fec.gov
fec.govOfficial source
uscode.house.govOfficial source

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U.S. House: California's 45th district

The seat

Candidates

Derek Tran

Michelle Steel

Thomas Ky-Phong Vo

Chuong Vo

Chi Charlie Nguyen

Amy Phan West

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