2026 United States general electionCalifornia

U.S. House: California's 48th 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: Darrell Issa (Republican)
FEC: California's 48th district 2026 Official source
California's 48th 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 48th district
FEC: California's 48th district 2026 Official source
California's 48th 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.

Darrell Issa

Republican

FEC: ISSA, DARRELL Official source

ISSA, DARRELL, Republican Party, House CA district 48: FEC candidate H0CA48024, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: ISSA, DARRELL Official source

ISSA, DARRELL, Republican Party, House CA district 48: FEC candidate H0CA48024, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Incumbent

Raised: $2.1M
FEC: ISSA, DARRELL Official source
Receipts $2,090,221, disbursements $1,019,227, cash on hand $2,715,610 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $1M
On hand: $2.7M

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Brandon Riker

Democratic

FEC: RIKER, BRANDON Official source

RIKER, BRANDON, Democratic Party, House CA district 48: FEC candidate H6CA41265, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: RIKER, BRANDON Official source

RIKER, BRANDON, Democratic Party, House CA district 48: FEC candidate H6CA41265, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $2.3M
FEC: RIKER, BRANDON Official source
Receipts $2,265,170, disbursements $2,243,945, cash on hand $21,225 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $2.2M
On hand: $21K

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Jim Desmond

Republican

FEC: DESMOND, JIM Official source

DESMOND, JIM, Republican Party, House CA district 48: FEC candidate H6CA49128, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: DESMOND, JIM Official source

DESMOND, JIM, Republican Party, House CA district 48: FEC candidate H6CA49128, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $2.3M
FEC: DESMOND, JIM Official source
Receipts $2,258,836, disbursements $1,028,804, cash on hand $1,230,031 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $1M
On hand: $1.2M

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Marni Von Wilpert

Democratic

FEC: VON WILPERT, MARNI Official source

VON WILPERT, MARNI, Democratic Party, House CA district 48: FEC candidate H6CA48310, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: VON WILPERT, MARNI Official source

VON WILPERT, MARNI, Democratic Party, House CA district 48: FEC candidate H6CA48310, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $2.2M
FEC: VON WILPERT, MARNI Official source
Receipts $2,174,872, disbursements $1,349,861, cash on hand $825,012 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $1.3M
On hand: $825K

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Abel Chavez

Democratic

FEC: CHAVEZ, ABEL Official source

CHAVEZ, ABEL, Democratic Party, House CA district 48: FEC candidate H6CA41224, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: CHAVEZ, ABEL Official source

CHAVEZ, ABEL, Democratic Party, House CA district 48: FEC candidate H6CA41224, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $473K
FEC: CHAVEZ, ABEL Official source
Receipts $472,665, disbursements $461,899, cash on hand $10,766 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $462K
On hand: $11K

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Anuj Dixit

Democratic

FEC: DIXIT, ANUJ Official source

DIXIT, ANUJ, Democratic Party, House CA district 48: FEC candidate H6CA41281, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: DIXIT, ANUJ Official source

DIXIT, ANUJ, Democratic Party, House CA district 48: FEC candidate H6CA41281, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $466K
FEC: DIXIT, ANUJ Official source
Receipts $465,937, disbursements $297,522, cash on hand $168,415 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $298K
On hand: $168K

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

6 more filings

Candidate	Party	Status	Raised	Cash on hand
Ferguson Porter	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$62K	$22K
Marc Iannarino	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$45K	$0
Corinna Contreras	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$36K	$0
Curtis Morrison	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$36K	$0
Suzanne Marie Till	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$6,854	$0
Ammar Campa-Najjar	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$4,772	$0

Sources

Last researched 8 October 2026 (UTC).

FEC: California's 48th district 2026Official source fec.gov
FEC: CAMPA-NAJJAR, AMMAROfficial source fec.gov
FEC: CHAVEZ, ABELOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: CONTRERAS, CORINNAOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: DESMOND, JIMOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: DIXIT, ANUJOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: IANNARINO, MARCOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: ISSA, DARRELLOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: MORRISON, CURTISOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: PORTER, FERGUSONOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: RIKER, BRANDONOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: TILL, SUZANNE MARIE DR.Official source fec.gov
FEC: VON WILPERT, MARNIOfficial source fec.gov
fec.govOfficial source
uscode.house.govOfficial source

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U.S. House: California's 48th district

The seat

Candidates

Darrell Issa

Brandon Riker

Jim Desmond

Marni Von Wilpert

Abel Chavez

Anuj Dixit

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