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California District 18 candidates

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California District 18 roster

California District 18 lists 7 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 4
  • Republican: 2
  • Nonpartisan: 1

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 7

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seen
Christopher DemersNonpartisanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA181642026888August 8, 2026May 7, 2026May 9, 2026
Luis Antonio Acevedo-ArreguinDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH2CA181712026555May 14, 2026May 5, 2026May 9, 2026
Ryan R GuerreroDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA181562026444May 14, 2026May 6, 2026May 9, 2026
Shane LewisRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA181722026212121May 14, 2026May 7, 2026May 9, 2026
Uloma EkpeteDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA181312026150150150May 14, 2026May 6, 2026May 9, 2026
Zakaria Mohamed KortamRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA181492026222May 9, 2026May 7, 2026May 9, 2026
Zoe LofgrenDemocraticincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH4CA16049202610,87810,87810,878October 24, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for Christopher Demers, Luis Antonio Acevedo-Arreguin, Ryan R Guerrero, Shane Lewis, Uloma Ekpete, and Zakaria Mohamed Kortam.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Zoe Lofgren.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for Christopher Demers, Luis Antonio Acevedo-Arreguin, Ryan R Guerrero, Shane Lewis, Uloma Ekpete, Zakaria Mohamed Kortam, and Zoe Lofgren.
  • 7 of 7 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 7 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from May 9, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
  • 7 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 7 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from May 9, 2026 to October 17, 2026.

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Christopher Demers

Nonpartisan · U.S. House

Luis Antonio Acevedo-Arreguin

Democrat · U.S. House

Ryan R Guerrero

Democrat · U.S. House

Shane Lewis

Republican · U.S. House

Uloma Ekpete

Democrat · U.S. House

Zakaria Mohamed Kortam

Republican · U.S. House

Zoe Lofgren

Democrat · U.S. House

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