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California District 48 candidates

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California District 48 roster

California District 48 lists 24 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 18
  • Republican: 3
  • Independent: 1
  • Nonpartisan: 1
  • Unaffiliated: 1

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 24

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seen
Abel ChavezDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA412242026223223223October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Albert James MoraUnaffiliatedchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA482522026888May 14, 2026May 7, 2026May 7, 2026
Ammar Campa-NajjarDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH8CA500982026303030August 14, 2026May 5, 2026August 14, 2026
Anuj DixitDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA412812026199199199October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Brandon RikerDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA412652026198198198October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Brian L NashDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA482782026444May 14, 2026May 6, 2026May 7, 2026
Corinna ContrerasDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA483442026333May 9, 2026May 5, 2026May 9, 2026
Cory GautereauxRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA484192026131313May 14, 2026May 7, 2026May 9, 2026
Curtis MorrisonDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA482602026424242August 4, 2026May 5, 2026May 7, 2026
Darrell IssaRepublicanincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH0CA4802420262,5222,5222,522October 24, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Eric ShawDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA484272026262626August 6, 2026May 6, 2026May 7, 2026
Ferguson PorterDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA412322026141414May 13, 2026May 5, 2026May 7, 2026
Jerlilia RyansDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH0CA520912026444May 14, 2026May 5, 2026May 7, 2026
Jim DesmondRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA491282026141414October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
John Thomas SchultzDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA484012026333May 7, 2026May 5, 2026May 7, 2026
Luis Fernando ReynaNonpartisanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA483932026333May 14, 2026May 7, 2026May 7, 2026
Marc IannarinoDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA483362026121212May 13, 2026May 5, 2026May 9, 2026
Marni Von WilpertDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA483102026141414October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Michael William BucyIndependentchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA483282026555May 14, 2026May 7, 2026May 9, 2026
Mike SchaeferDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA483852026222222August 6, 2026May 6, 2026May 7, 2026
Nicholas DavisDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA482942026888888August 5, 2026May 5, 2026May 9, 2026
Stephen ClemonsDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA483512026242424August 5, 2026May 6, 2026May 9, 2026
Suzanne Marie TillDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA482862026444May 14, 2026May 5, 2026May 7, 2026
Whitney ShanahanDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH4CA480752026444May 14, 2026May 5, 2026May 7, 2026

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for 23 profiles, including Abel Chavez, Albert James Mora, Ammar Campa-Najjar, Anuj Dixit, Brandon Riker, Brian L Nash, Corinna Contreras, and Cory Gautereaux, and 15 more.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Darrell Issa.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for 24 profiles, including Abel Chavez, Albert James Mora, Ammar Campa-Najjar, Anuj Dixit, Brandon Riker, Brian L Nash, Corinna Contreras, and Cory Gautereaux, and 16 more.
  • 24 of 24 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 24 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from May 7, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
  • 24 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 24 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from May 7, 2026 to October 17, 2026.

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Abel Chavez

Democrat · U.S. House

Albert James Mora

Unaffiliated · U.S. House

Ammar Campa-Najjar

Democrat · U.S. House

Anuj Dixit

Democrat · U.S. House

Brandon Riker

Democrat · U.S. House

Brian L Nash

Democrat · U.S. House

Corinna Contreras

Democrat · U.S. House

Cory Gautereaux

Republican · U.S. House

Curtis Morrison

Democrat · U.S. House

Darrell Issa

Republican · U.S. House

Eric Shaw

Democrat · U.S. House

Ferguson Porter

Democrat · U.S. House

Jerlilia Ryans

Democrat · U.S. House

Jim Desmond

Republican · U.S. House

John Thomas Schultz

Democrat · U.S. House

Luis Fernando Reyna

Nonpartisan · U.S. House

Marc Iannarino

Democrat · U.S. House

Marni Von Wilpert

Democrat · U.S. House

Michael William Bucy

Independent · U.S. House

Mike Schaefer

Democrat · U.S. House

Nicholas Davis

Democrat · U.S. House

Stephen Clemons

Democrat · U.S. House

Suzanne Marie Till

Democrat · U.S. House

Whitney Shanahan

Democrat · U.S. House

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