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California District 51 candidates

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California District 51 roster

California District 51 lists 4 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 2
  • Independent: 1
  • Republican: 1

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 4

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seen
John-Samuel Etheridge WilliamsRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA511082026272727May 14, 2026May 7, 2026May 9, 2026
Michael BucyIndependentchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA511242026131313May 14, 2026May 7, 2026May 9, 2026
Sara JacobsDemocraticincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH8CA4907420261,5531,5531,553October 24, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Stan CaplanDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH2CA512062026212121May 14, 2026May 5, 2026May 9, 2026

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for John-Samuel Etheridge Williams, Michael Bucy, and Stan Caplan.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Sara Jacobs.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for John-Samuel Etheridge Williams, Michael Bucy, Sara Jacobs, and Stan Caplan.
  • 4 of 4 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 4 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from May 14, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
  • 4 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 4 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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John-Samuel Etheridge Williams

Republican · U.S. House

Michael Bucy

Independent · U.S. House

Sara Jacobs

Democrat · U.S. House

Stan Caplan

Democrat · U.S. House

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