U.S. House · Nov 3, 2026

California's 18th district

Candidates are those who filed with the Federal Election Commission for the seat and raised at least $5,000 (incumbents always): the list includes candidates who lost a primary or withdrew. Your ballot is set by your state.

30 days to Election DayTuesday, Nov 3, 2026
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Candidates and their money

Cumulative receipts reported to the FEC through each candidate's latest report. Shares are of receipts.

IndividualsPACsPartySelf
  1. Zoe LofgrenDemocratic · Incumbent
    $1.7MCash on hand $643.3K · through Jun 30, 2026
    From PACs of federal contractors: $89.5K
  2. Christopher DemersNo party affiliation · Challenger
    $109.9KCash on hand $31.8K · through Jun 30, 2026
  3. Shane LewisRepublican · Challenger
    $107KCash on hand $3,349 · through Sep 30, 2026
  4. Luis Antonio Acevedo-ArreguinDemocratic · Challenger
    $18.4KCash on hand $8,494 · through Jun 30, 2026

The sitting member's record

Recorded votes in the current Congress. Activity measures are volume and attendance, not a grade.

Zoe LofgrenD-CA-18
With party
98%
456/464
Missed
1.5%
10/675
Bills sponsored
25
0 became law
Across the aisle
24%
114 of 468 bills cosponsored
Record in Congress
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Federal money in the district

Contracts performed in the district (current boundaries), attributed by ZIP code and county.

Federal contracts in the district

$360.8M FY2026$487 per resident
36 of 52 districts in CA in FY2026
  1. Department of the Air Force$86.9M · 24%
  2. Department of Energy$50.8M · 14%
  3. Federal Aviation Administration$50.4M · 14%
  4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$41.5M · 12%
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Grants to the district's counties

The largest grant programs to the counties of the district, each county weighted by the district's share of its residents: an estimate. Grants to state governments are not included.

  1. national highway freight program (nhfp)$23.4M
  2. emergency relief (er) program$19M
  3. surface transportation block grant program$18.8M
  4. national highway performance program (nhpp)$17.2M
  5. promoting resilient operations for transformative, efficient, and cost-saving transportation (protect)$15.8M
  6. bridge formula program$14M
  7. biomedical research and research training$13M
  8. health center program$12.5M

Direct payments and insurance (Social Security, Medicare, …): $3.5B (FY2026) · Their size follows who lives in the place (retirees, patients), not annual decisions.

How ballots were counted here

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Official election information

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Several states redrew their districts for 2026: district numbers here follow the FEC filings, maps and money follow the current boundaries.