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2026 midterms · State

California

Primary Jun 2, 2026 · Top-two primary · general election Nov 3, 2026

races
54
candidates listed
92
statements classified
521,801
Toss-up

California 22nd District

The closest rating in California: held by Republicans (Valadao). Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab. Three other races are rated toss-up or lean.

Statewide races

A governor’s race is on the 2026 ballot. No Senate seat is up here in 2026; the Senate listing below comes from FEC filings for a later election. Once a primary is called, only the candidates recorded as advancing are listed; before that, everyone running.

Each race links to its own page: the candidates, what they say and the money they report. Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab (last updated by the lab on Jun 24, 2026); a forecaster’s judgement about the general election, not the lab’s.

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House races

52 House races, all with a recorded primary result. Districts are in order, 5 at a time; choose any district to go straight to it.

House districts follow the candidates’ FEC filings. Where a state redrew its map for 2026, a few candidates may still appear under their old district number.

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What the candidates say

79 of California’s 100 candidates have 10 or more classified statements. 76 have 50 or more and are ranked against candidates nationwide.

An AI model reads each statement and marks the kinds of statement it contains; a candidate’s rate is the share of their statements with that label. Incumbent members of Congress are measured on everything they publish in office, everyone else on posts on X. A rate describes what was said, not whether it was right.

How do California’s candidates compare?

Share of each candidate’s statements with each label; sort by any column

Candidates in California: rates of each kind of statement
Alejandro PadillaDSenateIncumbent17,6053.1%23%76%10%22%
Adam SchiffDSenateIncumbent13,09914%25%63%5.3%11%
Xavier BecerraDGovernorChallenger1,3074.6%21%55%1.1%29%
Steve HiltonRGovernorChallenger6,7869.5%23%40%0.8%7.9%
Mike McguireD1st DistrictChallenger4464.0%9.6%39%2.5%15%
Notes
Only candidates with 10 or more classified statements are in the table. Each candidate’s page compares them with similar candidates nationwide.

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