Primary · June 2, 2026
California house primary
Field of 9 candidates running on a single ballot (jungle / nonpartisan format). Top finishers advance to the general election on November 3, 2026.
Where this race stands
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Forecast · primary
From 1 poll · polling-only Monte Carlo1Aisha WahabAisha Wahab is an American politician who has served as the California state senator from the 10th district since 2022. A member of the Demo…
2Melissa HernandezMelissa Hernández Pacheco is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. She held the WBC female featherweight title from 2012 to 2013 and challenged…
↑ top 2 advance to November · ↓ eliminated
3Wendy HuangWendy Huang ( Republican Party ) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent California's 14th Congressional District . She los…
4Dena MaldonadoDenil Omar Maldonado Munguía is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a defender for Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan and t…
5Matt OrtegaBusinesswoman
6Rakhi SinghChallenger
7Victor Aguilar Jr.Challenger
8Suzanne ChenaultSuzanne Chenault (No party preference) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 14th Congressional District . Chenault l…
9Carin ElamCarin Jämtin is a Swedish civil servant and former politician who has served as Governor of Västernorrland County since 1 September 2023.
Same-party general possibleThe two front-runners are both Democrats. If that holds, November is a D-vs-D general — which the general view colors by candidate, not party.
All polls · 1 results
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| Date | Pollster · trust signals | n · pop | Jr. | Chenault | Elam | Hernandez | Huang | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3 | David Binder Research | — · unknown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | +0 |
Endorsements · primary · 11 total
Source · Wikipedia · 6 candidates with no endorsements yetMelissa Hernandez · 7Wendy Huang · 2Matt Ortega · 2
DMelissa Hernandez7 endorsers
Most notable · Greg Stanton · AZ-04 (2019–present)
Elected officials4
Federal 4State 0Local 0
Elected officials · 4
- Greg Stanton · AZ-04 (2019–present)
- Linda Sánchez · CA-38 (2003–present)
- Norma Torres · CA-35 (2015–present)
- Brad Schneider · IL-10 (2013-2015, 2017–present)
Organizations3
Organizations · 3
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus · BOLD PAC
- Elect Democratic Women
- New Democrat Coalition · Action Fund
RWendy Huang2 endorsers
Most notable · California Rifle and Pistol Association
Organizations2
Organizations · 2
- California Rifle and Pistol Association
- Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
DMatt Ortega2 endorsers
Most notable · Bay Area Reporter
Newspapers1
Newspapers · 1
- Bay Area Reporter
Organizations1
Organizations · 1
- Progressive Victory
DVictor Aguilar Jr.0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.
ISuzanne Chenault0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.
DCarin Elam0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.
RDena Maldonado0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.
DRakhi Singh0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.
DAisha Wahab0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.
Money in this primary
FEC · per-candidate committees · last filing 2026-06-17Aisha Wahab
No FEC committee filing yet.
Top industries
No industry data.
Wendy Huang
Raised
$34K
Cash on hand
$8K
Top industries
No industry data.
Matt Ortega
Raised
$34K
Cash on hand
$5K
Top industries
No industry data.
Carin Elam
Raised
$33K
Cash on hand
$0
Top industries
No industry data.
Dr. Aisha Wahab
No FEC committee filing yet.
Top industries
No industry data.
Abrar Qadir
Raised
$27K
Cash on hand
$-16,866.14
Top industries
No industry data.
Dena Maldonado
No FEC committee filing yet.
Top industries
No industry data.
Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 1deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested1 platformupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2026-06-17
Endorsements13 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage< 5 articlesGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks