Elections · U.S. House · California
2026 California House race,
James Gallagher (Republican) and Mike McGuire (Democrat), who advanced from California's all-party primary, are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House in California District 1, as recorded September 21, 2026 from the California Secretary of State.
The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Certified list: California Secretary of State. Not a prediction.
The seat
James Gallagher
Republican · Holds the seat now
First took office 2026 · Age 45
Discloses no individual stock trades.
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
How to vote in California
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
Register 15 days before, or same-day through Election Day at your county office or polling place.
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How they won the primary
The primary · 220,595 votes
- James Gallagher Advanced: 42.1% 92,975
- Mike McGuire Advanced: 41.8% 92,121
- Audrey Denney: 14.2% 31,378
- Janice Karman: 0.8% 1,697
- Timothy Sean Kelly: 0.7% 1,640
1 more candidate in the full results at the source named below.
Every candidate runs on one ballot and the top two advance to November, whatever their party. Primary results as recorded September 19, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: California Secretary of State certified Statement of Vote. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
The money on this race
- Raised by candidates
- $5M
- Outside money
- $671K
Outside money, for and against
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing.
Where each candidate's money comes from
Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Other includes money transferred in from committees the candidate authorized, such as a joint fundraising committee, which reports its own donors to the FEC: James Gallagher $245K.
Who is spending on this race
The largest groups spending independently here, ranked; open a row for whose race the money went into.
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC; direction is each group's own declared filing.
Not on the November ballot
7 filed- Audrey DenneyDemocrat$909K
- Doug LaMalfaRepublican$771K
- James BrockDemocrat-
- Wendy CastanedalealDemocrat-
- Richard MinnerIndependent-
Primary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
The district
Census context- People
- 761K
- Median household income
- $70K
- Unemployment
- 7.1%
- Living below the poverty line
- 15.7%
- Without health insurance
- 6.6%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate. These figures describe the district as drawn before its lines changed for 2026; estimates for the new lines are not yet published.
How this seat voted last time
R+44 in 2026
- James Gallagher Won: 62.1%
- Audrey Denney: 18.5%
198,942 votes for candidates, decided at the all party primary. It was a special election for the rest of the term, held June 2, 2026. Other candidates and write-ins took the remaining 19.4%. The district's lines have changed since this result. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Official returns from the California Secretary of State.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are each campaign's latest FEC report, ending between May 5, 2026 and September 30, 2026. Outside money is the FEC's processed total of independent expenditures plus the 24- and 48-hour reports filed since each group's latest regular report. It covers this two-year cycle, the same as the candidate totals. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.