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California's 18th U.S. House District

California · Next election 2026 · 2 active candidates · $2.0M raisedFederal

About This Office

U.S. House seat for California's 18th congressional district. Representatives serve two-year terms.

Total Seats

435

Term Length

2 years

Salary

$174,000

Current Officeholders

Rep. Zoe LofgrenD

U.S. Representative · CA-018

Tenure

31y

Bills Spon.

Votes Missed

1.55%

Cross-party

Committees

Ranking MemberScience, Space and Technology Committee

Judiciary Committee

Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet Subcommittee

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The 2026 Race

8 candidates filed, 2 active for the 2026 House election in California District 18. General election on Nov 3, 2026.

Primary

—

General

Nov 3, 2026

Total Raised

$2.0M

Candidates

2 active / 8 filed

Incumbent

Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18)D

Cash on Hand

$687K

Election History

Year	Winner	Result	Runner-Up	Total Votes
2024	Zoe Lofgren D	64.6%	Peter D. Hernandez R 35.4%	228,506
2022	Zoe Lofgren D	65.9%	Peter Hernandez R 34.1%	151,513
2020	Anna G Eshoo D	63.2%	Rishi Kumar D 36.8%	344,139
2018	Anna G Eshoo D	74.5%	Christine Russell R 25.5%	302,238
2016	Anna G Eshoo D	71.1%	Richard B Fox R 28.9%	323,930
2014	Anna G Eshoo D	67.8%	Richard B Fox R 32.2%	196,386
2012	Anna G Eshoo D	70.5%	Dave Chapman R 29.5%	301,934
2010	Dennis A Cardoza D	58.5%	Michael Clare Berryhill Sr R 41.5%	124,569
2008	Dennis A Cardoza D	100.0%	—	130,192
2006	Dennis A Cardoza D	65.5%	John A Kanno R 34.5%	108,713
2004	Dennis A Cardoza D	67.5%	Charles F Pringle Sr R 32.5%	153,705
2002	Dennis A Cardoza D	51.3%	Dick Monteith R 43.4%	109,544
2000	Gary A Condit D	67.1%	Steve R Wilson R 31.3%	180,328
1998	Gary A Condit D	86.8%	Linda M Degroat L 13.2%	136,931
1996	Gary A Condit D	65.7%	Bill Conrad R 31.8%	165,586

District

Population

753,842

Median HH Income

$104K

Unemployment

5.3%

Bachelor's+

24.4%

Veterans

2.9%

Median Age

34.8

Mean HH Income

$137K

Poverty Rate

11.5%

HS or Higher

72.6%

Median Home Value

$834K

Median Rent

$2,116/mo

Owner-Occupied

51.7%

Under 18 / 65+

25.2% / 12.4%