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California's 27th U.S. House District

California · Next election 2026 · 2 active candidates · $4.3M raisedFederal

About This Office

U.S. House seat for California's 27th congressional district. Representatives serve two-year terms.

Total Seats

435

Term Length

2 years

Salary

$174,000

Current Officeholders

Rep. George WhitesidesD

U.S. Representative · CA-027

Tenure

Bills Spon.

Votes Missed

2.48%

Cross-party

Committees

Science, Space and Technology Committee

Armed Services Committee

Strategic Forces Subcommittee

+3 more

The 2026 Race

5 candidates filed, 2 active for the 2026 House election in California District 27. General election on Nov 3, 2026.

Primary

—

General

Nov 3, 2026

Total Raised

$4.3M

Candidates

2 active / 5 filed

Incumbent

George WhitesidesD

Cash on Hand

$2.8M

Election History

Year	Winner	Result	Runner-Up	Total Votes
2024	George Whitesides D	51.3%	Mike Garcia R 48.7%	300,090
2022	Mike Garcia R	53.2%	Christy Smith D 46.8%	196,516
2020	Judy Chu D	69.8%	Johnny J Nalbandian R 30.2%	317,318
2018	Judy Chu D	79.2%	Bryan Witt D 20.8%	202,636
2016	Judy Chu D	67.4%	Jack Orswell R 32.6%	250,632
2014	Judy Chu D	59.4%	Jack Orswell R 40.6%	127,580
2012	Judy Chu D	64.0%	Jack Orswell R 36.0%	241,008
2010	Brad Sherman D	65.2%	Mark Reed R 34.8%	157,983
2008	Brad Sherman D	68.5%	Navraj Singh R 24.8%	212,835
2006	Brad Sherman D	68.8%	Peter Hankwitz R 31.2%	134,724
2004	Brad Sherman D	62.3%	Robert M Levy R 33.3%	201,198
2002	Brad Sherman D	62.0%	Robert M Levy R 38.0%	128,811
2000	Adam B Schiff D	52.7%	James E Rogan R 43.8%	215,774
1998	James E Rogan R	50.7%	Barry A Gordon D 46.4%	159,066
1996	James E Rogan R	50.2%	Doug Kahn D 43.2%	189,930

District

Population

746,656

Median HH Income

$102K

Unemployment

6.9%

Bachelor's+

30.4%

Veterans

4.5%

Median Age

37.1

Mean HH Income

$131K

Poverty Rate

11.3%

HS or Higher

85.5%

Median Home Value

$634K

Median Rent

$2,088/mo

Owner-Occupied

69.3%

Under 18 / 65+

25.7% / 13.4%