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California's 48th U.S. House District

California · Next election 2026 · 2 active candidates · $7.9M raisedFederal
About This Office

U.S. House seat for California's 48th congressional district. Representatives serve two-year terms.

Total Seats
435
Term Length
2 years
Salary
$174,000
Current Officeholders
Rep. Darrell Issa
Rep. Darrell IssaR
U.S. Representative · CA-048
Tenure
25y
Bills Spon.
49
Votes Missed
1.09%
Cross-party
60
Committees
ChairCourts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet Subcommittee
Vice ChairForeign Affairs Committee
Science, Space and Technology Committee
+6 more
The 2026 Race

24 candidates filed, 2 active for the 2026 House election in California District 48. General election on Nov 3, 2026.

Primary
—
General
Nov 3, 2026
Total Raised
$7.9M
Candidates
2 active / 24 filed
Incumbent
—
Cash on Hand
$2.3M
Election History
YearWinnerResultRunner-UpTotal Votes
2024Darrell Issa R59.3%Stephen Houlahan D 40.7%360,290
2022Darrell Issa R60.4%Stephen Houlahan D 39.6%257,071
2020Michelle Steel R51.1%Harley Rouda D 48.9%395,100
2018Harley Rouda D53.6%Dana Rohrabacher R 46.4%294,736
2016Dana Rohrabacher R58.3%Suzanne Savary D 41.7%306,416
2014Dana Rohracher R64.1%Suzanne Joyce Savary D 35.9%174,795
2012Dana Rohrabacher R61.0%Ron Varasteh D 39.0%290,502
2010John Campbell R59.9%Beth Krom D 36.4%242,719
2008John Campbell R55.6%Steve Young D 40.7%308,702
2006John Campbell R59.9%Steve Young D 37.2%200,527
2004Christopher Cox R65.0%John Graham D 32.2%290,872
2002Christopher Cox R68.4%John L Graham D 28.4%179,549
2000Darrell Issa R61.4%Peter Kouvelis D 28.3%261,478
1998Ron Packard R76.9%Sharon K Miles O 12.9%180,719
1996Ron Packard R65.9%Dan Farrell D 26.9%221,391
District
Population
760,621
Median HH Income
$113K
Unemployment
5.6%
Bachelor's+
34.7%
Veterans
8.6%
Median Age
39.5
Mean HH Income
$140K
Poverty Rate
8.2%
HS or Higher
90.5%
Median Home Value
$736K
Median Rent
$2,181/mo
Owner-Occupied
71.4%
Under 18 / 65+
23.6% / 16.8%