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Permanent contest record · 2026 federal election

2026 California District 40 U.S. House Election.

See official November candidate lists, registered write-ins where verified, polling and voting information. Earlier FEC filings are kept in the history below.

U.S. HouseCalifornia District 40General: November 3, 20262 November ballot names

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Election Day hours: 7 a.m.–8 p.m. local time

Who is on the November ballot?

November 3, 2026 · 2 printed ballot names · alphabetical

Official November list checked .

November write-in information

California’s voter-nominated offices use the top-two general-election field; primary write-in lists do not establish November write-in eligibility. Official write-in information ↗

FEC filing history (15 filing groups; 15 IDs)

This archive includes primary candidates and other filers. Inclusion here does not establish a November ballot place. Reported financial activity first, then names alphabetically; reviewed duplicate committee summaries are counted once.

Independent

Christian Tyler Ahmed

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official stage source ↗

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot · Verified ↗
Receipts
$30.00
Spent
$0.00
Cash
$130.00

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Democratic Party

Christina Gagnier

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official stage source ↗

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot · Verified ↗
Receipts
$606,522.52
Spent
$584,135.73
Cash
$22,386.79

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Democratic Party

Claude Manuel Keissieh

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official stage source ↗

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot · Verified ↗
Receipts
$34,100.00
Spent
$34,090.00
Cash
$0.00

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Democratic Party

Esther Kim Varet

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official stage source ↗

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot · Verified ↗
Receipts
$2,952,203.21
Spent
$2,925,930.76
Cash
$26,272.45

Through · Last successful import

Democratic Party

Joseph Kerr

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official stage source ↗

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot · Verified ↗
Receipts
$286,949.54
Spent
$286,949.54
Cash
$0.00

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Democratic Party

Lisa D Ramirez

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official stage source ↗

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot · Verified ↗
Receipts
$519,018.36
Spent
$519,018.36
Cash
$0.00

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Independent

Nina Linh

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official stage source ↗

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot · Verified ↗
Receipts
$442,117.27
Spent
$442,117.27
Cash
$0.00

Through · Last successful import

Democratic Party

Paula Williams Swift

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official stage source ↗

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot · Verified ↗
Receipts
$14,546.21
Spent
$14,545.76
Cash
$0.00

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Democratic Party

Perry Meade

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official stage source ↗

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot · Verified ↗
Receipts
$276,150.54
Spent
$228,144.54
Cash
$48,006.00

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Democratic Party

Tiffanie Tate

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official stage source ↗

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot · Verified ↗
Receipts
$66,421.47
Spent
$66,421.47
Cash
$0.00

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Democratic Party

Eric Peterson

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official stage source ↗

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot · Verified ↗

No FEC financial summary processed in this import. Check the candidate’s FEC filings ↗

Democratic Party

Francis X "frank" Hoffman

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official stage source ↗

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot · Verified ↗

No FEC financial summary processed in this import. Check the candidate’s FEC filings ↗

American Independent Party

Maricar Payad

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official stage source ↗

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot · Verified ↗

No FEC financial summary processed in this import. Check the candidate’s FEC filings ↗

Dates for November 3

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Partial coverage: only the dated entries below have been checked. Confirm other deadlines and exceptions with your election office.

California · Sourced election dates
ActionDateDetails and source
Register online
1 day left
Regular registration deadline; conditional registration remains available afterward
Official source ↗
Register by mail
1 day left
Regular registration deadline; conditional registration remains available afterward
Official source ↗
Register in person
1 day left
Regular registration deadline; conditional registration remains available afterward
Official source ↗
Early voting begins
Passed
Early voting begins; check local hours and locations
Official source ↗
Early voting ends
16 days left
Election Day: confirm your local in-person voting hours
Official source ↗
Return ballot
16 days left
Hand-delivered ballots by close of polls. Mailed ballots postmarked by November 3 and received by November 10.
Official source ↗

Conditional registration and provisional voting available October 20–November 3; use the official election office. Source ↗

Checked 2026-10-11. Confirm local details and exceptions with your election office.

POLLING · SURVEYS, NOT PREDICTIONS

What do the polls say?

2 survey records

Individual surveys of 2026 contests, including earlier cycle history from 2025. Matchups and populations stay separate; older or hypothetical matchups do not establish who is on the current ballot.

No recent polls available. The history below ends Sep 9, 2026; “recent” means fieldwork ended within 30 days.

Hover or tap a date to see the survey and source.

Polling history for the selected matchup2 survey observations. Vertical scale: reported support from 0 to 60 percent. Select a survey date to read its source. Arrow keys move between dates. Exact figures and source links follow in the survey reports.0%15%30%45%60%Ken Calvert: 34% · Grassroots Targeting · Sep 9, 2026 · 800 people surveyed · https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook/2026/09/17/paramounts-nashville-overture-01081617Ken Calvert: 33% · American Viewpoint · Jul 12, 2026 · 400 people surveyed · https://youngkimforcongress.com/press-release/ca-40-poll-shows-young-kim-and-ken-calvert-locked-in-a-dead-heatYoung Kim: 43% · Grassroots Targeting · Sep 9, 2026 · 800 people surveyed · https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook/2026/09/17/paramounts-nashville-overture-01081617Young Kim: 32% · American Viewpoint · Jul 12, 2026 · 400 people surveyed · https://youngkimforcongress.com/press-release/ca-40-poll-shows-young-kim-and-ken-calvert-locked-in-a-dead-heatJul 12, 2026Sep 9, 2026
Ken CalvertYoung Kim

Party colors: Republican red, Democratic blue, Independent purple. Other or unmatched affiliations are gray. Dash patterns distinguish candidates sharing a color.

Dots show reported support. Lines connect surveys over time—not an average or forecast. Pollsters can differ. Missing values and multiple surveys ending on the same date break the lines.

How to read this chart

No average, trend estimate, or win probability. Different matchups and populations are not combined. Dates mark the last day people were surveyed. The vertical scale always starts at zero; use “Full 0–100% scale” to compare charts on the same scale. The number of people surveyed is the survey sample size, not the number supporting a candidate. Select “Survey source” to inspect every report, including overlapping dots.

Latest surveys · selected matchup

Individual reports. Original sources and methodology below.

Fieldwork –
Reported support

0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically

Sample
800 people surveyed
Population
Likely voters
Survey details & methodology
Reported margin of error
Not supplied in this feed
Method
Not supplied in this feed
Sponsors
California First Fund
Pollster/sponsor partisan label
REP
Internal poll
Not marked internal by provider
Added by provider
Provider ID
us-202gra1f1faac3
Fieldwork –
Reported support

0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically

Sample
400 people surveyed
Population
Likely voters
Survey details & methodology
Reported margin of error
Not supplied in this feed
Method
Not supplied in this feed
Sponsors
California First Fund
Pollster/sponsor partisan label
REP
Internal poll
Not marked internal by provider
Added by provider
Provider ID
us-202ame0ab6dda0

Labels and figures are supplied by VoteHub. A listed matchup does not establish ballot qualification or primary/general-election status unless the source explicitly says so. Unlisted responses may include undecided voters or other choices; the displayed figures are not rescaled to total 100%.

Polling compilation: VoteHub · CC BY 4.0. Election.org normalizes dates, matches races, and visualizes reported results; it does not estimate outcomes. Original survey links are attached to each report.

Automatic hourly sync. Across all feeds, the latest survey ended 2026-10-15. Check the field dates above for this selection. Feed update status →

Last successful feed updates
  • Senate: 10/19/2026, 2:17:20 AM UTC · 474 survey records
  • House: 10/19/2026, 2:17:20 AM UTC · 133 survey records
  • Governor: 10/19/2026, 2:17:20 AM UTC · 349 survey records
  • National preference: 10/19/2026, 2:17:20 AM UTC · 546 survey records

An update time is when we checked the feed, not when a survey was conducted. Coverage is not exhaustive.

FEC FILING RECORDS1512 distinct current financial summaries
REPORTED RECEIPTS$20,877,835.36Available summaries; shared principal-committee money counted once
REPORTED SPENDING$19,467,995.31Not outside spending
Published election schedule

Election dates

DATES MAY CHANGE
PRIMARYJune 2, 2026FEC congressional primary calendar
GENERALNovember 3, 2026Regular federal general election.

The FEC publishes this calendar but does not administer elections. State and local election officials determine ballot access, voting methods, and official candidate lists.

Sources and filing coverage
FILING RECORDS

Not the certified ballot.

Seat identity and the election schedule are verified separately from FEC filings. A filing does not establish ballot qualification.

How to use this race page

November candidate names come from the official general-election sources linked beside each person. Registered write-ins have their own list. FEC filing history preserves earlier primary and other campaign records; filing or fundraising alone does not establish November eligibility. Confirm your full local sample ballot with the election authority.

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