Office
U.S. House
2026 contest
California 40th District
This page currently shows current seat context and active FEC filings. It does not yet claim ballot certification, party nomination, or certified results.
Current officeholder
Kim, Young
General election
November 3, 2026
Live FEC filings
15
FEC registeredBallot certifiedParty nomineeWon electionSeated
Candidates listed here are active FEC filings for this federal seat. Ballot certification, nominee status, and state election-office validation are not loaded yet.
Candidates
15 active FEC filings
KEN CALVERTFEC registered
REPUBLICAN PARTY · Incumbent
First FEC filing: February 12, 1982 · Last filing: November 5, 2025
Has raised fundsFEC ↗
CLAUDE MANUEL KEISSIEHFEC registered
DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Challenger
First FEC filing: August 13, 2025 · Last filing: November 12, 2025
Has raised fundsFEC ↗
TIFFANIE DR. TATEFEC registered
DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Challenger
First FEC filing: May 23, 2025 · Last filing: November 7, 2025
Has raised fundsFEC ↗
LISA D RAMIREZFEC registered
DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Challenger
First FEC filing: August 20, 2025 · Last filing: August 20, 2025
Has raised fundsFEC ↗
PERRY MEADEFEC registered
DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Challenger
First FEC filing: July 21, 2025 · Last filing: July 21, 2025
Has raised fundsFEC ↗
CHRISTIAN TYLER AHMEDFEC registered
INDEPENDENT · Challenger
First FEC filing: May 2, 2025 · Last filing: May 2, 2025
Has raised fundsFEC ↗
PAULA WILLIAMS DR. SWIFTFEC registered
DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Challenger
First FEC filing: March 17, 2025 · Last filing: March 31, 2025
Has raised fundsFEC ↗
CHRISTINA GAGNIERFEC registered
DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Challenger
First FEC filing: February 18, 2025 · Last filing: February 26, 2025
Has raised fundsFEC ↗
JOSEPH KERRFEC registered
DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Challenger
First FEC filing: January 21, 2025 · Last filing: January 21, 2025
Has raised fundsFEC ↗
ESTHER KIM VARETFEC registered
DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Challenger
First FEC filing: January 7, 2025 · Last filing: January 7, 2025
Has raised fundsFEC ↗
ERIC PETERSONFEC registered
DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Challenger
First FEC filing: October 16, 2025 · Last filing: December 8, 2025
No receipts reported yetFEC ↗
MARICAR PAYADFEC registered
AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY · Challenger
First FEC filing: September 2, 2025 · Last filing: September 2, 2025
No receipts reported yetFEC ↗
FRANCIS X "FRANK" HOFFMANFEC registered
DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Challenger
First FEC filing: June 18, 1990 · Last filing: June 18, 1990
No receipts reported yetFEC ↗
Sources
Seat structure source: Official House roster ↗
Candidate filing source: Federal Election Commission candidate filings and candidate data APIs.