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Federal · Statewide General Election

United States Representative, District 11

Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.

This is one contest. Enter your address to see every race on your November ballot, and keep track of your picks.

On the ballot

This person holds your district's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives (2-year term).

This is an open seat and both November candidates are Democrats: State Senator Scott Wiener led the June 2 primary with 40.7% and San Francisco supervisor Connie Chan took 29.7%. The district covers most of San Francisco.

The winner holds one of 435 seats in the U.S. House for a two-year term. A member introduces bills, sits on committees that shape federal legislation, votes on the federal budget and on war powers, and handles casework between constituents and federal agencies. Because this seat is open, whoever wins starts at the bottom of the seniority ladder that governs committee assignments.

With two Democrats on the ballot, party is not the axis. One brings a substantial state legislative record and the largest individual-donor base in this part of the ballot; the other brings city government experience and about a quarter of the money. Both are funded overwhelmingly by individuals rather than committees, which is unusual and means neither is notably beholden to institutional donors.

Scott Wiener

Democrat, a sitting State Senator seeking this open House seat. He is lead author of 35 bills in the 2025–2026 state session, 11 of them signed into law — among the strongest conversion rates in the Legislature. He raised $4,561,120, of which $4,453,183 came from individuals and $91,176 from PACs and committees.

Strengths

Eleven state bills signed into law is a top-tier record, and 98% of his funding came from named individuals rather than institutional committees.

Trade-offs

He has no federal record; his state work was in a chamber with a different remit entirely.

Keep in mind

A $4.56 million campaign for an open House seat is among the largest here, and it produced 40.7% in June — short of a majority.

Connie Chan

Democrat, a San Francisco supervisor seeking this open House seat. She has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress. She raised $1,094,321, of which $940,671 came from individuals and $152,500 from PACs and committees.

Strengths

City government experience covering the same electorate, and 86% of her funding from named individuals rather than committees.

Trade-offs

She has no state or federal legislative record to be judged on, and goes into November with about a quarter of her opponent's resources.

Keep in mind

She trailed by 11 points in June; in a two-Democrat general the question is where the remaining primary vote goes.

Record in office

This seat is open — no candidate on the November ballot currently holds it. Scott Wiener (Democratic) is a sitting State Senator and is lead author of 35 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 11 of them signed into law. Connie Chan has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress; these records cover only those offices. Per the California Legislature's public bill data (leginfo bulk download), retrieved 2026-08-10.

Record details

Wiener — SB 40 (2025): Health care coverage: insulin. Wiener — SB 59 (2025): Change of name or gender and sex identifier. Wiener — SB 63 (2025): San Francisco Bay area: local revenue measure: public transit funding. Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record.

Financial info

Scott Wiener

$4,561,120raised
  • Individuals$4,453,18398%
  • PACs & committees$91,1762%

Connie Chan

$1,094,321raised
  • Individuals$940,67186%
  • PACs & committees$152,50014%

Total raised is all receipts for the 2026 cycle; the breakdown lists direct contributions, so the pieces can sum below the total. Figures are FEC filings through June 30, 2026, per the FEC bulk campaign-finance summaries, retrieved 2026-08-22.

June 2 primary — how they advanced

Scott Wiener (Democratic)40.7% · 95,816 votes
Connie Chan (Democratic)29.7% · 69,899 votes
Saikat Chakrabarti (Democratic)17.9% · 42,060 votes
Marie Hurabiell (Democratic)4.0% · 9,410 votes
David Ganezer (Republican)4.0% · 9,299 votes
Jingchao Xiong (Republican)1.8% · 4,238 votes
Gregory M Haynes (Democratic)0.9% · 2,025 votes
John "Gus" Buffler (Democratic)0.4% · 942 votes
Nathan Deer (No Party Preference)0.3% · 649 votes
Keith Freedman (Democratic)0.3% · 591 votes
Omed Hamid (Democratic)0.2% · 401 votes
Michael A Petrelis (Green) · write-in0.0% · 7 votes
Source review: Very strong (97/100) · 4 cited sources

Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.

Last updated August 11, 2026.