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Federal · Statewide General Election

United States Representative, District 13

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

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On the ballot

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

Representative Adam Gray took 42.0% of the June 2 vote and Republican Kevin Lincoln took 27.7%. Together the two campaigns have raised more than $6.4 million, among the most expensive contests on this ballot. The district covers the northern San Joaquin Valley.

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. A first-term member is at the bottom of the seniority ladder that governs committee assignments.

This is one of the genuinely competitive House seats in the state and the spending reflects it: $4.19 million against $2.24 million, with the incumbent short of a majority in his own primary at 42.0%. Both campaigns drew most of their money from individuals. Weigh a first federal term against a challenger with substantial resources of his own.

Adam Gray

Democrat, the sitting Representative for this district since 2025, in his first term. He raised $4,191,397, of which $2,422,914 came from individuals and $1,265,075 from PACs and committees. He took 42.0% of the June vote.

Strengths

The larger campaign by a wide margin, with a majority of it from named individuals, in a seat his party needs to hold.

Trade-offs

He took only 42.0% in his own primary, short of a majority, and drew the largest committee total in this part of the ballot.

Keep in mind

One term is a short federal record to judge.

Kevin Lincoln

Republican, who advanced with 27.7% of the June vote. He raised $2,237,084, of which $1,194,409 came from individuals and $251,621 from PACs and committees. He has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress.

Strengths

More than $2.2 million raised as a challenger, most of it from individuals — a serious, broadly funded campaign rather than a nominal one.

Trade-offs

He finished more than 14 points behind, and has no record in office to be judged on.

Keep in mind

Coverage surfaced little detail about his platform; what we can document is the scale of his campaign and how it polled, not what he would do in office.

Record in office

Adam Gray (Democratic) has served in the U.S. House since 2025 and has sponsored 8 bills in the 119th Congress; none of their bills have become law so far. Kevin Lincoln has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress; these records cover only those offices. Per Congress.gov and the public-domain congress-legislators roster, retrieved 2026-08-10.

Record details

Gray — Committees: Agriculture; Natural Resources Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record.

Financial info

Kevin Lincoln

$2,237,084raised
  • Individuals$1,194,40983%
  • PACs & committees$251,62117%

Adam Gray

$4,191,397raised
  • Individuals$2,422,91466%
  • PACs & committees$1,265,07534%
  • Party$4,808<1%

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

Adam Gray (Democratic)42.0% · 41,086 votes
Kevin Lincoln (Republican)27.7% · 27,157 votes
Vin Kruttiventi (Republican)15.2% · 14,867 votes
Daniel Garibay Rodriguez (Democratic)15.1% · 14,787 votes
Source review: Very strong (95/100) · 5 cited sources

Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.

Last updated August 11, 2026.