Federal · Statewide General Election
United States Representative, District 27
Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.
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On the ballot
- George Whitesides — Democratic
- Jason Gibbs — Republican
This person holds your district's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives (2-year term).
The second-closest congressional contest on this ballot, and the sitting member is behind: Republican Jason Gibbs led the June 2 primary with 41.0% and Representative George Whitesides took 40.6% — a gap of 0.4 points. Whitesides raised more than ten times what Gibbs did and still finished second. The district covers the Antelope Valley and northern Los Angeles County.
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 most genuinely competitive seats in the state, and the money did not decide June: $3.96 million against $379,440, and the smaller campaign finished ahead. Neither candidate has a long record — one is in his first federal term with no enacted bills, the other has held no state or federal office. Weigh incumbency and resources against a primary result that went the other way.
Jason Gibbs
Republican, who led the June primary with 41.0% of the vote. He raised $379,440, of which $366,712 came from individuals and $10,000 from PACs and committees. He has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress.
Strengths
He outpolled a sitting member of Congress while raising less than a tenth of what that member did, with 97% of his funding from named individuals.
Trade-offs
He goes into the general heavily outspent, and has no record in office to be judged on.
Keep in mind
Leading a primary by 0.4 points tells you the race is close, not that it is won.
George Whitesides
Democrat, the sitting Representative for this district since 2025, in his first term. He has sponsored 16 bills in the 119th Congress, none of which have become law so far. He raised $3,963,530, of which $2,806,001 came from individuals.
Strengths
Incumbency, committee assignments, and by far the larger campaign, 71% of it from named individuals.
Trade-offs
He finished second in his own primary despite outspending his challenger more than ten to one; and none of his 16 sponsored bills have become law.
Keep in mind
One term is a short federal record, and this district has just signalled it is willing to look elsewhere.
Record in office
Jason Gibbs has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress; these records cover only those offices. George Whitesides (Democratic) has served in the U.S. House since 2025 and has sponsored 18 bills in the 119th Congress; none of their bills have become law so far. Per Congress.gov and the public-domain congress-legislators roster, retrieved 2026-08-10.
Record details
Whitesides — Committees: Armed Services; Science, Space, and Technology Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record.
Financial info
- Individuals
- PACs & committees
- Party
George Whitesides
$3,963,530 raised
- Individuals$2,806,00182%
- PACs & committees$629,08818%
- Party$6,895<1%
Jason Gibbs
$379,440 raised
- Individuals$366,71297%
- PACs & committees$10,0003%
1Total 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
Source review: Very strong (95/100) · 5 cited sources
Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.
- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)CA Secretary of State — Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 primary (certified 2026-07-10)
- ballotpedia.org (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia — June 2026 California primary
- unitedstates.github.io (opens in a new tab)congress-legislators — current members of Congress (unitedstates project)
- api.congress.gov (opens in a new tab)Congress.gov — member sponsored legislation (Library of Congress)
- fec.gov (opens in a new tab)FEC — 2026 House & Senate current-campaign financial summaries (bulk data)
Last updated August 11, 2026.