Federal · Statewide General Election
United States Representative, District 6
Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.
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On the ballot
- Kevin Kiley — No Party Preference
- Richard Pan — Democratic
This person holds your district's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives (2-year term).
One of the closest congressional contests on this ballot: Kevin Kiley, running with no party preference, took 24.3% of the June 2 vote and Democrat Richard Pan took 23.2% — a gap of 1.1 points in a crowded field. Kiley currently represents District 3; under Prop 50 the lines were redrawn and he is running here in District 6, while District 3's current candidate field includes the member who represents District 6 today. The district covers part of Sacramento County and the northern foothills.
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. Seniority travels with a member who changes districts, even though the constituents do not.
Two things make this race unusual. A sitting member of Congress is on the ballot with no party preference, which means neither caucus is guaranteed his vote and neither party's machinery is fully behind him. And redistricting moved him here from a district he currently represents, so these voters are being asked to elect someone who is not their present representative. Weigh federal experience against both of those facts, and note the margin is barely a point.
Kevin Kiley
No party preference on this ballot, and a sitting member of Congress since 2023 who currently represents District 3. He has sponsored 23 bills in the 119th Congress, and 1 of his career bills has become law. He raised $2,988,805, of which $1,877,279 came from individuals.
Strengths
Federal experience and committee assignments, and a campaign 63% funded by named individuals.
Trade-offs
He led with only 24.3% in a fragmented field, in a district he does not currently represent.
Keep in mind
A 1.1-point margin in a crowded primary tells you very little about a two-way November race.
Richard Pan
Democrat, who advanced with 23.2% of the June vote, 1.1 points behind. He raised $1,098,283, of which $769,476 came from individuals and $307,996 from PACs and committees. He has not served in the U.S. Congress.
Strengths
He came within a point of a sitting member of Congress on roughly a third of the money, with 70% of his funding from named individuals.
Trade-offs
He goes into the general outspent nearly three to one, and has no federal record to be judged on.
Keep in mind
Neither candidate currently represents this district's voters, so both are effectively asking for a first term here.
Record in office
Kevin Kiley (No Party Preference) has served in the U.S. House since 2023 and has sponsored 23 bills in the 119th Congress; 1 of their career bills have become law. Richard Pan 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
Kiley — Committees: Education and Workforce; Transportation and Infrastructure; Judiciary Kiley — HR 9124 (2025): To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Auburn, California, as the "Louis A. Conter VA Clinic". 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
- Self-funding
Kevin Kiley
$2,988,805 raised
- Individuals$1,877,27984%
- PACs & committees$356,39116%
- Party$5,000<1%
- Self-funding$15<1%
Richard Pan
$1,098,283 raised
- Individuals$769,47671%
- PACs & committees$307,99629%
- Party$202<1%
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.