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Federal · Statewide General Election

United States Representative, District 18

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

On the ballot

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

Record in office

Zoe Lofgren (Democratic) has served in the U.S. House since 1995 and has sponsored 23 bills in the 119th Congress; 5 of their career bills have become law. Shane Lewis 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 2026-08-03.

Record details

Lofgren — Committees: Science, Space, and Technology; Judiciary Lofgren — HR 5277 (2019): To amend section 442 of title 18, United States Code, to exempt certain interests in mutual funds, unit investment trusts, employee benefit plans, and retirement plans from conflict of interest limitations for the Government Publishing Office. Lofgren — HR 398 (2011): To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove the conditional basis for permanent resident status, and for other purposes. Lofgren — HR 4543 (2010): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San Jose, California, as the "Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building". Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record.

Financial info

Zoe Lofgren

$1,721,916raised
  • Individuals$1,105,06872%
  • PACs & committees$438,20028%
  • Party$613<1%

Shane Lewis

$60,180raised
  • Individuals$14,34025%
  • Self-funding$41,95875%

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 2026-08-03.

June 2 primary — how they advanced

Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)54.9% · 65,291 votes
Shane Lewis (Republican)29.3% · 34,883 votes
Luis Arreguín (Democratic)12.9% · 15,384 votes
Chris Demers (No Party Preference)2.9% · 3,447 votes
Source review: Very strong (98/100) · 4 cited sources

Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.

Last updated August 3, 2026.