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Federal · Statewide General Election

United States Representative, District 48

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

On the ballot

Jim Desmond — Republican
Marni von Wilpert — Democratic

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

Record in office

This is an open seat: no candidate on the November ballot currently serves in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress, so there is no legislative record to compare here. These records cover only those offices.

Financial info

Individuals
PACs & committees
Party
Self-funding

Jim Desmond

$2,258,836 raised

Individuals$2,024,35893%
PACs & committees$145,0997%

Marni von Wilpert

$2,174,872 raised

Individuals$1,684,54679%
PACs & committees$441,30021%
Party$2,035<1%
Self-funding$1,975<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 2026-08-03.

June 2 primary — how they advanced

Jim Desmond (Republican)38.9% · 73,508 votes

Marni von Wilpert (Democratic)20.8% · 39,327 votes

Ammar Campa-Najjar (Democratic)10.6% · 20,095 votes

Kevin Patrick O'Neil (Republican)6.9% · 13,132 votes

Brandon Riker (Democratic)6.3% · 11,892 votes

Abel Chavez (Democratic)5.5% · 10,339 votes

Corinna Contreras (Democratic)5.3% · 10,056 votes

Mike Schaefer (Democratic)2.5% · 4,770 votes

Luis F. Reyna (No Party Preference)0.9% · 1,690 votes

Stephen Clemons (Democratic)0.8% · 1,542 votes

Ferguson Porter (Democratic)0.7% · 1,301 votes

Eric Shaw (Democratic)0.7% · 1,299 votes

Source review: Mixed (74/100) · 3 cited sources

Only procedural records are cited (candidate lists, results, finance filings); no source describes the candidates, so the score is capped.

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sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)CA Secretary of State — Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 primary (certified 2026-07-10)
unitedstates.github.io (opens in a new tab)congress-legislators — current members of Congress (unitedstates project)
fec.gov (opens in a new tab)FEC — 2026 House & Senate current-campaign financial summaries (bulk data)

Last updated August 3, 2026.