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Federal · Statewide General Election

United States Representative, District 49

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

Mike Levin (Democratic) has served in the U.S. House since 2019 and has sponsored 25 bills in the 119th Congress; 5 of their career bills have become law. Armen Kurdian 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

Levin — Committees: Appropriations Levin — HR 5985 (2024): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 517 Seagaze Drive in Oceanside, California, as the "Charlesetta Reece Allen Post Office Building". Levin — HR 7939 (2023): Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022 Levin — HR 3665 (2022): To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Diego, California, as the Jennifer Moreno Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and to support the designation of a component of such medical center in honor of Kathleen Bruyere. Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record.

Financial info

Mike Levin

$3,164,023raised
  • Individuals$2,555,54787%
  • PACs & committees$391,09813%
  • Party$1,687<1%

Armen Kurdian

$58,784raised
  • Individuals$42,01774%
  • PACs & committees$1,0002%
  • Self-funding$13,61324%

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

Mike Levin (Democratic)55.9% · 125,869 votes
Armen Kurdian (Republican)26.1% · 58,822 votes
Star Parker (Republican)18.0% · 40,661 votes
Source review: Very strong (98/100) · 4 cited sources

Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.

Last updated August 3, 2026.