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Federal · Statewide General Election

United States Representative, District 50

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

Scott Peters (Democratic) has served in the U.S. House since 2013 and has sponsored 36 bills in the 119th Congress; 2 of their career bills have become law. Steve Cohen 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

Peters — Committees: Energy and Commerce; Budget Peters — HR 3005 (2020): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13308 Midland Road in Poway, California, as the "Ray Chavez Post Office Building". Peters — HR 1378 (2014): To designate the United States Federal Judicial Center located at 333 West Broadway in San Diego, California, as the "John Rhoades Federal Judicial Center" and to designate the United States courthouse located at 333 West Broadway in San Diego, California, as the "James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse". Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record.

Financial info

Scott Peters

$1,810,961raised
  • Individuals$335,98024%
  • PACs & committees$1,066,75076%
  • Self-funding$1,641<1%

Steve Cohen has no fundraising on file with the FEC.

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

Scott Peters (Democratic)48.1% · 102,057 votes
Steve Cohen (Republican)39.8% · 84,340 votes
Aishwarya "Sparky" Mitra (Democratic)8.0% · 16,982 votes
Tim Arnous (Democratic)1.8% · 3,793 votes
Joseph "Joe" Shea (Libertarian)1.7% · 3,667 votes
Lucinda KWH Jahn (No Party Preference)0.5% · 1,125 votes
Source review: Very strong (98/100) · 4 cited sources

Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.

Last updated August 3, 2026.