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2026 candidates we're tracking in CA-26
Jacqui Irwin
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Economic opportunity and job creation
- Public safety and cost-of-living affordability
About Jacqui Irwin
Jacqui Irwin is a Democratic candidate for California's 26th Congressional District. She currently serves in the California State Assembly and describes herself as a mother and engineer with two decades of community leadership, per her campaign website.
Sam Gallucci
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lowering the Cost of Living: housing, food, energy and insurance costs
- Government That Works for You: good-faith reform to re-earn trust
- Student and Parent-First Education: parents' rights as the guiding principle
About Sam Gallucci
Sam Gallucci describes himself as a business leader who built a company from the ground up, the founder of four non-profits that feed and house neighbors, and the former pastor of Embrace! Church, per the campaign site. Sam Gallucci is the Republican candidate for California's 26th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Business Executive/Pastor).
About this race
California's 26th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The California primary is Tuesday, June 2, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.