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2026 U.S. House

California's 46th Congressional District — 2026 Candidates

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U.S. House · CA-46
Primary: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 General: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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2026 candidates we're tracking in CA-46

Lou Correa

Lou Correa

Democratic

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Protect federal student aid programs, per official House website
  • Address immigration policy affecting state and local cooperation with federal enforcement, per official House website
About Lou Correa

Correa is the son of working-class Mexican immigrants, grew up in Anaheim, and earned an economics degree from Cal State Fullerton and a J.D. and MBA from UCLA, per the campaign site. Correa served in the California State Assembly, the State Senate and as an Orange County Supervisor before representing California's 46th District in Congress, per the campaign site.

David Pan

David Pan

Republican

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • School Choice for Parents
  • Ensuring Public Safety
  • Securing Our Borders
About David Pan

David Pan has worked as a professor of German at UC Irvine since 2006, after prior faculty roles at Washington University in St. Louis, Stanford and Penn State, per his iVoterGuide candidate questionnaire. He is running for California's 46th Congressional District.

About this race

California's 46th 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.

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