California District 14

CA-14 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Special Election

Held August 18, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Aisha Wahab 59,238 38.3%
Melissa Hernandez 26,579 17.2%
62% reporting

Republican Primary

Held June 2, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Wendy Huang 20,354 13.2%
Dena Maldonado 18,788 12.1%

No party preference Primary

Held June 2, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Suzanne Chenault 1,699 1.1%

Open Special Election

Held August 18, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Wendy Huang 20,354 13.2%
Rakhi Israni Singh 20,041 13.0%
Dena Maldonado (withdrawn) 18,788 12.1%
Victor Aguilar Jr. 3,276 2.1%
Matt Ortega 2,612 1.7%
Carin Elam 2,160 1.4%
Suzanne Chenault 1,699 1.1%

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Race Overview

Incumbent
OPEN (Eric Swalwell)
Party
Democrat
Current Rating
Safe D expert avg
Open Seat
Yes
Cook PVI
D+25

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe D

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Aisha Wahab

Aisha Wahab Nominee

Democrat
Total Raised: $631,749
Cash on Hand: $146,906

Melissa Hernandez Nominee

Democrat
Total Raised: $1,534,263
Cash on Hand: $176,136

Average reflects all polls from the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 CA-14 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe D for Democrats.

When is the 2026 CA-14 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 30 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

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