California District 32

CA-32 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held June 2, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Brad Sherman ✓ 76,755 36.8%
Jake Levine 31,688 15.2%
Marena Lin 13,215 6.3%
Chris Ahuja 8,718 4.2%
Anna Wilding 4,288 2.0%
Dory Benami 2,283 1.1%
Josh Sautter 2,017 1.0%

Republican Primary

Held June 2, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Larry Thompson ✓ 68,295 32.7%

No party preference Primary

Held June 2, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Doug Smith 1,458 0.7%

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Brad Sherman
Party
Democrat
Current Rating
Safe D expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
D+18

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe D

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Brad Sherman

Brad Sherman Nominee Incumbent

Democrat
Total Raised: $2,514,330
Cash on Hand: $2,668,480

Larry Thompson Nominee

Republican
Total Raised: $52,881
Cash on Hand: $955

Average is the unweighted mean of the most recent week of polls whose fieldwork ended in the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

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Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 CA-32 House race competitive?

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

When is the 2026 CA-32 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of the most recent week of scientific public polls whose fieldwork ended in the last 30 days. One poll in that week is the average. We do not exclude pollsters. The table lists the polls from that window. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

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