Candidate for California’s 45th District, 2026

Chi Charlie Nguyen

R Republican PartyChallengerElection Nov 3, 2026

Not on the November ballot

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Fundraising

Raised: $485K
Spent: $485K
Cash on hand: $0
Reported through: Jul 10, 2026

The race

Full race

Seat currently held by Derek Tran (Democrat).

DDerek TranIncumbent$5.0M
RMichelle SteelChallenger$1.3M
RThomas Ky-Phong VoChallenger$757K
RChuong VoChallenger$496K
RAmy Phan WestChallenger$59K
RMark Andrew LeonardChallenger$26K
DBrian FordeChallenger—

Background

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