California’s 52nd District

General election Nov 3, 2026 · 28 days away · 3 candidates filed

New district lines. D +17.6 for president in 2024, on the new lines The Downballot (2024 presidential results on 2026 districts)Raised: Juan Vargas $569K · Jeffery Belle $25K

From public records: candidates and money from FEC filings; the last result and the ballot link to their own sources · How we measure

Current representativeJuan Vargas Democrat, in Congress since 2013 Running for re-election

Juan Vargas’s record

Full profile

Participation: 98%; Chamber median 98%
Party unity: 99%; Chamber median 98%
Cross-party agreement: 10%; Chamber median 12%
Ideology score: −0.40; Chamber median +0.19

119th Congress, from Voteview roll calls. One-page brief

Candidates

Candidate	Party	Status	Raised	Cash on hand
DJuan VargasIncumbent	Democratic Party	Incumbent	$569K	$164K
RJeffery BelleChallenger	Republican Party	Challenger	$25K	$1K
DFrances Yasmeen MotiwallaChallenger	Democratic Party	Challenger	$5K	$5K

Everyone registered with the FEC for this seat who has raised money and has not been marked inactive, sorted by money raised. Candidates who lost a primary can still appear until they close their campaign committee; nominees for this race are not yet marked.