California's 18th Congressional District is represented by Zoe Lofgren (Democrat), who has served in the House since 1995 and has represented this district since redistricting in 2023. Lofgren has an overall VoteSee report card grade of C, voted in 99% of roll-call votes on bills this Congress, and votes with the Democratic majority 94% of the time. The district includes San Jose, Salinas, and Gilroy. It takes in all or part of 4 counties; the most populous parts are in Santa Clara County and Monterey County. About 754,000 people live in the district, and the median household income is $103,584.
Zoe Lofgren (Democrat) has served in the House since 1995 and has represented California's 18th Congressional District since redistricting in 2023.
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Winner: Zoe Lofgren.
Incumbent Zoe Lofgren is running for re-election. 2 candidates were on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot.
California uses a top-two primary, so the two November candidates can be from the same party.
Polls: No public polls
Source: American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, 119th Congress boundaries.
Members of Congress who previously represented California's 18th Congressional District. District lines are redrawn after each census, so earlier members may have represented a different area under this number.
California's 18th Congressional District covers 4,573 square miles of land. Boundaries are for the current (119th) Congress.