California's 26th Congressional District is represented by Julia Brownley (Democrat), who has held the seat since 2013. Brownley has an overall VoteSee report card grade of C, voted in 97% of roll-call votes on bills this Congress, and votes with the Democratic majority 96% of the time. The district includes Oxnard, Thousand Oaks, and Simi Valley. It takes in all or part of 2 counties, and 93% of residents live in Ventura County. About 752,000 people live in the district, and the median household income is $115,527.
Julia Brownley (Democrat) has represented California's 26th Congressional District since 2013.
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Winner: Jacqui Irwin.
This is an open seat: Julia Brownley is not 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 26th Congressional District. District lines are redrawn after each census, so earlier members may have represented a different area under this number.
California's 26th Congressional District covers 1,715 square miles of land. Boundaries are for the current (119th) Congress.