Overview
- Early voting is open as California’s top-two system will send the two highest finishers, regardless of party, to the November election.
- The new map increased the district’s Hispanic share to about 74 percent, reshaping turnout targets and outreach in the farm-heavy southern San Joaquin Valley.
- Federal Election Commission filings show Rep. David Valadao with about $2.9 million, ahead of Randy Villegas at $1.3 million and Jasmeet Bains at $1.1 million.
- Endorsements split Democrats, with Bains backed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Villegas backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; Democratic Majority for Israel reported a $1,000 donation to Bains.
- Campaign messages focus on health costs and agriculture, with Bains’ $35-per-month insulin cap now law, Villegas promoting Medicare for All, and Valadao introducing an April bill to ease SNAP access for farmers and ranchers.