Overview
- Rep. Darrell Issa announced he will not seek reelection and endorsed San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond to succeed him in California's 48th District.
- Desmond withdrew from his yearlong campaign to challenge Rep. Mike Levin in the 49th District and pulled nomination papers to run in the 48th, according to election officials.
- Because Issa did not file by the incumbent deadline, a five-day window opened for additional candidates to enter the race.
- Proposition 50 shifted the 48th from a 12-point Republican registration advantage to about a 4-point Democratic edge, reshaping the district across parts of San Diego and Riverside counties.
- Democrats including Ammar Campa-Najjar and San Diego City Councilmember Marni von Wilpert have launched bids, and the open seat raises risks for the GOP’s narrow House majority, according to AP analysis.