Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · California's 13th District

2 candidates on the ballot.1

How this race is decided: Under California's top-two system, only the two candidates who received the most votes in the June 2, 2026, primary, regardless of party preference, appear on this general-election ballot.1,2

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Adam Gray
Democratic · Incumbent
Currently represents California's 13th District in the U.S. House.
Kevin Lincoln
Republican · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Adam GrayKevin Lincoln
Party on the ballotDemocratic1Republican1
StatusIncumbent3Challenger
Raised$5,241,028 through October 14, 20264$2,971,922 through October 14, 20265
Cash on hand$848,6334$448,3885
Outside spending$96,779 for · $212,361 against6$360,999 for · $1,629,485 against7
Police fundingHis campaign website says he strongly supports law enforcement and lists among his accomplishments securing $1,031,000 for a new Modesto Police Department radio system.8
Increase police funding, for example to hire more officers
His campaign website lists among his accomplishments delivering an 18% pay raise and a $42 million budget increase for police officers.9

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Adam Gray — 12 issues
  • Farm payments and crop insurance
    His campaign website says he was one of 14 Democrats to help pass the Farm Bill and that he secured a commitment from the House Agriculture Committee chairman on billions of dollars in economic assistance for specialty crop growers.8
  • Cash bail and pretrial release
    His campaign website says he opposed California ballot measures on zero bail (Proposition 25), reduced sentencing (Proposition 47) and early release (Proposition 57).8
  • Tariffs
    His campaign website says he is working to roll back tariffs it calls illegal, and lists among his accomplishments introducing the Stop Raising Prices on Food Act to protect farmers from added costs tied to tariffs.8,10
  • Who sets tariffs
    His campaign website lists among his accomplishments cosponsoring the Stopping a Rogue President on Trade Act, which it says would limit the president's ability to impose tariffs without congressional approval.8
  • US Department of Education
    His campaign website lists among his accomplishments cosponsoring the IDEA Full Funding Act so that children with disabilities can get a free, high-quality public education.8
  • Permitting for energy projects
    His campaign website lists among his accomplishments leading Democratic negotiations on deadlines for the permitting process in the SPEED Act and being one of two Democrats to move the bill out of the House Natural Resources Committee.8
  • Endangered species protections
    His campaign website lists among his accomplishments introducing the Valley Water Protection Act, which would open the Endangered Species Act's exemption process when an agency action could affect national security or the regional economy, and says key parts of it were included in an Endangered Species Act amendments bill that passed the House Natural Resources Committee.8
  • Who decides on military action
    Require Congress to approve military action in advance, except to defend against an attack
    His campaign website says Congress has the responsibility to declare war, and that he voted for a War Powers Resolution that would have directed the president to end military action in Iran unless war was declared, force was authorized or the action was in self-defense.8
  • ACA premium tax credits
    Bring back the larger credits permanently
    His campaign website lists among his accomplishments introducing a bill to permanently extend the enhanced ACA premium tax credits and helping pass a three-year extension of them.8
  • Federal Medicaid funding
    Reverse the 2025 changes or increase federal funding
    His campaign website lists among his accomplishments introducing the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025 to reverse all of the Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill, and leading a budget amendment aimed at protecting Medicaid from cuts.8
  • Legal status for immigrants here without permission, including Dreamers
    His campaign website lists among his accomplishments joining the bipartisan reintroduction of the DIGNITY Act, cosponsoring the American Dream and Promise Act's pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and TPS and DED recipients, and introducing a bill to let undocumented farmworkers earn legal status through continued farm work.8
  • Veterans' disability and survivor benefits
    Let all military retirees with service-connected disabilities collect both payments in full
    His campaign website lists among his accomplishments cosponsoring the Retired Pay Restoration Act, which would let military retirees with any service-connected disability receive both retired pay and disability compensation, and the Major Richard Star Act for combat-injured retirees.8
Kevin Lincoln — 3 issues
  • Cryptocurrency rules
    Write separate federal rules for crypto, as the House-passed bill would, with most tokens overseen as commodities rather than securities
    His campaign website says he supports the CLARITY Act and the GENIUS Act, opposes IRS broker rules that would treat software developers as financial intermediaries, and believes Americans should be able to hold their own digital assets.9
  • Federal spending levels
    His campaign website says that in Congress he would cut wasteful government spending and lower taxes, and that as mayor he balanced budgets without raising taxes.9
  • Rules for artificial intelligence
    His campaign website says he supports the President's AI Action Plan because it removes burdensome regulations, builds domestic AI infrastructure and puts American innovation and national security first.9

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.