Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · California's 41st 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.

Linda Sánchez
Democratic · Incumbent
Currently represents California's 38th District in the U.S. House.
Mitch Clemmons
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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Linda SánchezMitch Clemmons
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,3Republican1
StatusIncumbent4Challenger
Raised$1,898,188 through October 14, 20265$6,154 through October 14, 20266
Cash on hand$420,7995$3,0736
Outside spending$300,000 for · $0 against7Not found in the public sources we checked

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.

Linda Sánchez — 9 issues
  • Tariffs
    Lower or remove most tariffs
    Her campaign website says she has fought to end President Trump's tariffs, which it says raised costs for everyone and hurt domestic manufacturing.8
  • Stock trading by members of Congress
    Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
    Her campaign website says she owns no corporate stocks and supports legislation to ban members of Congress and their families from trading them.8,9
  • Child care costs
    Her campaign website says she introduced legislation to make child care more affordable by helping centers hire and keep qualified workers without passing the cost on to parents.8,9
  • ACA premium tax credits
    Her campaign website says she is fighting to protect ACA subsidies.9
  • Federal Medicaid funding
    Reverse the 2025 changes or increase federal funding
    Her campaign website says she is fighting to restore Medicaid funding.9
  • Large investors buying single-family homes
    Her campaign website lists passing legislation to ban hedge funds from buying up single-family homes among her results.9
  • Immigration enforcement inside the country
    Her campaign website says she has refused to fund ICE and backed efforts to block its funding, and has pushed for changes including stricter hiring standards with background checks and restoring the sensitive-locations policy that kept ICE from conducting raids at places such as churches and hospitals.8,9
  • Masks and identification for immigration officers
    Require visible ID and body cameras, and ban most face coverings
    Her campaign website says she has pushed for ICE agents to wear body cameras and to be barred from wearing masks that hide their identities.8
  • Targeted tax breaks for individuals and families
    Add or expand breaks for costs such as education savings, adoption and selling a home
    Her campaign website says she introduced bipartisan legislation to give working families a tax credit for caring for a sick or elderly loved one at home.9
Mitch Clemmons — 1 issue

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