Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · California's 46th 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.

Lou Correa
Democratic · Incumbent
Currently represents California's 46th District in the U.S. House.
David Pan
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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Lou CorreaDavid Pan
Party on the ballotDemocratic1Republican1,3
StatusIncumbent4Challenger
Raised$1,493,329 through October 14, 20265$104,145 through October 14, 20266
Cash on hand$2,323,3955$1,8566
Outside spending$107,387 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.

David Pan — 6 issues
  • Police funding
    Increase police funding, for example to hire more officers
    His campaign website says more police need to be recruited and laws enforced to address rising crime.8
  • Vouchers and education savings accounts
    Make them available to every family
    His campaign website says he supports charter schools and school vouchers so that all parents can choose the best education for their children.8
  • Food assistance (SNAP)
    His campaign website says that under his plan, programs such as SNAP and housing vouchers would be closed to new applicants, and current recipients could choose to stay in them or receive the new $16,000 yearly payment instead.8
  • Health insurance system
    Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
    His campaign website proposes replacing current programs with a $4,000 yearly payment into each adult citizen's health savings account to buy private insurance, privatizing Medicare and Medicaid as options alongside private plans, requiring insurers to offer high-deductible catastrophic plans paired with health savings accounts, and requiring providers to post their prices.8
  • Social Security benefit levels
    His campaign website says his plan would guarantee existing Social Security and Medicare benefits for everyone 37 and older, while younger people would instead receive $16,000 a year right away under a new system.8
  • Federal spending levels
    His campaign website says the national debt is rising mainly because of the growing costs of welfare and entitlement programs, and that his plan to replace them would cut the federal deficit by more than $1 trillion a year over the long term.8

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