# California's 48th District race 2026

Open seat. Jim Desmond (R) faces Marni von Wilpert (D).

- Office: U.S. House
- Rating: Lean Democrat (Cook Political Report, Oct 23, 2026)
- Election Day: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
- Canonical page: https://rightnewsrightnow.com/election/ca-48/
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## Who is running

- Jim Desmond (Republican): open seat
- Marni von Wilpert (Democrat): open seat

## The facts

- Cook Political Report rates the race Leans Democratic as of Oct. 23, 2026. (Cook, via 270toWin)
- Rep. Darrell Issa (R) is retiring. (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia lists the district's Partisan Voting Index as D+2. (Wikipedia)

## Why this race matters to conservatives (opinion)

Republicans must hold this seat without Darrell Issa on the ballot. Cook rates it Leans Democratic.

This section is the opinion of RightNewsRightNow. The rest of the page is reporting.

## Where these facts come from

- [Cook Political Report](https://www.270towin.com/2026-house-election/cook-political-report-2026-house-ratings): current rating, as of Oct 23, 2026
- [Wikipedia (election pages, with their cited sources)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections): candidate and race facts