California District 48

Name: California House District 48 2026
Start: 2026-06-02
End: 2026-06-02
Location: California District 48

Primary: June 2, 2026

General Election

Top-Two Primary — All candidates on one ballot

Jim Desmond

$2.3M raised

Underdog

D-

Marni Von Wilpert

$2.2M raised

Favorite

D-

Median HHI

$114,972

Unemployment

4.5%

Uninsured

5.3%

DARRELL ISSA

59.3%

STEPHEN HOULAHAN

40.7%

R+18.6

2024 Presidential

D: 50.3%|R: 47.1%

D+3.1

2020 Presidential

D: 43.0%|R: 55.0%

R+12.0

Candidate Details

Jim Desmond

Republican

Grade: D-

2026 Fundraising$2.3M

Individuals

PACs

Marni Von Wilpert

Democratic

Grade: D-

2026 Fundraising$2.2M

Individuals

PACs

Self