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The race is on to fill a partial term for California’s Congressional District 14, a post vacated by Eric Swalwell last week amid sexual assault allegations.
As ordered by Gov. Gavin Newsom, a special election is scheduled for Aug. 18 to fill the seat, preceded by a special primary election June 16. However, if one candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the special primary, they could win the seat outright – otherwise the top two finishers advance to a runoff in the summer.
The winning candidate will represent District 14 into January 2027, covering areas including Livermore, Pleasanton, Castro Valley, Hayward, Union City and Fairview and parts of Dublin, Fremont, San Lorenzo, San Leandro and Mountain House.
As of Monday afternoon, a dozen candidates have pulled papers for the race including the majority of those vying in the June 2 primary election for a chance to serve a full-term in Congressional District 14.
The unofficial candidate list for the special primary election includes Republicans Wendy Huang, Ozel Kirkland, Dena Maldonado, Jack Wu; Democrats Alisha Cordes, Melissa Hernandez, Harinder Lamba, Rakhi Israni, Jot Thiara, Aisha Wahab as well as former state senator Steve Glazer and Thomas Wong, listed with no party preference.
Hopefuls must file their candidacy papers by Thursday (April 23) to qualify for the primary ballot.
Wahab, Hernandez, Israni, Huang and Maldonado are also already on the regular primary election ballot to become District 14’s next full-term representative from January 2027 to January 2029. Swalwell had given up the seat going forward with his now-scuttled bid for California governor.
Nine candidates are vying on June 2 for a chance to advance as the top two in the general election runoff in November. That new full term will represent District 14 under slightly different boundaries, being adjusted with the new year after redistricting under Proposition 50.
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