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2026 California's 48th District House race
style="background:#DDDDDD" |Incumbent retiring · Lean D+2 · Election Nov 3, 2026
The 2026 California's 48th District House race (partisan lean D+2): Marni von Wilpert (D), Jim Desmond (R). Raised so far: Marni von Wilpert (D) $4.5M, Jim Desmond (R) $3M. Outside groups have spent $8.4M.
- Raised by candidates
- $7.5M
- Outside spending
- $8.4M
- Partisan lean
- D+2
Candidates
- Marni von Wilpert · DemocraticRaised $4.5M · $973K cash
- Jim Desmond · RepublicanRaised $3M · $1.4M cash
Outside groups spending
- HMP opposing Jim Desmond$4.3M
- Project 218 supporting Marni von Wilpert$900K
- Serving CA opposing Marni von Wilpert$653K
- Equality PAC supporting Marni von Wilpert$479K
- Elect Democratic Women supporting Marni von Wilpert$390K
- Health Care Saves Lives opposing Jim Desmond$389K
- 48Th Accountability Project opposing Jim Desmond$337K
- NO GOING BACK PAC INC. opposing Marni von Wilpert$196K
- Women Vote supporting Marni von Wilpert$139K
- NO GOING BACK PAC INC. supporting Jim Desmond$134K
- Health Care Saves Lives supporting Marni von Wilpert$128K
- CIVIC RENEWAL FUND INC. supporting Jim Desmond$103K
More
From FEC candidate summaries and independent expenditure reports.
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Capitol Receipts, “2026 California's 48th District House Race: Candidates & Money,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/race/H-CA-48/2026-californias-48th-district-house-race (accessed 2026-10-17).