CA-41: Redistricting turns California's 41st District into a Democratic district, setting up intra-party fight

Incumbent Linda Sánchez (D), Hector De La Torre (D), Shonique Williams (D), and Mitch Clemmons (R) are running in the top-two primary for California's 41st Congressional District on June 2, 2026. As of May 2026, Sánchez and De La Torre led in endorsements and fundraising.

The election is taking place in the context of redistricting in California that changed the 41st District's boundaries from those used in 2024. Incumbent Ken Calvert (R), who was elected 51.7%–48.3% in 2024, is running for re-election in the new 40th District. Inside Elections' Nathaniel Rakich said the "new map would much more dramatically reconfigure the 41st District, which would retain nothing except its number ... [the new district] is a D+16 seat in eastern Los Angeles County that would be a near-automatic pickup for Democrats."

The last Democrat to run against Sánchez was Michael Tolar (D) in 2020. Sánchez defeated Tolar 77.7%–22.3% in the primary and 74.3%–25.7% in the general election.

Sánchez was elected in 2002. She earlier worked as an attorney in private practice and as executive secretary and treasurer of the Orange County branch of the AFL-CIO. In a campaign ad, Sánchez said, "Republicans in Congress have done nothing to address rising costs. ... I'm fighting to lower prices and stand up for the hardworking people who keep our communities running." Sánchez's campaign website says she has "passed legislation to prevent health insurance companies from making women pay more for the same insurance that men get, and she’s fighting to pass legislation to make child care more affordable for working families." U.S. Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) endorsed Sánchez.





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