Houston Brignano, a Republican technology executive, faces Democratic incumbent Ted Lieu in the 2026 election for California's 36th congressional district after finishing second in the top-two primary.
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Houston Brignano, a technology executive, is the Republican candidate in the 2026 election for California's 36th congressional district. The seat is held by Democrat Ted Lieu, who was re-elected with 68.7% of the vote in 2024.
In the top-two primary Brignano finished second with 15.28% of the vote, behind Lieu's 60.94%, and edged out fellow Republican Melissa Toomim, an investigative journalist and the district's 2024 runner-up, who took 13.06%.
Brignano faces Lieu, the incumbent U.S. representative, in the general election on November 3, 2026.