Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Republican · 3 November 2026

John McBride

John McBride, a Republican athletic coach who was a candidate for the seat in 2024, faces Democratic incumbent Josh Harder in the 2026 election for California's 9th congressional district.

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Biography & Campaign Analysis

2026 race

John McBride, an athletic coach who was a candidate for California's 9th congressional district in 2024, is the Republican candidate in the 2026 general election for the seat. The incumbent is Democrat Josh Harder, who was re-elected with 51.8% of the vote in 2024.

In the top-two primary Harder finished first with 60.78%, and McBride placed second with 23.28%, ahead of fellow Republicans Martin "Vmann" Veprauskas, a retired navy manager, engineer Khalid Jeffrey Jafri and commercial real estate analyst Parminder "Happy" Singh.

McBride faces Harder in the general election on November 3, 2026.