Randy Villegas, a Democrat and Visalia school board trustee, faces Republican incumbent David Valadao in the 2026 general election for California's 22nd congressional district after finishing second in the June top-two primary.
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2026 race
Randy Villegas, a Visalia school board trustee, is the Democratic candidate in the 2026 election for California's 22nd congressional district, held by Republican incumbent David Valadao, who was reelected with 53.4% of the vote in 2024.
Villegas campaigned as a progressive and economic populist, emphasizing the cost of living, health care, labor rights, public education and immigration reform.
In the June 2026 top-two primary he finished second with 32.4% of the vote, ahead of fellow Democrat Jasmeet Bains, a physician and state assemblymember, who received 26.9%. Valadao placed first with 40.7%, and the two advanced together to the general election on November 3, 2026.