California’s 38th District has a two-candidate House race

The race for California’s 38th District

California’s 38th Congressional District has a contested U.S. House race in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Republican Pedro Antonio Casas and Democrat Thomas Michael Jr. Adams-falconer are the two candidates in the race.

The contest gives voters a choice between candidates with different party affiliations. However, neither Casas nor Adams-falconer has documented policy positions on file, so there is not yet a stated difference between them on specific issues. No candidate biography is on file for either campaign.

Campaign finance totals provide one measurable difference at this stage. Adams-falconer has raised and spent money, while Casas lists no money raised or spent. Neither candidate has a cash-on-hand figure on file.

Pedro Antonio Casas, Republican

Casas is running as the Republican candidate for the 38th District seat. His campaign lists $0 raised and $0 spent. A cash-on-hand total is not on file.

Casas does not have a candidate biography or documented policy positions on file. His Republican affiliation identifies his party in the race, but it does not establish where he stands on particular issues. Without stated positions, voters cannot yet compare his priorities with those of Adams-falconer on policy questions.

Casas will appear in a contested general election against one Democratic candidate. The election date is Nov. 3, 2026.

Thomas Michael Jr. Adams-falconer, Democrat

Adams-falconer is running as the Democratic candidate for the 38th District seat. His campaign has raised $33,528.93 and spent $31,894.25. A cash-on-hand total is not on file.

Adams-falconer does not have a candidate biography or documented policy positions on file. His Democratic affiliation identifies his party in the race, but it does not establish where he stands on particular issues. Without stated positions, voters cannot yet compare his priorities with those of Casas on policy questions.

Adams-falconer will appear in a contested general election against one Republican candidate. The election date is Nov. 3, 2026.

What is contested

The seat is contested because both Casas and Adams-falconer are seeking it in the general election. The choice currently centers on two candidates with different party labels and different campaign finance totals, rather than documented differences on specific policies.

Adams-falconer’s fundraising and spending figures show financial activity by his campaign. Casas reports no fundraising or spending. Those numbers describe campaign finances only; they do not state either candidate’s views or priorities. Cash on hand is not listed for either candidate, so the raised and spent totals do not provide a complete comparison of the campaigns’ current resources.

The main questions ahead are whether the candidates publish policy positions, offer more information about their backgrounds and update their campaign finance totals. Those developments would give voters additional points of comparison before the Nov. 3 general election.