$904K raised through 2026-06-30
Full profileCalifornia’s 1st Congressional District has a contested U.S. House race in the 2026 general election. Wendy Castanedaleal, Audrey Denney and James M Brock are the three candidates, and all are Democrats.
The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. The central choice is among three candidates with the same party designation, making the candidates themselves — rather than a choice between different party labels — the focus of the contest.
The candidates
Wendy Castanedaleal, Democrat: Castanedaleal is running for the District 1 seat with the Democratic designation. Her campaign lists $0 raised and $0 spent. She is one of three Democrats seeking the office in the general election.
Audrey Denney, Democrat: Denney is running for the District 1 seat with the Democratic designation. Her campaign lists $904,202.22 raised and $895,536.95 spent. She is one of three Democrats seeking the office in the general election.
James M Brock, Democrat: Brock is running for the District 1 seat with the Democratic designation. His campaign lists $0 raised and $0 spent. He is one of three Democrats seeking the office in the general election.
What is contested
The office at stake is California’s seat in the U.S. House for Congressional District 1. Castanedaleal, Denney and Brock are competing for that same position, so voters will be choosing among individual candidates who share a Democratic party label.
That makes candidate identity, campaign activity and any positions the candidates present during the race central to the choice before voters. None of the three can be distinguished in this preview by party designation because each is listed as a Democrat.
The race should not be described as a contest between Democrats and Republicans: the candidate field named for this election consists of three Democrats. It also should not be treated as uncontested simply because the candidates share a party. Three separate candidacies make it a contested election.
Campaign finance picture
The financial figures show a clear difference in campaign activity at this stage. Denney lists $904,202.22 raised and $895,536.95 spent. Castanedaleal and Brock each list $0 raised and $0 spent.
Those totals describe fundraising and spending, not voter support or an election result. They do not establish how voters will decide on Nov. 3, 2026. They are one measurable distinction among the three campaigns as the general election approaches.
Cash-on-hand figures are not listed for any of the candidates, so the raised and spent totals are the comparable financial figures for all three campaigns.
What voters will decide
On Nov. 3, 2026, CA-1 voters will choose among Castanedaleal, Denney and Brock for the district’s U.S. House seat. Each candidate enters the election under the same party designation, while their campaign finance totals differ.
The next points of comparison will come from how each candidate defines the campaign, discusses issues affecting District 1 and communicates with voters. The election remains a three-candidate contest, and the result will determine who holds the district’s House seat.
