CalledUnofficial results
California's 50th District
U.S. House · California
Scott Peters won re-election by 23.7 points over Steve Cohen.
Top-two primary
Scott PetersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%137,701
Steve CohenRepublican
38.2%85,005
222,706 votes
Source: California Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:54 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Scott PetersSteve Cohen
$2.2M
Raised by the campaign
$4.1K
$1.8M
Spent by the campaign
$2.1K
$2.6M
Cash on hand
$2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Oct 14, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Scott Peters
- >99%
- Steve Cohen
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+28.4