CalledUnofficial results
California's 9th District
U.S. House · California
Josh Harder won re-election by 33.8 points over John McBride.
Top-two primary
Josh HarderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.9%111,799
John McBrideRepublican
33.1%55,263
167,062 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.
Josh HarderJohn McBride
$4.5M
Raised by the campaign
$77.5K
$1.4M
Spent by the campaign
$73K
$4.8M
Cash on hand
$4.5K
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.
- Josh Harder
- >99%
- John McBride
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+27.3