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Races › California › 48th District
Includes Palm Springs, Escondido, Temecula, Hemet, San Marcos, Vista and other towns
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · general election
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48th Congressional District22 filed with the FEC$11.5M raised by the field
Marni von Wilpert · Jim Desmond
and 7 more, in the campaign’s own order. Read them in their words
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
Won the general election
Nov 3, 2026 · 130,516 votes (59.9%)
and 13 more, in the campaign’s own order. Read them in their words
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
Lost the general election
Nov 3, 2026 · 87,304 votes (40.1%) · 2 of 2
No published priorities
FEC filings through Sep 30, 2026
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FEC filings through May 21, 2026
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Held by Darrell Issa R (not running in the 2026 cycle)
Every public poll of the CA-48 House race this cycle, as published. A poll is a snapshot, not a forecast.
Election November 3, 2026 · 3 polls of this matchup
Marni von Wilpert leads Jim Desmond by 6.7 points · average gap, 3 latest nonpartisan polls
Each dot is a poll. The line is the median of the 5 latest nonpartisan polls. How polls are read
Marni von Wilpert won. The race has been called, but the count we have stopped at 71.47% reporting, so the polls are not measured against the margin.
| Poll | Marni von Wilpert | Jim Desmond | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
Filing with the FEC is a disclosure, not a place on the ballot. Money raised is not a forecast.
November nominees first, then by money raised. Bars are in party color; raised includes loans from the candidate, and spent can exceed raised when a campaign spends money left from earlier cycles.
House: bars drawn to $5M, the most raised; FEC reports through Oct 14, 2026.
FEC filings through Feb 23, 2026
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FEC filings through Dec 4, 2025
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FEC filings through Sep 30, 2026
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FEC filings through Sep 30, 2026
Lost the open primary
Jun 2, 2026 · 11,892 votes (6.3%) · 5 of 12 · Marni von Wilpert and Jim Desmond are on the November ballot
No published priorities
FEC filings through Sep 30, 2026
Lost the open primary
Jun 2, 2026 · 10,339 votes (5.5%) · 6 of 12 · Marni von Wilpert and Jim Desmond are on the November ballot
No published priorities
FEC filings through Sep 30, 2025
Lost the open primary
Jun 2, 2026 · 1,301 votes (0.7%) · 11 of 12 · Marni von Wilpert and Jim Desmond are on the November ballot
No published priorities
FEC filings through Jun 30, 2026
Lost the open primary
Jun 2, 2026 · 10,056 votes (5.3%) · 7 of 12 · Marni von Wilpert and Jim Desmond are on the November ballot
No published priorities
FEC filings through Feb 18, 2025
Lost the open primary
Jun 2, 2026 · 20,095 votes (10.6%) · 3 of 12 · Marni von Wilpert and Jim Desmond are on the November ballot
No published priorities
FEC filings
Lost the open primary
Jun 2, 2026 · 1,542 votes (0.8%) · 10 of 12 · Marni von Wilpert and Jim Desmond are on the November ballot
No published priorities
FEC filings
Lost the open primary
Jun 2, 2026 · 4,770 votes (2.5%) · 8 of 12 · Marni von Wilpert and Jim Desmond are on the November ballot
No published priorities
FEC filings
Lost the open primary
Jun 2, 2026 · 1,690 votes (0.9%) · 9 of 12 · Marni von Wilpert and Jim Desmond are on the November ballot
No published priorities
FEC filings
Lost the open primary
Jun 2, 2026 · 1,299 votes (0.7%) · 12 of 12 · Marni von Wilpert and Jim Desmond are on the November ballot
| 52% |
| 44% |
| Marni von Wilpert +8 |
| Median of the final polls | Marni von Wilpert +8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Result, 71.47% reporting | 59.9% | 40.1% | — |
November 3, 2026 · Result · Each pollster's last poll ending in the 21 days before the vote, read for the two leading finishers; the median leaves out polls a side paid for; a margin is compared once 95% is reported
Primary June 2, 2026 · 2 polls
Each dot is a poll. A line is drawn from the third nonpartisan poll; there are 2 so far. How polls are read
Poll data from The New York Times, licensed CC BY 4.0 · Updated November 10, 2026 · 8 polls paid for by a party or campaign are left out
$13.7M from outside groups for or against these candidates, through Nov 1, 2026.
Independent expenditures, with 24- and 48-hour notices filed since each group’s last regular report.