Congress, District 18:  Lofgren faces Republican engineer Shane Lewis

Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren faces Republican Shane Lewis on Nov. 3 for the U.S. House seat in California's 18th Congressional District, which covers about 9% of San Jose's land area, the Secretary of State's candidate list shows.  Lofgren lists her ballot job title as “Congresswoman”; Lewis lists “Electrical Test Engineer.”

Lofgren has raised $1.98 million this cycle and had about $602,000 in the bank as of Oct. 14, Federal Election Commission (FEC) records show.  Lewis had raised about $115,000 and had about $4,400 left.

In the June 2 primary, where the top two advance regardless of party, Lofgren won 54.9% and Lewis 29.3%.

Lofgren won 64.6% of the vote in 2024.

Lofgren's campaign site says she is “laser-focused on one mission:  Reclaiming the House Majority.”

Lewis's site proposes tying federal Title I money, aid for schools with many low-income students, to at least 10% gains in student proficiency within one year.

The California Democratic Party endorses Lofgren, according to the Santa Clara County Democratic Party's list; the California Republican Party endorses Lewis.

Statewide, likely voters favor Democratic House candidates 63% to 35% in an Oct. 16-22 survey by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).

Source:  Secretary of State certified candidate list; June primary results; 2024 results; FEC, Lofgren; FEC, Lewis; PPIC October survey; Santa Clara County Democratic Party report; California Republican Party endorsements; Lofgren campaign site; Lewis campaign site