Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, CA-09

Josh Harder

DemocraticIncumbentFEC H8CA10126VM-KTQ-E64F

American politician (born 1986)

WonCounts not on file

Called: Called by Wikipedia editors 2:51 AM ET
Term begins: January 3, 2027

Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-04

Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +10.1, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed

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Overview

Joshua Keck Harder is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for California's 9th congressional district since 2023, after representing the 10th district from 2019 to 2023.

A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected in 2018 by defeating Republican incumbent Jeff Denham. After the 2020 redistricting, he won reelection in the newly drawn 9th district, which covers the majority of San Joaquin County and includes Stockton, Tracy, Lodi, and Manteca.

Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-10-31 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Born: August 1, 1986 (age 40)
Education: Modesto High School
Stanford University, bachelor's degree (political science)
Harvard Business School, Master of Business Administration
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Master of Public Policy
Occupation: business executive
In Congress: 4 House terms, since January 3, 2019

Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).

Josh Harder, photo — Josh Harder · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

The race

U.S. House, CA-09. Won.

Josh Harder Democratic · winnern/a

Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · unofficial until certified

Polls and models against the result

Frozen call: Democrat (D +10.1, from the Vugol Vector model)
Result: Won

Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.

Polls, Vector and Tensor for this race

Money

$4.49Mtotal raised, 2026 cycle, as of October 14, 2026

$1.40Mspent

$4.78Mcash on hand

Principal campaign committee: JOSH HARDER FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.

Where the money came from

13.1% of the $3,243,737 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).

Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)9.4%$423,535
Individuals, itemized62.8%$2,820,202
Other political committees (PACs)12.8%$575,122
Party committees0.0%$2,193
Transfers, other loans and other receipts14.9%$669,350

Employers donors listed

STANFORD UNIVERSITY$30,50044 contributions
GOOGLE$19,85014 contributions
BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS$18,5008 contributions
UC BERKELEY$16,6507 contributions
SFUSD$15,00012 contributions
BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP$14,3645 contributions
TURBINEONE$13,0005 contributions
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA$10,83539 contributions
ARNOLD VENTURES$10,5003 contributions
ELEMENO HEALTH$10,5003 contributions

Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.

Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-09 · filings can be amended · response hash 90ee4d2e99eb

Industries

Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.

Record

Committee assignments

House Committee on Appropriations
2 subcommittees
- Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027

Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)

Sponsored: 44 bills and resolutions
Cosponsored: 427 bills and resolutions

Most recent sponsored bills

H.R. 10274: Partnerships for Better Health ActIntroduced September 3, 2026. Latest action September 3, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.R. 10156: Better Jobs through Evidence and Innovation ActIntroduced August 27, 2026. Latest action August 27, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
H.R. 10124: Mail Theft and Postal Key Crime Prevention Act of 2026Introduced August 20, 2026. Latest action August 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 9406: To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the cap on the number of waivers to certain pay limitations that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may issue for critical health care personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs.Introduced June 23, 2026. Latest action July 6, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.R. 9243: Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2026Introduced June 10, 2026. Latest action June 10, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.Res. 1311: Expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month".Introduced May 21, 2026. Latest action May 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-13 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 60115dac9683

Bills and votes

The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:

Roll-call vote records are not on file here.

Issues and positions

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Contact and links

Website: harderforcongress.com official
Office phone: 202-225-4540
Washington office: 209 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0509
Campaign email: Not on file
Social: X / Twitter

Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.

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Timeline

2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 2:51 AM ET
2024U.S. House, CA-09 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
2022U.S. House, CA-09 · General · won · 95,598 votes (54.8%) Vugol.Me record
2020U.S. House, CA-10 · General · won · 166,865 votes (55.2%) Vugol.Me record
2019 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
2018U.S. House, CA-10 · General · won · 115,945 votes (52.3%) Vugol.Me record

Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q58494468). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.

In the news

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All sources

Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections&oldid=1383742945
Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 2:51 AM ET (revision)
Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Harder
Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58494468
Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8CA10126/
photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Josh_Harder_at_La_Mo.jpg
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