California's 22nd Congressional District holds its nonpartisan primary on June 2, 2026, pitting Republican incumbent David Valadao against Democratic challengers Jasmeet Bains and Randy Villegas in a Central Valley seat redrawn under recent maps into a highly competitive district. Valadao, a moderate who has held the seat through multiple cycles, faces a top-two primary where the leading vote-getters advance to November. Bains, a state assemblymember and physician backed by Democratic Party leaders and labor groups, positions herself as the more centrist option, while Villegas, a progressive school board member and professor endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders and the Working Families Party, emphasizes grassroots and left-leaning priorities. A May poll showed Valadao ahead but with fragmented Democratic support, highlighting how the split could shape the general election matchup in this battleground.