Aisha Wahab

Aisha Wahab (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing California's 14th Congressional District. She assumed office on September 2, 2026. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Wahab (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent California's 14th Congressional District. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. She advanced from the primary on June 2, 2026.

Wahab (Democratic Party) also ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent California's 14th Congressional District. She won in the special general election on August 18, 2026.

Wahab (Democratic Party) also ran for re-election to the California State Senate to represent District 10. She did not appear on the ballot for the primary on June 2, 2026.

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Biography

Aisha Wahab was born in New York, New York, and lives in Hayward, California.^[1] Wahab graduated from Kennedy High School in Fremont, Calif. She earned a B.A. in political science from San Jose State University, an MBA from California State University, East Bay, and a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California.^[2]^[3] Wahab's career experience includes working as an information technology (IT) manager, IT business consultant, and senior management analyst in finance.^[4]

Wahab volunteered as an associate member for the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee and as a board member of the Afghan Coalition, Tri-City Volunteers, and Adobe Services. She served as the chair of the Human Relations Commission and as co-director of Little Kabul Stories. Wahab also helped found the President's Advisory Council of the American University of Afghanistan. She was elected to serve on the City of Hayward City Council in 2018 and became mayor pro tempore in 2020.^[4]

Elections

2026

Regular election

California's 14th Congressional District election, 2026 (June 2 top-two primary)

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House California District 14

Incumbent Aisha Wahab (D) and Melissa Hernandez (D) are running in the general election for U.S. House California District 14 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Aisha Wahab (D)
		Melissa Hernandez (D)

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Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for U.S. House California District 14

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 14 on June 2, 2026.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Aisha Wahab (D)	38.3	59,238
✔	Melissa Hernandez (D)	17.2	26,579
	Wendy Huang (R)	13.2	20,354
	Rakhi Israni (D)	13.0	20,041
	Dena Maldonado (R)	12.1	18,788
	Victor Aguilar (D)	2.1	3,276
	Matt Ortega (D)	1.7	2,612
	Carin Elam (D)	1.4	2,160
	Suzanne Chenault (No party preference)	1.1	1,699

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 154,747
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Abrar Qadir (D)
Eric Swalwell (D)

Endorsements

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Special election

California's 14th Congressional District special election, 2026 (June 16 top-two primary)