U.S. House · California's 11th Congressional District

The city and county of San Francisco.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

✓ Fact-checked 2026-09-25: 22 claims re-checked against their sources

A second, independent research pass re-opened every cited source for this race and corrected or removed anything the source didn’t support.

This is an open seat. Incumbent Nancy Pelosi, first elected in 1987, did not run for re-election. Because California uses a top-two primary, two Democrats — San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan and state Senator Scott Wiener — advanced to the general election; Wiener received 40.7% and Chan 29.7% of the vote in the 12-candidate primary. Saikat Chakrabarti, who came in third with 17.9%, endorsed Chan, as did Pelosi and U.S. Senator Adam Schiff. Wiener was endorsed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman, and the California Democratic Party. As of July 14, 2026, the Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball all rated the general election as solidly or safely Democratic.[1][2]

On the ballot · 2 candidates

Connie ChanDMember, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 1 (since 2021)

Raised $1.1M · spent $732K · $362K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Scott WienerDCalifornia State Senator, District 11 (since 2016)

Raised $4.6M · spent $3.3M · $1.2M cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Where they stand — side by side

Only positions documented in a cited source are shown. Where an officeholder’s recorded votes speak to an issue, the votes set the position (marked “votes”). A dash means we found no clear public position — not that the candidate has none.

ISSUE	Connie Chan D	Scott Wiener D
Protect legal access to abortion	—	Supports[5]
Stricter gun laws	—	Supports[5]
Expand immigration enforcement and deportations	—	Opposes[5]
Stronger rent regulation and tenant protections	Supports[2][3]	—
Loosen zoning rules to build more housing	—	Supports[5]
Expand public health coverage	—	Supports[5]
Faster transition away from fossil fuels	—	Supports[5]

The candidates, in full

Connie Chan

DMember, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 1 (since 2021)

Advanced from the June 2, 2026 top-two primary with about 29.7% of the vote.

Connie Chan is a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, first elected in 2020 to represent District 1. She previously worked in San Francisco city government, including as a staffer for then-District Attorney Kamala Harris. She is campaigning as the more progressive candidate in the race, emphasizing affordability and community input on development.[2]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

On the record — official actions

actionElected to represent District 1 on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 2020 and re-elected since.[2]

Positions on the issues

SupportsStronger rent regulation and tenant protections
Describes growing up in a rent-controlled apartment with her family and campaigns on affordability, emphasizing protecting residents from displacement.[2][3]

In their words — priorities

In her Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey response, said she would work to create affordable housing, lower the cost of health care, education, and child care, and take on large corporations that drive up prices.[2]
Campaign site's "Working People's Plan" says she will fight to empower working families, support strong communities and economic opportunity, reform the tax and budget system, and restore what she calls fundamental democratic rights.[3]
On housing policy, has emphasized community input and protecting residents from the unintended consequences of rapid change, according to Axios San Francisco.[2]

Background

Earned a high school diploma from Galileo High School and a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Davis.[2]
Worked in San Francisco city government, including as a staffer for then-San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris, before her election to the Board of Supervisors.[2]
First elected to represent District 1 on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 2020.[2]

Campaign money

Raised $1.1M · spent $732K · $362K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Campaign website ↗Shareable profile page

Scott Wiener

DCalifornia State Senator, District 11 (since 2016)

Advanced from the June 2, 2026 top-two primary with about 40.7% of the vote.

Scott Wiener is a California state senator representing San Francisco, first elected to the Senate in 2016 after serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. An attorney by training, he is known for authoring housing-streamlining legislation and is campaigning as the more moderate, results-focused candidate in the race, emphasizing his record of passing more than 100 state laws.[2]