The race for the 48th Congressional District is already shaping up to be a competitive one.

A slew of candidates are lining up to run against incumbent Rep. Darrell Issa if Proposition 50, the state’s redistricting measure, passes this November, including San Diego City Councilmember Marni Von Wilpert and Ammar Campa-Najjar, who lost the seat to Issa in 2020.

But some of the top candidates vying for the seat don’t live in the current or proposed 48th District. The 48th District now includes central and eastern portions of San Diego County including Bonsall, Poway, Santee, Fallbrook, portions of Escondido, Romona and Temecula. The proposed 48th map would bring in Vista, parts of Oceanside and portions of Palm Springs while cutting out Poway, Romona, Santee and Lakeside.

While members of

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