2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California explained

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District 2

See also: California's 2nd congressional district. Democrat Jared Huffman, who had represented the district since 2013, was re-elected with 75.7% of the vote in 2020.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Douglas Brower (Republican), chair of the Humboldt County Republican Party and former Ferndale city councilmember
• Jared Huffman (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Chris Coulombe (Republican), businessman
• Darian Elizondo (Republican), business owner
• Beth Hampson (Democratic), educator
• Archimedes Ramirez (Republican), neurosurgeon

Endorsements

Organizations

• California Republican Party

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• League of Conservation Voters
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• United Auto Workers
• United Farm Workers

Predictions

Results

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District 3

See also: California's 3rd congressional district. This seat was open after Democrat John Garamendi, who had represented the 3rd district since 2013, elected to run in the 8th district.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Kermit Jones (Democratic), internal medicine physician, U.S. Navy veteran, and former White House Fellow
• Kevin Kiley (Republican), state assemblyman and candidate for Governor of California in 2021

Eliminated in primary

• Scott Jones (Republican), Sacramento County Sheriff and runner-up for the 7th district in 2016
• David Peterson (Democratic), technology professional and perennial candidate

Withdrew

• Tom McClintock (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative (running in 5th district)

Endorsements

Organizations

• 314 Action
• Human Rights Campaign
• League of Conservation Voters
• New Politics
• Sierra Club

Predictions

Polling

Scott Jones vs. Kevin Kiley

Results

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District 4

See also: California's 4th congressional district. The boundaries of the district were redrawn during the 2020 redistricting cycle and incumbent Tom McClintock opted to run in the 5th district. Democrat Mike Thompson, who had represented the 5th district since 2013, was re-elected with 76.1% of the vote in 2020.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Matt Brock (Republican), water utility supervisor
• Mike Thompson (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Andrew Engdahl (Democratic), community organizer and business leader
• Scott Giblin (Republican), information services technician and runner-up for this district in 2020
• Jimih Jones (Republican), parts advisor
• Jason Kishineff (no party preference), homemaker

Endorsements

Organizations

• California Republican Party
• Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association PAC
• Lake County Republican Party
• Solano County Republican Party
• Sonoma County Republican Party
• Yolo County Republican Party

U.S. senators

• Dianne Feinstein, U.S. senator from California
• Alex Padilla, U.S. senator from California

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• United Auto Workers

Predictions

Results

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District 5

See also: California's 5th congressional district. Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Democrat Mike Thompson to Republican Devin Nunes. Nunes initially ran for re-election, but resigned his seat on January 1, 2022, in order to become the CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group. After this, fellow Republican Tom McClintock switched to running in this district. McClintock, who had represented the 4th district since 2009, was re-elected with 55.9% of the vote in 2020.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Michael J. Barkley (Democratic), lawyer
• Tom McClintock (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Nathan Magsig (Republican), Fresno County supervisor
• David Main (Republican), emergency room physician
• Kelsten Charles Obert (Republican), businessman
• Steve Wozniak (no party preference), editor

Withdrew

• Phil Arballo (Democratic), financial advisor and runner-up for this district in 2020 (running in the 13th district)
• Ricky Gill (Republican), former member of the U.S. National Security Council and the California State Board of Education and runner-up for the 9th district in 2012 (endorsed Tom McClintock)
• Elizabeth Heng (Republican), tech entrepreneur and runner-up for the 16th district in 2020 (running in the 13th district)
• Devin Nunes (Republican), former U.S. Representative (2013–2022) (endorsed Tom McClintock)

Declined

• Andreas Borgeas (Republican), state senator
• Mike Boudreaux (Republican), Tulare County Sheriff (endorsed Magsig)
• Steve Brandau (Republican), chair of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors
• Luis Chavez (Democratic), president of the Fresno city council (running for reelection)
• Jerry Dyer (Republican), mayor of Fresno
• Shannon Grove (Republican), state senator from the 16th district and former Minority Leader of the California Senate
• Melissa Hurtado (Democratic), state senator (running for re-election)
• Andrew Janz (Democratic), Fresno County prosecutor, runner-up for this district in 2018, and candidate for mayor of Fresno in 2020
• Devon Mathis (Republican), state assemblyman (running for reelection)
• Margaret Mims (Republican), Fresno County Sheriff
• Jim Patterson (Republican), state assemblyman (running for reelection, endorsed Magsig)
• Lisa Smittcamp (Republican), Fresno County District Attorney
• Paul Vander Poel III (Republican), Tulare County supervisor
• Tim Ward (Republican), Tulare County District Attorney
• Bob Whalen (Republican), Clovis city councilor

Endorsements

• Devin Nunes, former U.S. representative (2003–2022)
• Donald Trump, former president of the United States (2017–2021)

Predictions

Results

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District 6

See also: California's 6th congressional district. Due to redistricting, 6th district incumbent Ami Bera and 7th district incumbent Doris Matsui, both Democrats, swapped districts. Bera, who had represented the 7th district since 2013, was re-elected with 56.6% of the vote in 2020.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Ami Bera (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Tamika Hamilton (Republican), pastor, U.S. Air Force veteran, and runner-up for CA-03 in 2020 (previously ran in 8th district)

Eliminated in primary

• Chris Bish (Republican), realtor and small business owner
• Karla Black (Republican)
• Bret Daniels (Republican), Citrus Heights city councilor
• Mark Gorman (Democratic), retail worker
• D. Keith Langford Jr. (Republican)

Endorsements

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• League of Conservation Voters
• NARAL Pro-Choice America
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund

Labor unions

• United Auto Workers

Organizations

• Maggie's List

Predictions

Results

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District 7

See also: California's 7th congressional district. Due to redistricting, 6th district incumbent Ami Bera and 7th district incumbent Doris Matsui, both Democrats, swapped districts. Matsui, who had represented the 6th district since 2013, was re-elected with 73.3% of the vote in 2020.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Doris Matsui (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Max Semenenko (Republican), small business owner

Eliminated in primary

• Jimmy Fremgen (Democratic), former staffer for U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings

Withdrawn

• Mathew Ray Jedeikin (Democratic)

Endorsements

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• Feminist Majority PAC
• League of Conservation Voters
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund

Labor unions

• United Auto Workers

Predictions

Results

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District 8

See also: California's 8th congressional district. Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Republican Jay Obernolte to Democrat John Garamendi. Garamendi, who had represented the 3rd district since 2013, was re-elected with 54.7% of the vote in 2020. Garamendi was running for re-election.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• John Garamendi (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Rudy Recile (Republican), businessman and retired U.S. Army officer

Eliminated in primary

• Christopher Riley (Democratic), teacher
• Edwin Rutsch (Democratic), community organizer
• Cheryl Sudduth (Democratic), vice president of the West County Wastewater District board of directors

Disqualified

• Jason Paletta (Republican), police officer and U.S. Army veteran

Withdrew

• Tamika Hamilton (Republican), pastor, U.S. Air Force veteran, and runner-up for CA-03 in 2020 (running in 6th district)

Endorsements

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• Equality California
• Feminist Majority PAC
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• SEIU California
• United Auto Workers

Organizations

• Solano County Republican Party
• Yolo County Republican Party

Organizations

• Maggie's List

Predictions

Results

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District 9

See also: California's 9th congressional district. Democrat Jerry McNerney, who had represented the district since 2013, was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2020. McNerney decided to retire rather than seek re-election, and fellow Democrat Josh Harder then switched to run in this district.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Josh Harder (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Tom Patti (Republican), chair of the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors

Eliminated in primary

• Mark Andrews (no party preference), businessman
• Harpreet Chima (Democratic), union organizer and researcher
• Karena Feng (Democratic), political consultant
• Khalid Jafri (Democratic), engineer and farmer
• Jonathan Madison (Republican), business owner and former staffer for U.S. Representative
• Jim Shoemaker (Republican), businessman

Declined

• José M. Hernández (Democratic), astronaut and candidate for the 10th district in 2012
• Jerry McNerney (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Organizations

• American Israel Public Affairs Committee
• End Citizens United
• Equality California
• Feminist Majority PAC
• Giffords
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund
• NARAL Pro-Choice America
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• SEIU California
• United Auto Workers
• United Farm Workers

Newspapers

• The Mercury News (post-primary)

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

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District 10

See also: California's 10th congressional district. Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Democrat Josh Harder to fellow Democrat Mark DeSaulnier. DeSaulnier, who had represented the 11th district since 2015, was re-elected with 73.0% of the vote in 2020. DeSaulnier was running for re-election.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Michael Ernest Kerr (Green), social justice advocate

Endorsements

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund

Labor unions

• United Auto Workers
• United Farm Workers

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 11

See also: California's 11th congressional district. Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Democrat Mark DeSaulnier to fellow Democrat Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi, who had represented the 12th district since 2013, was re-elected with 77.6% of the vote in 2020. Pelosi was running for re-election.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• John Dennis (Republican), businessman and perennial candidate
• Nancy Pelosi (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative and former Speaker of the House

Eliminated in primary

• Shahid Buttar, attorney, candidate for this district in 2018, and runner-up in 2020
• Eve Del Castello, business consultant
• Jeffrey Phillips (Democratic), progressive activist
• Bianca von Krieg (Democratic), model and actress

Declined

• Joseph Roberts (Republican)

Endorsements

Individuals

• Marianne Williamson, author and candidate for President of the United States in 2020

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• End Citizens United
• Feminist Majority PAC
• League of Conservation Voters
• NARAL Pro-Choice America
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• SEIU California
• United Auto Workers
• United Farm Workers

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 12

See also: California's 12th congressional district. Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Democrat Nancy Pelosi to fellow Democrat Barbara Lee. Lee, who had represented the 13th district since 2013, was re-elected with 90.4% of the vote in 2020. Lee was running for re-election.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Barbara Lee (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Stephen Slauson (Republican), electrical engineer

Eliminated in primary

• Glenn Kaplan (no party preference), small business owner
• Ned Nuerge (Republican), retired driving instructor
• Eric Wilson (Democratic), nonprofit organization employee

Endorsements

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• Feminist Majority PAC
• NARAL Pro-Choice America
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Progressive Democrats of America
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• National Women's Political Caucus
• SEIU California
• United Auto Workers
• United Farm Workers

General election

Prediction

Results

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District 13

See also: California's 13th congressional district. Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Democrat Barbara Lee to fellow Democrat Josh Harder. Harder, who had represented the 10th district since 2019, was re-elected with 55.2% of the vote in 2020. Harder was running for re-election in District 9, leaving this seat open. On December 2, the race was called for Duarte, leading with a margin of 584 raw votes.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• John Duarte (Republican), pistachio farmer and businessman
• Adam Gray (Democratic), state assemblyman

Eliminated in primary

• Phil Arballo (Democratic), financial advisor and runner-up for California's 22nd congressional district in 2020
• David Giglio (Republican), businessman
• Diego Martinez (Republican), businessman and candidate for governor in the 2021 recall election

Withdrew

• Simon Aslanpour (Republican), florist
• Michael Barkley (Democratic), attorney, U.S. Navy veteran, and perennial candidate
• Jolene Daly (Republican), psychologist
• Ricky Gill (Republican), former member of the U.S. National Security Council and the California State Board of Education and runner-up for the 9th district in 2012 (ran for the 5th district, then withdrew entirely)
• Jake Griffith (Republican), U.S. Army veteran
• Josh Harder (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative (running in the 9th district)
• Sean Harrison (Republican), clinic patient advocate manager
• Elizabeth Heng (Republican), tech entrepreneur and runner-up for the 16th district in 2018
• Eugene Rubio Kilbride (Republican), attorney and U.S. Army veteran
• Angelina Sigala (Democratic), teacher
• Matt Stoll (Republican)

Declined

• Anna Caballero (Democratic), State Senator
• Andrew Janz (Democratic), Fresno County prosecutor, runner-up for the 22nd district in 2018, and candidate for mayor of Fresno in 2020

Endorsements

Federal officials

• Jim Costa, U.S. representative
• Alex Padilla, U.S. senator from California

State officials

• Gavin Newsom, Governor of California (2019–present)

Organizations

• Blue Dog PAC
• New Democrat Coalition Action Fund (post-primary)

Individuals

• Jane Fonda, actress and activist

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund

Labor unions

• SEIU California

General election

Predictions

Polling

Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican

Results

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District 14

See also: California's 14th congressional district. Due to redistricting, 14th district incumbent Jackie Speier and 15th district incumbent Eric Swalwell, both Democrats, swapped districts. Swalwell, who had represented the 15th district since 2013, was re-elected with 70.9% of the vote in 2020.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Alison Hayden (Republican), special education teacher and runner-up for this district in 2020
• Eric Swalwell (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Sri "Steve" Iyer (Republican), international renewables executive
• James Peters (Democrat), team builder and waiter
• Liam Miguel Simard (no party preference)
• Major Singh (no party preference)
• Tom Wong (Republican), small business owner

Endorsements

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund

Labor unions

• United Auto Workers

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 15

See also: California's 15th congressional district. Due to redistricting, 14th district incumbent Jackie Speier and 15th district incumbent Eric Swalwell, both Democrats, swapped districts. Jackie Speier, who had represented the 14th district since 2013, was re-elected with 79.3% of the vote in 2020. In November 2021, Speier announced that she would not seek reelection after her next term.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• David Canepa (Democratic), Member of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
• Kevin Mullin (Democratic), Speaker pro tempore of the California State Assembly

Eliminated in primary

• Emily Beach (Democratic), Burlingame city councilmember and U.S. Army veteran
• Jim Garety (no party preference), security safety manager
• Gus Mattammal (Republican), math teacher
• Ferenc Pataki (no party preference), realtor
• Andrew Watters (Democratic), attorney

Declined

• Josh Becker (Democratic), state senator
• Rick Bonilla (unknown), San Mateo city councilor
• David Brandt (no party preference)
• Giselle Hale (Democratic), mayor of Redwood City (ran for state assembly)
• Davina Hurt (unknown), Belmont city councilor
• Shelly Masur (Democratic), former Redwood City councilor
• Diane Papan (Democratic), San Mateo city councilor (ran for state assembly)
• Gina Papan (unknown), Millbrae city councilor
• Adam Rak (unknown), San Carlos city councilor
• Jackie Speier (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative (endorsed Kevin Mullin)

Endorsements

Organizations

• New Politics

Municipal officials

• Myrna Melgar, Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from the 7th District (2021–present)

U.S. representatives

• Jackie Speier, U.S. representative for California's 14th congressional district (2008–present)

State officials

• Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California (2021–present)
• Fiona Ma, California State Treasurer (2019–present)

State legislators

• Rich Gordon, former state assemblymember from the 24th District (2010–2016)
• Jerry Hill, former state senator from the 13th District (2012–2020)
• Alex Lee, state assemblymember from the 25th District (2014–present)
• Evan Low, state assemblymember from the 28th District (2020–present)
• Anthony Rendon, Speaker of the California State Assembly (2016–present) from the 63rd District (2012–present)
• Scott Wiener, state senator from the 11th District (2016–present)

County officials

• Dave Pine, San Mateo County supervisor (2011–present)

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• Equality California
• NARAL Pro-Choice America
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• SEIU California
• United Auto Workers
• United Farm Workers

Primary election

Polling

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 16

See also: California's 16th congressional district. Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Democrat Jim Costa to fellow Democrat Anna Eshoo. Eshoo, who had represented the 18th district since 2013, was re-elected with 63.2% of the vote in 2020.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Anna Eshoo (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Rishi Kumar (Democratic), Saratoga city councilor and runner-up for this district in 2020

Eliminated in primary

• Richard Fox (Republican), attorney and physician
• John Fredrich (no party preference), teacher
• Peter Ohtaki (Republican), former mayor of Menlo Park
• Ajwang Rading (Democratic), attorney
• Benjamin Solomon (Republican), fintech startup owner
• Greg Tanaka (Democratic), Palo Alto city councilor

Endorsements

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• Feminist Majority PAC
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• National Women's Political Caucus
• SEIU California
• United Auto Workers

Organizations

• Forward Party

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 17

See also: California's 17th congressional district. Democrat Ro Khanna, who had represented the district since 2017, was re-elected with 71.3% of the vote in 2020. Khanna was running for re-election.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Ro Khanna (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Ritesh Tandon (Republican), researcher, entrepreneur, and CEO

Eliminated in primary

• Joe Dehn (Libertarian), square dance caller
• Stephen Forbes (Democratic), accountant
• Rao Ravul (Democratic), investor and businessman

Endorsements

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• Justice Democrats
• League of Conservation Voters
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Progressive Democrats of America
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• SEIU California
• United Auto Workers

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 18

See also: California's 18th congressional district. Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Democrat Anna Eshoo to fellow Democrat Zoe Lofgren. Lofgren, who had represented the 19th district since 2013, was re-elected with 71.7% of the vote in 2020. Lofgren was running for re-election.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Peter Hernandez (Republican), chair of the San Benito County Board of Supervisors
• Zoe Lofgren (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Luis Acevedo-Arreguin (Democratic), U.S. citizenship instructor

Endorsements

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• Feminist Majority PAC
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• SEIU California
• United Auto Workers
• United Farm Workers

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 19

See also: California's 19th congressional district. Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Democrat Zoe Lofgren to fellow Democrat Jimmy Panetta. Panetta, who had represented the 20th district since 2017, was re-elected with 76.8% of the vote in 2020.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Jeff Gorman (Republican), small business owner
• Jimmy Panetta (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Douglas Deitch (Democratic), water policy CEO
• Dalila Epperson (Republican), community organizer and retired nurse

Endorsements

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• SEIU California
• United Auto Workers

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 20

See also: California's 20th congressional district. Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Democrat Jimmy Panetta to Republicans Kevin McCarthy and Connie Conway. McCarthy, who had represented the 23rd district since 2013, was re-elected with 62.1% of the vote in 2020. Conway, who was elected in a 2022 special election to replace Devin Nunes after his resignation to become CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group, declined to run for a full term.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Kevin McCarthy (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative and House Minority Leader
• Marisa Wood (Democratic), teacher

Eliminated in primary

• James Davis (Republican), engineer, economist, and author
• Ben Dewell (Democratic), photographer
• James Macaulay (Republican), retired accountant

Withdrawn

• Bruno Amato (Democratic), actor and U.S. Navy veteran
• Louis Gill (Democratic), former non-profit CEO

Declined

• Connie Conway (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative (2022–2023)

Endorsements

Executive branch officials

• Donald Trump, former president of the United States (2017–2021)

Organizations

• Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 21

See also: California's 21st congressional district. Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Republican David Valadao to Democrat Jim Costa, who had represented the 16th district since 2013, was re-elected with 59.4% of the vote in 2020. Costa was running for re-election.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Jim Costa (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Michael Maher (Republican), aviation business owner

Eliminated in primary

• Eric Garcia (Democratic), therapist
• Matt Stoll (Republican), small business owner

Withdrew

• Nathan Brown (Republican), attorney

Endorsements

Organizations

• Planned Parenthood Action Fund

Labor unions

• United Auto Workers

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

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District 22

See also: California's 22nd congressional district. Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Republican Connie Conway to fellow Republican David Valadao. Conway replaced Devin Nunes, who resigned in December 2021 to become CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group, in a 2022 special election. Conway declined to run for reelection. Valadao, who had represented the 21st district since 2021, was elected with 50.4% of the vote in 2020. Valadao was running for re-election. He was one of two House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump during Trump's second impeachment who survived the primary election, along with Dan Newhouse of Washington.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Rudy Salas (Democratic), state assemblyman
• David Valadao (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Chris Mathys (Republican), former Fresno city councilor
• Adam Medeiros (Republican), Kings County Board of Education trustee

Withdrew

• Angel Lara (Democratic), former aide to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
• Bryan Osorio (Democratic), mayor of Delano (ran for state senate)
• Nicole Parra (Democratic), former state assemblywoman (ran for state senate)

Declined

• TJ Cox (Democratic), former U.S. Representative (2019–2021) (endorsed Salas)

Endorsements

Individuals

• Marianne Williamson, author and candidate for President of the United States in 2020

U.S. representatives

• TJ Cox, former U.S. representative from California's 21st congressional district (2019–2021)

Individuals

• Dolores Huerta, labor leader, civil rights activist, and co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association

Organizations

• Blue Dog PAC
• BOLD PAC
• New Democrat Coalition Action Fund

Labor unions

• United Auto Workers
• United Farm Workers

Politicians

• Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives (2019–present) and U.S. Representative for California's 23rd congressional district (2007–present)
• Mike Pence, 48th vice president of the United States (2017–2021)
• Tim Scott, U.S. senator from South Carolina

Organizations

• Pro-Israel America
• Republican Jewish Coalition PAC

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

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District 23

See also: California's 23rd congressional district. Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Republican Kevin McCarthy to fellow Republican Jay Obernolte. Obernolte, who had represented the 8th district since 2021, was elected with 56.1% of the vote in 2020.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Derek Marshall (Democratic), community organizer
• Jay Obernolte (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative^[1]

Eliminated in primary

• Blanca Gomez (Democratic), Victorville city councilor

Endorsements

Organizations

• Progressive Democrats of America

Individuals

• Marianne Williamson, author and candidate for President of the United States in 2020

Labor unions

• United Auto Workers

Federal officials

• Donald Trump, former president of the United States

Organizations

• Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 24

See also: California's 24th congressional district. Democrat Salud Carbajal, who had represented the district since 2017, was re-elected with 58.7% of the vote in 2020. Carbajal was running for re-election.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Brad Allen (Republican)
• Salud Carbajal (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Jeff Frankenfield (no party preference), global accounts manager
• Michele R. Weslander Quaid (no party preference), entrepreneur, coach, and educator

Endorsements

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• SEIU California
• United Auto Workers
• United Farm Workers

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 25

See also: California's 25th congressional district. Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Republican Mike Garcia to Democrat Raul Ruiz. Ruiz, who had represented the 36th district since 2013, was re-elected with 60.3% of the vote in 2020.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Brian Hawkins (Republican), San Jacinto city councilor and pastor
• Raul Ruiz (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• James Gibson (Republican), bank vice president
• Jonathan Reiss (Republican), multimedia consultant
• Burt Thakur (Republican), engineering project manager
• Ceci Truman (Republican), small business owner
• Brian Tyson (Republican), physician and business owner

Declined

• Eduardo Garcia (Democratic), state assemblyman (running for re-election)

Endorsements

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• Feminist Majority PAC
• League of Conservation Voters
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• SEIU California

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 26

See also: California's 26th congressional district. Democrat Julia Brownley, who had represented the district since 2013, was re-elected with 60.6% of the vote in 2020.

The boundaries of the district were redrawn during the 2020 redistricting cycle and became effective on March 27, 2022, for the 2022 primary and general elections.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Julia Brownley (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Matt Jacobs (Republican), attorney

Eliminated in primary

• David Goodman (no party preference), businessman
• Fadde Mikhail (Republican), professional sports agent
• Paul Taylor (Republican), businessman

Withdrew

• Daniel Wilson (no party preference), veteran (ran for state assembly)

Endorsements

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• Feminist Majority PAC
• League of Conservation Voters
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• National Women's Political Caucus
• SEIU California
• United Auto Workers

Executive Branch officials

• John Bolton, United States National Security Advisor (2018–2019), United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2005–2006)

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 27

See also: California's 27th congressional district. Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Democrat Judy Chu to Republican Mike Garcia. Garcia, who had represented the 25th district since 2020, was re-elected with 50.05% of the vote in 2020.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Mike Garcia (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Christy Smith (Democratic), former state assemblywoman and runner-up for this district in 2020

Eliminated in primary

• Ruth Luevanos (Democratic), Simi Valley city councilor
• Mark Pierce (Republican), small business owner
• Quaye Quartey (Democratic), retired U.S. Navy officer
• David Rudnick (Republican), business owner, former U.S. Marine Corps Infantryman

Declined

• Chris Bellingham (Democratic), former combat medic and researcher
• Steve Hill (Democratic), appraiser, comedian, and U.S. Marine Corps veteran
• Rhoda Nazanin (Democratic), project manager
• Dara Stransky (Democratic), business owner

Endorsements

Organizations

• Republican Jewish Coalition
• Tea Party Express (post-primary)

Newspapers

• Los Angeles Daily News
• Santa Clarita Valley Signal

Organizations

• Progressive Democrats of America

Individuals

• Marianne Williamson, author and candidate for President of the United States in 2020

Organizations

• 314 Action
• New Democrat Coalition Action Fund
• New Politics
• VoteVets.org

Newspapers

• Los Angeles Times

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• Equality California
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund (post-primary)
• Sierra Club
• Stonewall Democrats

Labor unions

• National Women's Political Caucus
• SEIU California
• United Auto Workers

Primary election

Polling

General election

Predictions

Polling

Mike Garcia vs. Quaye Quartey

Results

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District 28

See also: California's 28th congressional district. Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Democrat Adam Schiff to fellow Democrat Judy Chu. Chu, who had represented the 27th district since 2013, was re-elected with 69.8% of the vote in 2020.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Judy Chu (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Wes Hallman (Republican)

Eliminated in primary

• Dorothy Caronna (Democratic)
• Gio DePaolis (no party preference), media consultant

Withdrew

• Fepbrina Estrelvia Keivaulqe Autiameineire (no party preference), community organizer
• Ali Jordan (no party preference)
• Daniel Bocic Martinez (Republican), attorney and talent scout
• Johnny Nalbandian (Republican)
• Crystal Prebola (Republican), podcast host

Endorsements

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• Feminist Majority PAC
• NARAL Pro-Choice America
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Progressive Democrats of America
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• National Women's Political Caucus
• SEIU California
• United Auto Workers

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 29

See also: California's 29th congressional district. Democrat Tony Cárdenas, who had represented the district since 2013, was re-elected with 56.6% of the vote in 2020.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Tony Cárdenas (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Angelica Dueñas (Democratic), former president of the Sun Valley neighborhood council, candidate for this district in 2018, and runner-up in 2020

Eliminated in primary

• Margarita Maria Carranza (Republican)
• Rudy Melendez (Republican)
• Andy Miranda (Republican)

Endorsements

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• SEIU California
• United Auto Workers

Individuals

• Marianne Williamson, author and candidate for President of the United States in 2020

Organizations

• Brand New Congress
• Progressive Democrats of America

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 30

See also: California's 30th congressional district. Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Democrat Brad Sherman to fellow Democrat Adam Schiff. Schiff, who had represented the 28th district since 2013, was re-elected with 72.7% of the vote in 2020. Schiff was running for re-election.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Maebe A. Girl (Democratic), Silver Lake neighborhood council board member, drag queen, and candidate for this district in 2020
• Adam Schiff (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Sal Genovese (Republican), community services director
• Patrick Gipson (Republican), former Los Angeles County deputy sheriff
• Ronda Kennedy (Republican), attorney and runner-up for California's 26th congressional district in 2020
• William "Gunner" Meurer (Green), business owner
• Johnny Nalbandian (Republican), food industry businessman
• Tony Rodriguez, construction recruiter
• Paloma Zuniga (Republican), actress

Endorsements

Individuals

• Ron Placone, former host for The Young Turks^[2]
• Marianne Williamson, author and candidate for President of the United States in 2020

Newspapers

• LA Progressive

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• SEIU California
• United Auto Workers

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 31

See also: California's 31st congressional district. Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Democrat Pete Aguilar to fellow Democrat Grace Napolitano. Napolitano, who had represented the 32nd district since 2013, was re-elected with 66.6% of the vote in 2020.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Erskine Levi (no party preference) (write-in)
• Daniel Bocic Martinez (Republican), attorney and high school teacher
• Grace Napolitano (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Rocco De Luca (Democratic), construction project manager

Endorsements

Political parties

• American Solidarity Party

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• Feminist Majority PAC
• League of Conservation Voters
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• United Auto Workers

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 32

See also: California's 32nd congressional district. Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Democrat Grace Napolitano to fellow Democrat Brad Sherman. Sherman, who had represented the 30th district since 2013, was re-elected with 69.5% of the vote in 2020.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Brad Sherman (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Lucie Volotzky (Republican), realtor

Eliminated in primary

• Shervin Aazami (Democratic), public health professional
• Susan Murphy (Republican)
• Jason Potell (Democratic), business consultant and dance instructor
• Raji Rab (Democratic), pilot and perennial candidate
• Aarika Rhodes (Democratic), elementary school teacher

Endorsements

State legislators

• Nina Turner, president of Our Revolution and former member of the Ohio Senate (2008–2014)

Individuals

• Marianne Williamson, author and candidate for President of the United States in 2020

Organizations

• Brand New Congress
• Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund
• Friends of the Earth Action Fund
• Iranian American PAC
• Jewish Voice for Peace Action Fund
• National Iranian American Council Action
• Progressive Democrats of America
• Roots Action
• San Fernando Valley Young Democrats

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Pro-Israel America
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• SEIU California
• United Auto Workers

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 33

See also: California's 33rd congressional district. Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Democrat Ted Lieu to fellow Democrat Pete Aguilar. Aguilar, who had represented the 31st district since 2015, was re-elected with 61.3% of the vote in 2020.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Pete Aguilar (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative and Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus
• John Mark Porter (Republican), disaster response coordinator

Eliminated in primary

• Rex Gutierrez (Republican), pastor and former Rancho Cucamonga city councilor
• Ernest Richter (Republican), retired businessman

Endorsements

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• End Citizens United
• League of Conservation Voters
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund

Labor unions

• SEIU California
• United Auto Workers
• United Farm Workers

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 34

See also: California's 34th congressional district. Democrat Jimmy Gomez, who had represented the district since 2017, was re-elected with 53.0% of the vote in 2020.

The boundaries of the district were redrawn during the 2020 redistricting cycle and became effective on March 27, 2022, for the 2022 primary and general elections.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Jimmy Gomez (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative
• David Kim (Democratic), MacArthur Park neighborhood council board member and runner-up for this district in 2020

Eliminated in primary

• Clifton VonBuck (Republican), small business owner

Endorsements

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• SEIU California
• United Auto Workers

Individuals

• Marianne Williamson, author and candidate for President of the United States in 2020

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 35

See also: California's 35th congressional district. Democrat Norma Torres, who had represented the district since 2015, was re-elected with 69.3% of the vote in 2020.

The boundaries of the district were redrawn during the 2020 redistricting cycle and became effective on March 27, 2022, for the 2022 primary and general elections.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Mike Cargile (Republican), independent filmmaker and runner-up for this district in 2020
• Norma Torres (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Rafael Carcamo (Republican), physician and educator
• Bob Erbst (Republican), educator
• Lloyd Stevens (Democratic), systems analyst

Endorsements

Individuals

• Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador (2019–present)

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• Feminist Majority PAC
• NARAL Pro-Choice America
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Pro-Israel America

Labor unions

• SEIU California
• United Auto Workers
• United Farm Workers

Newspapers

• Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 36

See also: California's 36th congressional district. Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Democrat Raul Ruiz to fellow Democrat Ted Lieu, who had represented the 33rd district since 2015, was re-elected with 67.6% of the vote in 2020.

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Joe Collins III (Republican), financial consultant, U.S. Navy veteran, and runner-up for the 43rd district in 2020^[3]
• Ted Lieu (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Derrick Gates (Republican), pastor and mortgage broker
• Ariana Hakami (Republican), financial advisor
• Matthew Jesuele (no party preference), software engineer
• Colin Obrien (Democratic), writer
• Claire Ragge (Republican), bar owner
• Steve Williams (no party preference), real estate broker

Endorsements

Organizations

• Black America's Political Action Committee

Organizations

• California Environmental Voters
• Feminist Majority PAC
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Progressive Democrats of America
• Pro-Israel America
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• SEIU California
• United Auto Workers

General election

Predictions

Results

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District 37