The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 53 U.S. representatives from the

state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

, one from each of the state's 53

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. The elections coincided with the

2020 U.S. presidential election Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 2020. The Democratic ticket of former vice president Joe Biden and California junior senator Kamala Harris defeated the incumbent Republican president Donald Trump and vi ...

, as well as other elections to the

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to the

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, and various

and

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. This is the first general election since

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in which a Republican defeated an incumbent House

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in California. This year, despite the statewide dominance by Democratic presidential nominee

Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...

, a record-breaking number of Republicans defeated Democratic House incumbents:

Young Kim Young Oak Kim (, born October 18, 1962) is a South Korean-born American politician and businesswoman serving as the U.S. representative for California's 40th congressional district, previously representing the 39th congressional district fr ...

defeated

Gil Cisneros Gilbert Ray Cisneros Jr. (born February 12, 1971) is an American government official, philanthropist, and politician who is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing California's 31st congressional district since 2025. ...

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, Michelle Park Steel defeated

Harley Rouda Harley Edwin Rouda Jr. (born December 10, 1961) is an American attorney, businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 48th congressional district from 2019 to 2021. He was the first and only Democrat to repres ...

in District 48, and

David Valadao David Goncalves Valadao ( ; born April 14, 1977) is an American politician and dairy farmer serving as the U.S. representative for California's 22nd congressional district since 2023. His district comprises part of the San Joaquin Valley. A m ...

defeated

TJ Cox Terrance John Cox (born July 18, 1963) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 21st congressional district from 2019 to 2021. The son of Chinese American and Filipino American parents, Cox was elected to t ...

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to reclaim his old seat. This happened even as Democrats won the statewide combined House vote by a wider margin than Biden. Mike Garcia also defeated Christy Smith in District 25 to retain the seat he flipped in the May 12 special election to fill the seat vacated by

Katie Hill Katherine Lauren Hill (born August 25, 1987) is an American former politician and social services administrator from Agua Dulce, California. She is the Chief executive officer, CEO of Union Station Homeless Services and a member of the Los Angel ...

Overview

District 1

The 1st district covers the northeastern part of the state bordering

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...

and

Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...

. Incumbent Republican

Doug LaMalfa Douglas Lee LaMalfa ( ; born July 2, 1960) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for California's 1st congressional district since 2013. A member of the California Republican Party, ...

, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 54.9% of the vote in 2018. The district had a PVI of R+11.

Primary election

Advanced to general

, incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic candidates

=Advanced to general

= * Audrey Denney, educator, farmer and general election candidate for this seat in

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=Eliminated in primary

= * Rob Lydon, veterinarian

Independent candidates

=Eliminated in primary

= * Gregory Edward Cheadle,

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* Joseph LeTourneau IV, leadership developer

Results

General election

Endorsements

Organizations *

National Right to Life Committee The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) is the oldest and largest national anti-abortion organization in the United States with affiliates in all 50 states and more than 3,000 local chapters nationwide. Since the 1980s, NRLC has influenc ...

U.S. senators *

Kamala Harris Kamala Devi Harris ( ; born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 49th vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025 under President Joe Biden. She is the first female, first African American, and ...

, U.S. senator (CA); 2020 vice presidential nominee *

Bernie Sanders Bernard Sanders (born September8, 1941) is an American politician and activist who is the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from the state of Vermont. He is the longest-serving independ ...

, U.S. senator (I-VT), 2016 and 2020 presidential candidate Labor unions *

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) is a trade union, labor union founded in Marshall, Michigan, on 8 May 1863 as the Brotherhood of the Footboard. It was the first permanent trade organization for railroad workers in the ...

California Teachers Association The California Teachers Association (CTA) is a teachers' trade union based in the city of Burlingame, California. The association was initially established in 1863. It is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful teachers' unions in the st ...

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers The International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers is a union in the United States and Canada, which represents, trains and protects primarily construction workers, as well as shipbuilding and metal fabri ...

– Local 118 *

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is an AFL–CIO/ CLC trade union representing over 600,000 workers as of 2024 in more than 200 industries with most of its membership in the United States and Canada. Orig ...

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is a trade union, labor union that represents approximately 820,000 workers and retirees in the electricity, electrical industry in the United States, Canada, Guam, Panama, Puerto Rico, an ...

– Local 340 *

International Brotherhood of Teamsters The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) is a labor union in the United States and Canada. Formed in 1903 by the merger of the Team Drivers International Union and the Teamsters National Union, the union now represents a diverse members ...

– Joint Council 7 *

International Union of Operating Engineers The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) is a trade union within the United States–based AFL–CIO representing primarily construction workers who work as heavy equipment operators, mechanics, surveyors, and stationary engineers ( ...

– Local 3 *

National Education Association The National Education Association (NEA) is the largest labor union in the United States. It represents public school teachers and other support personnel, faculty and staffers at colleges and universities, retired educators, and college st ...

Service Employees International Union Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is a labor union representing 2 million workers in over 100 occupations in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. SEIU is focused on organizing workers in three sectors: healthcare (over half of m ...

United Association The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the United Association (UA), is a labor union which represents workers in the plumbing and pipefitti ...

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, often simply the United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC), was formed in 1881 by Peter J. McGuire and Gustav Luebkert. It has become one of the largest trade unions in the United State ...

Organizations *

California Democratic Party The California Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of California. It is headquartered in Sacramento, the state capital. With 46.59% of the state's registered voters as of February 2024, the Democratic ...

California League of Conservation Voters California Environmental Voters (also called EnviroVoters), formerly the California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV), is a lobbying and educational organization which focuses on environmental issues affecting California. It is affiliated wi ...

College Democrats of America The College Democrats of America (CDA) is the official college outreach arm of the Democratic National Committee. It has over 500 college and university student members in College Democrats chapters across the United States. History The organ ...

–

California State University, Chico California State University, Chico (Chico State) is a public university in Chico, California. It was founded in 1887 as one of about 180 "normal schools" founded by state governments in the 19th century to train teachers for the rapidly growing ...

EMILY's List EMILYs List is a left-leaning American political action committee (PAC) that aims to help elect Democratic female candidates in favor of abortion rights to office. It was founded by Ellen Malcolm in 1985. The group's name is an acronym for "E ...

End Citizens United End Citizens United (ECU) is a political action committee in the United States. The organization works to reverse the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 decision in ''Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission'', which deregulated limits on independen ...

Equality California Equality California (EQCA) is a non-profit civil rights organization that advocates for the rights of LGBT people in California. It is the largest statewide LGBT organization in the United States and the largest member of the Equality Federatio ...

Indivisible movement Indivisible is a progressive movement and organization in the United States initiated in 2016 as a reaction to the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States. The movement's organizational leadership includes the Indivisible Pro ...

People for the American Way People for the American Way (PFAW ) is a progressive advocacy group in the United States. Organized as a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization, PFAW was registered in 1981 by the television producer Norman Lear, a self-described liberal who founde ...

Planned Parenthood The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA), or simply Planned Parenthood, is an American nonprofit organization

Sierra Club The Sierra Club is an American environmental organization with chapters in all 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. The club was founded in 1892, in San Francisco, by preservationist John Muir. A product of the Pro ...

Sunrise Movement Sunrise Movement is an American 501(c)(4) political action organization that advocates political action on climate change alongside other progressive causes. When launched in 2017, the movement's goal was to elect proponents of renewable energ ...

Young Democrats of America The Young Democrats of America (YDA) is the youth wing of the Democratic Party of the United States. YDA operates as a separate organization from the Democratic National Committee; following the passage of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, i ...

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Polling

Predictions

Results

District 2

The 2nd district encompasses the

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, stretching from the

Golden Gate Bridge The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean in California, United States. The structure links San Francisco—the northern tip of the San Francisco Peni ...

to the

border, taking in San Rafael,

Petaluma Petaluma is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States, located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Its population was 59,776 according to the 2020 census. Petaluma's name comes from the Miwok village named ''Péta ...

Novato Novato (Spanish for "Novatus") is a city in Marin County, California, United States, situated in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. At the 2020 census, Novato had a population of 53,225. History What is now Novato was origi ...

Windsor Windsor may refer to: Places *Detroit–Windsor, Michigan-Ontario, USA-Canada, North America; a cross-border metropolitan region Australia New South Wales *Windsor, New South Wales ** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area Queen ...

Healdsburg Healdsburg is a city located in Sonoma County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 11,340. Healdsburg is centered on a 19th-century plaza. History Early inhabitants of the local area included the Pomo ...

, Ukiah,

Fort Bragg Fort Bragg (formerly Fort Liberty from 2023–2025) is a United States Army, U.S. Army Military base, military installation located in North Carolina. It ranks among the largest military bases in the world by population, with more than 52,000 m ...

Fortuna Fortuna (, equivalent to the Greek mythology, Greek goddess Tyche) is the goddess of fortune and the personification of luck in Religion in ancient Rome, Roman religion who, largely thanks to the Late Antique author Boethius, remained popular thr ...

Eureka Eureka often refers to: * Eureka (word), a famous exclamation attributed to Archimedes * Eureka effect, the sudden, unexpected realization of the solution to a problem Eureka or Ureka may also refer to: History * Eureka Rebellion, an 1854 g ...

Arcata Arcata (; ; ) is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, Arcata's population was 18,857. Arcata was first founded in 1850 as Union, was officially ...

McKinleyville McKinleyville (formerly Minorsville) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Humboldt County, California. McKinleyville is located north of Arcata, at an elevation of . The population was 15,177 at the 2010 census, up from 13,599 at the time of t ...

, and Crescent City. Incumbent Democrat

Jared Huffman Jared William Huffman (born February 18, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for California's 2nd congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Part ...

, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 77.0% of the vote in 2018. The district had a PVI of D+22.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

=Advanced to general

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Rachel Moniz, operations officer

Republican candidates

=Advanced to general

= * Dale K. Mensing, cashier and general election candidate for this seat in

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

, and

Green candidates

=Eliminated in primary

= * Melissa Bradley, businesswoman

American Independent candidates

=Eliminated in primary

= * Charles "Wally" Coppock

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 3

The 3rd district takes in areas north and west of

Sacramento Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...

. It consists of Colusa, Sutter, and Yuba counties plus portions of

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, Solano, and Yolo counties. Incumbent Democrat

John Garamendi John Raymond Garamendi ( ; born January 24, 1945) is an American businessman, politician and member of the Democratic Party who has represented areas of Northern California between San Francisco and Sacramento, including the cities of Fairfiel ...

, who had represented the 3rd district since 2013 and had previously represented the 10th district from 2009 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 58.1% of the vote in 2018. The district had a PVI of D+5.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

=Advanced to general

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Republican candidates

=Advanced to general

= *Tamika Hamilton, U.S. Air Force veteran

=Eliminated in primary

= *

Sean Feucht Sean Feucht (born 1983) is an American Contemporary Christian music, Christian singer, songwriter, former worship leader at Bethel Church (Redding, California), Bethel Church, and the founder of the Let Us Worship movement. He unsuccessfully ran ...

, gospel singer

Results

General election

Endorsements

U.S. Executive Branch officials *

Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician and lawyer who was the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, ...

, former

president of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal government of t ...

(1993–2001); former

governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

(1979–1981) and (1983–1992); former

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(1977–1979) *

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president in American history. O ...

, former

(2009–2017); former

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from

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

(2005–2008) *

Richard Rominger Richard Rominger (July 1, 1927 – December 21, 2020) was an American politician who served as the eighth deputy secretary of agriculture from 1993 to 2001 during the administration of Bill Clinton. Rominger previously served as the California s ...

, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture (1993–2001); former Secretary of Food and Agriculture of

(1977–1982) U.S. senators *

Dianne Feinstein Dianne Emiel Feinstein (; June 22, 1933 – September 29, 2023) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1992 until her death in 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the 38th ...

from

(1992–present); former

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...

San Francisco San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...

(1978–1988); Ranking Member of the

Senate Judiciary Committee The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, informally known as the Senate Judiciary Committee, is a Standing committee (United States Congress), standing committee of 22 U.S. senators whose role is to oversee the United States Departm ...

(2017–present) U.S. representatives * Vic Fazio, former

U.S. representative The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of th ...

from

CA-03 California's 3rd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. It includes the northern Sierra Nevada and northeastern suburbs of Sacramento, stretching south to Death Valley. It encompasses Alpine, Inyo, Mono, Nevad ...

(1993–1999) and CA-04 (1979–1993) *

from CA-02 (2013–present) *

Doris Matsui Doris Okada Matsui ( ; born Doris Kazue Okada; , September 25, 1944) is an American politician, who has served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from since 2005. She succeeded her husband, Bob Matsui. The district, numb ...

from CA-06 (2013–present) and CA-05 (2005–2013) * George Miller, former

from CA-11 (2013–2015) and CA-07 (1975–2013) * Mike Thompson,

from CA-05 (2013–present) and CA-01 (1999–2013) State officials *

Delaine Eastin Delaine Andree Eastin (August 20, 1947 – April 23, 2024) was an American politician and educator from California. A professor by education, she was the first woman to be elected California State Superintendent of Public Instruction (1995–2003 ...

, former

Superintendent of Public Instruction A state education agency or state department of education is the state-level government organization within each U.S. state or U.S. territory, territory responsible for education, including providing information, resources, and technical assistan ...

(1995–2003); candidate for

Governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...

State legislators * Cecilia Aguiar-Curry,

California State Assembly The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature (the upper house being the California State Senate). The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento, Califor ...

woman from

District 4 District 4 can refer to: * District 4, Düsseldorf, in Germany * District 4, Grand Bassa County, in Liberia * District 4 (Ho Chi Minh City), in Vietnam * District 4 (New York City Council), in the United States * IV District, Turku, in Finland *Aus ...

(2016–present) *

Roger Dickinson Roger Eugene Dickinson (born September 22, 1950) is an American attorney, current member of the Sacramento City Council representing the 2nd district, and former Democratic member of the California State Assembly, serving the 7th district. Befo ...

, former

man from

District 7 District 7 could refer to: *District 7, Ho Chi Minh City District 7 () is an Districts of Vietnam, urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. As of 2024, the district had a population of 456,789 and an area of 36 km². ...

(2012–2014) and

District 9 ''District 9'' is a 2009 science fiction action film directed by Neill Blomkamp in his feature film debut, written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, and produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham. It is a co-production of New Zealand ...

(2010–2012) * Jim Frazier,

man from

District 11 District 11 can refer to: *District 11 (Ho Chi Minh city), Vietnam *District 11 (Zürich), Switzerland * District 11, an electoral district of Malta *Colorado Springs School District 11, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States *District 11 (H ...

(2012–present) *

Lois Wolk Lois Wolk (born May 12, 1946) is an American politician and former member of the California State Senate. A Democrat, she represented the 3rd Senate District, which encompasses the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta region and portions of ...

, former

California State Senator The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature (the lower house being the California State Assembly). The state senate convenes, along with the state assembly, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. N ...

from

District 3 District 3 can refer to: *III District, Turku, in Finland *District 3, Düsseldorf, in Germany *District 3, Grand Bassa County, in Liberia *District 3, Malta, an electoral district of Malta *District 3, a police district of Malta *Wiedikon, also k ...

(2012–2016) and

District 5 District 5, 5 District or 5th District may refer to: Europe * District 5 (Zürich) * District 5, Düsseldorf * V District, Turku * District 5, an electoral district of Malta * District 5, a police district of Malta * Palma-Palmilla, also kno ...

(2008–2012) * Mariko Yamada, former

woman from

(2012–2014) and

District 8 District 8 can refer to: *District 8 Jakarta, in Indonesia * District 8 (Ho Chi Minh City), in Vietnam *VIII District, Turku, in Finland * VIII District, Budapest, in Hungary * Riesbach, also known as District 8, in Zürich, Switzerland * District ...

(2008–2012) Labor unions *

Air Line Pilots Association, International The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) is the largest pilot union in the world, representing more than 79,000 pilots from 42 US and Canadian airlines. ALPA was founded on 27 July 1931 and is a member of the AFL-CIO and the Canadian ...

Amalgamated Transit Union The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) is a labor organization in the United States and Canada that represents employees in the public transit industry. Established in 1892 as the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees of America, the u ...

American Federation of Government Employees The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is an American labor union representing over 750,000 employees of the federal government, about 5,000 employees of the District of Columbia, and a few hundred private sector employees, mostly ...

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, p ...

American Federation of Teachers The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is the second largest teacher's labor union in America (the largest being the National Education Association). The union was founded in Chicago. John Dewey and Margaret Haley were founders. About 60 pe ...

* American Maritime Officers *

American Postal Workers Union The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) is a trade union, labor union in the United States. It represents over 200,000 employees and retirees of the United States Postal Service who belong to the Clerk, Maintenance, Motor Vehicle, and Support S ...

Communications Workers of America The Communications Workers of America (CWA) is the largest communications and media labor union in the United States, representing about 700,000 members in both the private and public sectors (also in Canada and Puerto Rico). The union has 27 loc ...

International Association of Fire Fighters The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is a labor union representing paid full-time firefighters and emergency medical services personnel in the United States and Canada. The IAFF was formed in 1918 and is affiliated with the AFL� ...

International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers (IBB) is a trade union in the United States and Canada. It is for boilermakers and related occupations, and is affiliated with the AFL–CIO. T ...

International Longshore and Warehouse Union The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) is a labor union which primarily represents dock workers on the West Coast of the United States, Hawaii, and in British Columbia, Canada; on the East Coast, the dominant union is the Intern ...

International Union of Painters and Allied Trades The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) is a trade union representing about 100,000 painters, glaziers, wall coverers, flooring installers, convention and trade show decorators, glassworkers, sign and display workers, asbes ...

Laborers' International Union of North America The Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA, stylized as LiUNA!), often shortened to just the Laborers' Union, is an American and Canadian labor union formed in 1903. As of 2017, they had about 500,000 members, about 80,000 of whom ...

Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association The Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association (MEBA) is the oldest maritime trade union in the United States still currently in existence, established in 1875. MEBA primarily represents licensed mariners, especially Deck department, deck and Engin ...

National Air Traffic Controllers Association The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is a labor union in the United States. It is affiliated with the AFL–CIO, and is the exclusive bargaining representative for air traffic controllers employed by the Federal Aviation Admin ...

National Association of Letter Carriers The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) is an American labor union, representing non-rural letter carriers employed by the United States Postal Service. It was founded in 1889. The NALC has 2,500 local branches representing letter c ...

National Nurses United National Nurses United (NNU) is the largest organization of registered nurses in the United States. With more than 225,000 members, it is the farthest-reaching union and professional association of registered nurses in the U.S. Founded in 2009 t ...

National Rural Letter Carriers' Association The National Rural Letter Carriers' Association (NRLCA) is an American labor union that represents the rural letter carriers of the United States Postal Service (USPS). The NRLCA negotiates all labor agreements for the rural carrier craft with the ...

* National Union of Healthcare Workers *

Office and Professional Employees International Union The Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) is a trade union in the United States and Canada representing approximately 88,000 white-collar working people in the public and private sectors. It has members in all 50 US stat ...

Seafarers International Union of North America The Seafarers International Union or SIU is an organization of 12 autonomous trade union, labor unions of sailor, mariners, fishermen and boatmen working aboard vessels flagged in the United States or Canada. Michael Sacco was its president fro ...

Transport Workers Union of America Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) is a United States labor union that was founded in 1934 by subway workers in New York City, then expanded to represent transit employees in other cities, primarily in the eastern U.S. This article disc ...

United Auto Workers The United Auto Workers (UAW), fully named International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, is an American labor union that represents workers in the United States (including Puerto Rico) and sou ...

United Food and Commercial Workers The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) is a trade union, labor union representing approximately 1.3 million workers in the United States and Canada in industries including retail; meatpacking, food processing and manufa ...

United Steelworkers The United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, commonly known as the United Steelworkers (USW), is a general trade union with members across North America. Headqua ...

United Transportation Union The United Transportation Union (UTU) was a broad-based, transportation labor Trade union, union that represented about 70,000 active and retired railroad, bus, mass transit, and airline workers in the United States. The UTU was headquartered in C ...

Organizations *

Human Rights Campaign The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is an American LGBTQ advocacy group. It is the largest LGBTQ political lobbying organization within the United States. Based in Washington, D.C., the organization focuses on protecting and expanding rights for L ...

J Street J Street () is a nonprofit liberal Zionist advocacy and lobby group based in the United States whose aims include strengthening Jewish democracy in Israel, promoting a diplomatic end to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict with a two-state ...

League of Conservation Voters The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) is an American environmental advocacy group. LCV says that it "builds political power for people and the planet." Through its affiliated super PAC, it is a major supporter of the Democratic Party. The org ...

National Organization for Women The National Organization for Women (NOW) is an American feminist organization. Founded in 1966, it is legally a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization. The organization consists of 550 chapters in all 50 U.S. states and in Washington, D.C. It ...

* Ocean Champions *

–

Newspapers * ''

Daily Democrat The ''Daily Democrat'' is the daily newspaper in Woodland, California. The paper is owned by Digital First Media. It is the oldest paper published in Yolo County, California. History In 1857, the weekly newspaper ''Yolo County Democrat'' was ...

'' * ''

Daily Republic The ''Daily Republic'' is a daily newspaper in the town of Fairfield, California. It is owned by McNaughton Newspapers. History The ''Daily Republic'' started out as two newspapers – the ''Solano County Herald'' and the ''Solano Press''. The ' ...

'' * '' The Reporter'' * ''

The Sacramento Bee ''The Sacramento Bee'' is a daily newspaper published in Sacramento, California, in the United States. Since its foundation in 1857, ''The Bee'' has become the largest newspaper in Sacramento, the fifth largest newspaper in California, and the 2 ...

'' Organizations *

Maggie's List Maggie's List is a United States federal political action committee founded in Florida in 2010 to "raise awareness and funds to increase the number of conservative women elected to federal public office". It is named after Margaret Chase Smi ...

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Results

District 4

The 4th district encompasses the suburbs of

and the

Sierra Nevada The Sierra Nevada ( ) is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primari ...

. Incumbent Republican

Tom McClintock Thomas Miller McClintock II (born July 10, 1956) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2009 (known as the 4th congressional district until 2023). His district stretches from the Sacramento suburbs to the out ...

, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 54.1% of the vote in 2018. The district had a PVI of R+10.

Primary election

Republican candidates

=Advanced to general

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Julianne Benzel, history teacher * Jamie Byers, state parole agent *Jacob Thomas, businessman

Democratic candidates

=Advanced to general

= *Brynne S. Kennedy, businesswoman

Withdrawn

* Sean Frame, Placerville Union school board member

Independent candidates

=Eliminated in primary

= * Robert Lawton, businessman and Democratic candidate for this seat in

Declined

* Jessica Morse, deputy secretary of forest resources management at the

California Natural Resources Agency The California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) is a state cabinet-level agency in the government of California. The institution and jurisdiction of the Natural Resources Agency is provided for in California Government Code sections 12800 and 1 ...

and general election candidate for this seat in

Results

General election

Endorsements

Organizations * Fresno County Republican Party U.S. senators *

, U.S. senator (D-CA); 2020 vice presidential nominee State officials *

Eleni Kounalakis Eleni Kounalakis (née Tsakopoulos; born March 3, 1966) is an American politician, businesswoman, and diplomat serving as the 50th lieutenant governor of California since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first Greek American ...

Lieutenant Governor of California The lieutenant governor of California is the second highest Executive (government), executive officer of the government of the U.S. state of California. The Lieutenant governor (United States), lieutenant governor is elected to serve a four-yea ...

Labor unions *

AFL-CIO The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a national trade union center that is the largest federation of unions in the United States. It is made up of 61 national and international unions, together r ...

California Federation of Teachers The California Federation of Teachers is a teachers' union in California. It represents more than 120,000 educational employees. It is affiliated with American Federation of Teachers and the AFL–CIO. The California Federation of Teachers is one ...

* California School Employees Association *

Organizations *

Blue Dog Coalition The Blue Dog Coalition, commonly known as the Blue Dogs or Blue Dog Democrats, is a Congressional caucus, caucus of Political moderate, moderate members from the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party in the United States House of ...

* Humanity Forward * Indivisible *

Individuals *

Meg Whitman Margaret Cushing Whitman (born August 4, 1956) is an American business executive, diplomat, and politician. A member of the Republican Party, she ran for governor of California in the 2010 California gubernatorial election and lost to former Ca ...

, 2010 Republican nominee for governor

Polling

with Generic Opponent

Predictions

Results

District 5

The 5th district encompasses much of California's wine country. It includes Cotati,

Rohnert Park Rohnert Park is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States, located approximately north of San Francisco. The population at the 2020 United States census was 44,390. It is an early planned city and is the sister city of Hashimoto in ...

Santa Rosa Santa Rosa is the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish name for Saint Rose. Santa Rosa may also refer to: Places Argentina *Santa Rosa, Mendoza, a city * Santa Rosa, Tinogasta, Catamarca * Santa Rosa, Valle Viejo, Catamarca *Santa Rosa, La Pampa * S ...

, Sonoma, Napa,

American Canyon American Canyon (previously known as Napa Junction) is a city located in southern Napa County, California, United States, northeast of San Francisco, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census reported the c ...

, Vallejo,

Benicia Benicia ( , ) is a city in Solano County, California, located on the north bank of the Carquinez Strait in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. It served as the capital of California for nearly thirteen months from 1853 to 1854. ...

Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the Gr ...

, and part of Martinez. Incumbent Democrat Mike Thompson, who had represented the district since 1999, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 78.9% of the vote in 2018. The district had a PVI of D+21.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

=Advanced to general

= * Mike Thompson, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Jason Kishineff, activist * Josh Wesley Tyler, teacher

Republican candidates

=Advanced to general

= * Scott Giblin, information services technician

Results

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions *

Organizations *

Brady Campaign Brady: United Against Gun Violence (formerly “Handgun Control, Inc”., the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence) is an American nonprofit organization that advocates for gun control and against ...

J Street PAC J Street () is a nonprofit liberal Zionist advocacy and lobby group based in the United States whose aims include strengthening Jewish democracy in Israel, promoting a diplomatic end to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict with a two-state s ...

Planned Parenthood Action Fund The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA), or simply Planned Parenthood, is an American nonprofit organization

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Results

District 6

The 6th district takes in

and its surrounding suburbs, including

West Sacramento West Sacramento (also known as West Sac) is a city in Yolo County, California, United States. The city is separated from Sacramento by the Sacramento River, which also separates Sacramento and Yolo counties. The population was 53,915 at the 2 ...

and North Highlands. Incumbent Democrat

, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 80.4% of the vote in 2018. The district had a PVI of D+21.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

=Advanced to general

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Benjamin Emard, attorney

Republican candidates

=Advanced to general

= *Chris Bish, realtor

=Eliminated in primary

= * Sherwood Ellsworth Haisty Jr., minister

Results

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions *

* National Union of Healthcare Workers Organizations *

Planned Parenthood Action Fund The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA), or simply Planned Parenthood, is an American nonprofit organization

Predictions

Results

District 7

The 7th district is located in southern and eastern

Sacramento County Sacramento County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,585,055. Its county seat is Sacramento, which has been the state capital of California since 1854. Sacrament ...

, including the cities of Elk Grove,

Folsom Folsom may refer to: People * Folsom (surname) Places in the United States * Folsom, Perry County, Alabama * Folsom, Randolph County, Alabama * Folsom, California * Folsom, Georgia * Folsom, Louisiana * Folsom, Missouri * Folsom, New Jers ...

, and

Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova is a city in Sacramento County, California, United States. Incorporated in 2003, it is part of the Sacramento Metropolitan Area. The population was 79,332 at the 2020 census. In 2010 and 2019, Rancho Cordova received the All-Ame ...

. Incumbent Democrat

Ami Bera Amerish Babulal "Ami" Bera ( ; born March 2, 1965) is an American physician and politician who has been serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California since 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party and repr ...

, who had represented the district since 213, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 55.0% of the vote in 2018. The district had a PVI of D+3.

Candidates

Advanced to general

(Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative * Buzz Patterson (Republican), retired United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel

Eliminated in primary

* Jeff Burdick (Democratic), public affairs specialist * Jon Ivy (Republican), voting rights activist * Chris Richardson (Green), engineer

Results

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions *

Organizations * 314 Action *

NARAL Pro-Choice America Reproductive Freedom for All, formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America and commonly known as simply NARAL ( ), is a non-profit 501(c)(4) organization in the United States that engages in lobbying, politics, political action, and advocacy efforts to op ...

Planned Parenthood Action Fund The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA), or simply Planned Parenthood, is an American nonprofit organization

Population Connection Population Connection (formerly Zero Population Growth or ZPG) is a US-based non-profit organization that educates young people and advocates for progressive policies to stabilize world population at a level that can be sustained by Earth's reso ...

Organizations *

Predictions

Results

District 8

The 8th district includes most of the eastern desert regions of the state. It stretches from

Mono Lake Mono Lake ( ) is a Salt lake, saline soda lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in an endorheic basin. The lack of an outlet causes Hypersaline lake, high levels of salts to accumulate in the lake ...

to Twentynine Palms and consists of Inyo and

Mono Mono may refer to: Biology * Infectious mononucleosis, "the kissing disease" * Monocyte, a type of leukocyte (white blood cell) * Monodactylidae, members of which are referred to as monos Technology and computing * Mono (audio), single-c ...

counties plus most of

San Bernardino County San Bernardino County ( ), officially the County of San Bernardino and sometimes abbreviated as S.B. County, is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, and is located within the Inland Empire area. As of th ...

. Incumbent Republican

Paul Cook Paul Thomas Cook (born 20 July 1956) is an English musician, best known as the drummer and a founding member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He is nicknamed "Cookie" by friends in the punk music scene. Early life and career Cook was ...

, who had represented the district since 2013, announced on September 17, 2019, that he would not seek re-election, instead planning to run for an open seat on the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors. He was re-elected with 60.0%% of the vote in 2018. The district had a PVI of R+9.

Primary election

Republican candidates

=Advanced to general

= *

Jay Obernolte Jay Phillip Obernolte ( ; born August 18, 1970) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for since 2021, when it was numbered as the 8th district. A Republican, he was previously a member of the California St ...

state assembly State Assembly is the name given to various legislatures, especially lower houses or full legislatures in states in federal systems of government. Channel Islands States Assembly is the name of the legislature of the Bailiwick of Jersey. The Baili ...

member

=Eliminated in primary

= * Tim Donnelly, former

member, candidate for governor in

, for this seat in

and general election candidate in

* Jerry Laws, candidate for U.S. Senate in

and

Jeremy Staat Jeremy Ray Staat (born October 10, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman and offensive lineman who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1998 through 2000 an ...

, U.S. Marine veteran and former

NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The N ...

player * Justin David Whitehead, realtor

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic candidates

=Advanced to general

= * Christine Bubser, engineer and biotechnology advisor

=Eliminated in primary

= * Bob Conaway, attorney and general election candidate for this seat in

* James Ellars, energy consultant

Independent candidates

=Eliminated in primary

= * Jeff Esmus, teacher

=Declined

= * Chad Mayes,

member and former Minority Leader of the

California Assembly The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature (the upper house being the California State Senate). The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. Neithe ...

Endorsements

Organizations * War Veterans Fund

Results

General election

Endorsements

U.S. senators *

, U.S. senator (D-CA); 2020 vice presidential nominee U.S. representatives *

Julia Brownley Julia Andrews Brownley (born August 28, 1952) is an American businesswoman and politician who has been the United States representative for California's 26th congressional district since 2013. A Democrat, she served in the California State Ass ...

, U.S. representative (CA-26) *

Judy Chu Judy May Chu (born July 7, 1953) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for . A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she has held a seat in Congress since 2009, representing until redistricting. ...

, U.S. representative (CA-27) *

, U.S. representative (CA-39) *

Mike Levin Michael Ted Levin ( ; born October 20, 1978) is an American politician and attorney who serves as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for California's 49th congressional district since 2019. He is a member of the Dem ...

, U.S. representative (CA-49) *

Ted Lieu Ted Win-Ping Lieu ( ; born March 29, 1969) is an American lawyer and politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party and has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2023. He re ...

, U.S. representative (CA-33) *

Katie Porter Katherine Moore Porter (born January 3, 1974) is an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. representative from California from 2019 to 2025. She is a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Dem ...

, U.S. representative (CA-45) * Raul Ruiz, U.S. representative (CA-36) * Linda T. Sánchez, U.S. representative (CA-38) State legislators * Connie Leyva, state senator (SD-20) Labor unions *

California Labor Federation The California Labor Federation is a federation of labor unions in the U.S. state of California. It is an affiliate of the AFL–CIO. Founded in 1901 as the California State Federation of Labor, the CLF has grown to encompass over 1,300 unions ...

Organizations *

* Demand Universal Healthcare *

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 9

The 9th district is centered around the San Joaquin Delta, taking in Stockton,

Antioch Antioch on the Orontes (; , ) "Antioch on Daphne"; or "Antioch the Great"; ; ; ; ; ; ; . was a Hellenistic Greek city founded by Seleucus I Nicator in 300 BC. One of the most important Greek cities of the Hellenistic period, it served as ...

, Galt, Oakley, Lathrop, and Lodi. Incumbent Democrat

Jerry McNerney Gerald Mark McNerney ( ; born June 18, 1951) is an American businessman and politician who has served a member of the California State Senate from the 5th district since 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, his district includes all of San ...

, who had represented the district since, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 56.5% of the vote in 2018. The district had a PVI of D+8.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

=Advanced to general

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Republican candidates

=Advanced to general

= * Antonio C. "Tony" Amador, retired

U.S. Marshal The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is a federal law enforcement agency in the United States. The Marshals Service serves as the enforcement and security arm of the U.S. federal judiciary. It is an agency of the U.S. Department of Jus ...

and general election candidate for this seat in

and

=Eliminated in primary

= * William Martinek, financial advisor

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 10

The 10th district covers

San Joaquin Valley The San Joaquin Valley ( ; Spanish language in California, Spanish: ''Valle de San Joaquín'') is the southern half of California's Central Valley (California), Central Valley. Famed as a major breadbasket, the San Joaquin Valley is an importa ...

, including the cities of Oakdale, Manteca,

Modesto Modesto ( ; ) is the county seat and largest city of Stanislaus County, California, United States. With a population of 218,069 according to 2022 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, it is the 19th-most populous city in California. Modesto is locate ...

, Tracy, and

Turlock Turlock is a city in Stanislaus County, California, United States. Its population was 72,740 at the 2020 United States census, making it the second-largest city in Stanislaus County after Modesto. History Founded on December 22, 1871, by pr ...

. Incumbent Democrat

Josh Harder Joshua Keck Harder (born August 1, 1986) is an American politician and venture capital investor who has served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for California's 9th congressional district since 2023, after serv ...

, who had represented the district since

, ran for re-election. He was elected with 52.3% of the vote in 2018. The district had a PVI of EVEN.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

=Advanced to general

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Michael J. "Mike" Barkley, accountant and

* Ryan Blevins, robotics engineer

Republican candidates

=Advanced to general

= *Ted Howze, veterinarian, former

city council member and candidate for this seat in

=Eliminated in primary

= * Bob Elliott,

San Joaquin County San Joaquin County ( ; , meaning " St. Joachim"), officially the County of San Joaquin, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 779,233. The county seat is Stockton. San Jo ...

supervisor * Marla Sousa Livengood, businesswoman and general election candidate for the 9th district in

=Withdrawn

= * Charles Dossett, U.S. Army veteran

=Declined

= *

Jeff Denham Jeffrey John Denham (born July 29, 1967) is an American politician, United States Air Force veteran, and businessman. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2019. Denham first won election to t ...

, former U.S. representative

Endorsements

Organizations * Combat Veterans for Congress

Results

General election

Endorsements

U.S. Executive Branch officials *

, former president of the United States (2009–2017, former senator from Illinois (2005–2008) U.S. senators *

, U.S. senator (D-CA); 2020 vice presidential nominee Labor unions *

Organizations * Council for a Livable World *

Action Fund *

Planned Parenthood Action Fund The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA), or simply Planned Parenthood, is an American nonprofit organization

Predictions

Results

District 11

The 11th district encompasses parts of the East Bay, including Alamo, California, Alamo,

, Bay Point, California, Bay Point, Blackhawk, California, Blackhawk, Clayton, California, Clayton, Concord, California, Concord, Danville, California, Danville, Diablo, California, Diablo, El Cerrito, California, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Contra Costa County, California, El Sobrante, Kensington, California, Kensington, Lafayette, California, Lafayette, Moraga, California, Moraga, Orinda, California, Orinda, Pittsburg, California, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, California, Pleasant Hill, San Pablo, California, San Pablo, Richmond, California, Richmond and Walnut Creek, California, Walnut Creek. The incumbent was Democrat Mark DeSaulnier, who was re-elected with 74.1% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

*Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative *Nisha Sharma (Republican), realtor

Eliminated in primary

* Michael Ernest Kerr (Green), social justice advocate

Predictions

Results

District 12

The 12th district is based entirely within

. The incumbent was Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (Democratic), who was re-elected with 86.8% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

*Shahid Buttar (Democratic), attorney and democratic socialist activist *Nancy Pelosi (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

* Agatha Bacelar (Democratic), documentary filmmaker and engineer * John Dennis (Republican), businessman and perennial candidate * Deanna Lorraine (Republican), political commentator

Withdrawn

* Tom Gallagher (Massachusetts politician), Tom Gallagher (Democratic), former Massachusetts House of Representatives, Massachusetts state representative (1980–1986)

Endorsements

Local officials * Matt Gonzalez, former president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors * Eric Mar, former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from District 1 * (withdrawn) * Jason West, former mayor of New Paltz (village), New York, New Paltz, New York Individuals * Medea Benjamin * Mike Gravel, Alaska politician and former Democratic presidential primary candidate * Ana Kasparian, political commentator * Shaun King, activist * Lawrence Lessig * Susan Sarandon, actress and activist * Linda Sarsour * Richard Stallman * Cornel West * Marianne Williamson, author and 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries candidate Unions * San Francisco Tenants Union Organizations * (withdrawn) * (withdrawn) * Our Revolution – Contra Costa chapter * Our Revolution – East Bay chapter * San Francisco League of Young Voters * Veterans for Bernie Sanders Publications * ''Current Affairs (magazine), Current Affairs'' Unions *

California Organizations *

Planned Parenthood Action Fund The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA), or simply Planned Parenthood, is an American nonprofit organization

Individuals * James L. Brooks, director, producer and writer * Gregg Henry, actor and musician * William Hurt, actor, director, producer and screenwriter * Kristen Johnston, actress and comedian * Wendie Malick, actress and activist * Alyssa Milano, actress and activist * Alexandra Neil, actress * James Sie, actor and voice actor * Alice Wetterlund, actress, comedian and podcast host

Predictions

Results

District 13

The 13th district takes in northern Alameda County, California, Alameda County, encompassing Alameda, California, Alameda, Albany, California, Albany, Berkeley, California, Berkeley, Emeryville, California, Emeryville, Oakland, California, Oakland, Piedmont, California, Piedmont, and San Leandro, California, San Leandro. The incumbent was Democrat Barbara Lee, who was re-elected with 88.4% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Barbara Lee (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative * Nikka Piterman (Republican), software engineer

Predictions

Results

District 14

The 14th district is located on the San Francisco Peninsula, taking in most of San Mateo County, California, San Mateo County and a small part of southwestern

. The incumbent was Democrat Jackie Speier, who was re-elected with 79.2% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Ran Petel (Republican), financial executive * Jackie Speier (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

* Cristos Goodrow (Democratic), technology executive * Eric Taylor (no party preference), research manager

Predictions

Results

District 15

The 15th district encompasses eastern Alameda County, California, Alameda County, including Castro Valley, California, Castro Valley, Dublin, California, Dublin, Fremont, California, Fremont, Hayward, California, Hayward, Livermore, California, Livermore, Pleasanton, California, Pleasanton, Sunol, California, Sunol, Union City, California, Union City, and parts of Contra Costa County, California, Contra Costa County, including San Ramon, California, San Ramon and part of Danville, California, Danville. The incumbent was Democrat Eric Swalwell, who was re-elected with 73.0% of the vote in 2018, and Eric Swalwell 2020 presidential campaign, ran in the 2020 presidential race. Swalwell joined the House race after ending his presidential campaign.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Alison Hayden (Republican), special education teacher * Eric Swalwell (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

* Samantha Campbell (Democratic), college student * Don J. Grundmann (no party preference), chiropractor (Constitution Party (United States), Constitution) * Austin E. Intal (Democratic), sales and real estate agent * Peter Yuan Liu (Republican), candidate for Governor of California in 2018 California gubernatorial election#Primary election, 2018 * Tuan Phan (Democratic), biochemist

Withdrawn

* Aisha Wahab (Democratic), Hayward, California, Hayward city councilwoman * Bob Wieckowski (Democratic), state senator

Declined

* Catharine Baker (Republican), former state assemblywoman * Rob Bonta (Democratic), state assemblyman (2020 California State Assembly election#District 18, running for re-election) * Ellen Corbett (Democratic), former majority leader of the California State Senate * Scott Haggerty (Democratic), Alameda County, California, Alameda County supervisor * Nancy O'Malley (Democratic), Alameda County, California, Alameda County district attorney * Bill Quirk (Democratic), state assemblyman * Tim Sbranti (Democratic), former mayor of Dublin, California, Dublin

Predictions

Results

District 16

The 16th district is located in central

, including the cities of Madera, California, Madera, Merced, California, Merced, and the western half of Fresno, California, Fresno. The incumbent was Democrat Jim Costa, who was re-elected with 57.5% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Kevin Cookingham (Republican), former Clovis Unified School District educator * Jim Costa (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

* Esmeralda Soria (Democratic), Fresno, CA, Fresno City Councilwoman * Kimberly Elizabeth Williams (Democratic), former U.S. diplomat and college professor

Declined

*Mike Murphy (Republican), mayor of Merced

Endorsements

Organizations * Fresno County Republican Party Federal politicians *

, U.S. senator (D-CA); 2020 vice presidential nominee Organizations *

* Humane Society of the United States Legislative Fund *

Planned Parenthood The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA), or simply Planned Parenthood, is an American nonprofit organization

Unions *

State politicians * Anna Caballero, State Senator Individuals * Dolores Huerta, labor activist and civil rights leader Labor unions *

Local 753 *

Local 100 *

Local 431 *

California State Council * Sheet Metal Workers' International Association Local 162 *

Local 701 Organizations * California Young Democrats of America, Young Democrats * Courage California Organizations * Brand New Congress

Predictions

Results

District 17

The 17th district encompasses parts of the Silicon Valley, taking in Sunnyvale, California, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, California, Cupertino, Santa Clara, California, Santa Clara, Milpitas, California, Milpitas, Newark, California, Newark, most of Fremont, California, Fremont, and a small part of northern San Jose, California, San Jose. The incumbent was Democrat Ro Khanna, who was re-elected with 75.3% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Ro Khanna (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative * Ritesh Tandon (Republican), businessman

Eliminated in primary

* Joe Dehn (Libertarian), square dance caller * Stephen Forbes (Democratic), business analyst and candidate for California's 17th congressional district in 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 17, 2018

Endorsements

U.S. senators *

(I-VT), 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Organizations *

* Democratic Socialists of America Silicon Valley *

* Justice Democrats * National Iranian American Council *

Planned Parenthood Action Fund The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA), or simply Planned Parenthood, is an American nonprofit organization

Predictions

Results

District 18

The 18th district encompasses the western South Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), San Francisco South Bay and includes the cities of Palo Alto, California, Palo Alto, Redwood City, California, Redwood City, Menlo Park, California, Menlo Park, Stanford, California, Stanford, Los Altos, California, Los Altos, Mountain View, California, Mountain View, Campbell, California, Campbell, Saratoga, California, Saratoga, and Los Gatos, California, Los Gatos, as well as part of San Jose, California, San Jose. The incumbent was Democrat Anna Eshoo, who was re-elected with 74.5% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Anna Eshoo (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative * Rishi Kumar (Democratic), Saratoga, California, Saratoga city councilman

Eliminated in primary

* Richard B. Fox (Republican), physician * Bob Goodwyn (Libertarian), pilot * Phil Reynolds (Republican), engineer

Predictions

Results

District 19

The 19th district is based in the eastern South Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), San Francisco South Bay centering on San Jose, California, San Jose, as well as taking in Morgan Hill, California, Morgan Hill. The incumbent was Democrat Zoe Lofgren, who was re-elected with 73.8% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Justin Aguilera (Republican), businessman * Zoe Lofgren (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

* Ignacio Cruz (Republican), economic development director * Jason Mallory (no party preference) * Ivan Torres (Democratic), healthcare worker

Predictions

Results

District 20

The 20th district encompasses the Monterey Bay Area, including Santa Cruz, California, Santa Cruz, Salinas, California, Salinas, and Gilroy, California, Gilroy. The incumbent was Democrat Jimmy Panetta, who was re-elected with 81.4% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Jeff Gorman (Republican), financial adviser * Jimmy Panetta (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

* Adam Bolaños Scow (Democratic), environmental activist

Predictions

Results

District 21

The 21st district covers

, including Coalinga, California, Coalinga, Delano, California, Delano, Hanford, California, Hanford, and parts of Bakersfield, California, Bakersfield, specifically East Bakersfield and Downtown Bakersfield. The incumbent was Democrat

, who flipped the district and 2018 California's 21st congressional district election, was elected in 2018 with 50.4% of the vote.

Candidates

Advanced to general

(Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative *

(Republican), former U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

* Ricardo De La Fuente (Democratic), businessman and son of Rocky De La Fuente * Rocky De La Fuente (Republican), candidate for U.S. president in Rocky De La Fuente 2016 presidential campaign, 2016 and 2020, and perennial candidate

Declined

* Ruben Macareno (no party preference), Farmersville, California, Farmersville city councilman and former chair of the Tulare County Democratic Party

Endorsements

Former US Executive Branch officials *

, former president of the United States (2009–2017), former senator from Illinois (2005–2008) Labor unions *

California * United Farm Workers Organizations * 314 Action * Asian American Action Fund *

* Giffords *

* Humane Society of the United States Legislative Fund * Indivisible movement, Indivisible 435 *

Action Fund *

* New Democrat Coalition *

Planned Parenthood Action Fund The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA), or simply Planned Parenthood, is an American nonprofit organization

* Stonewall Democrats Organizations * Fresno County Republican Party Publications * ''The Fresno Bee''

Predictions

Polling

General election

Results

District 22

The 22nd district covers

, including eastern Fresno, California, Fresno, Clovis, California, Clovis, Tulare, California, Tulare, and Visalia, California, Visalia. The incumbent was Republican Devin Nunes, who was re-elected with 52.7% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

*Phil Arballo (Democratic), financial adviser * Devin Nunes (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

* Bobby Bliatout (Democratic), healthcare executive and candidate for California's 22nd congressional district in 2018 * Eric Garcia (no party preference), graduate student * Dary Rezvani (Democratic), management consultant

Declined

* Ricardo Franco (Democratic), candidate for California's 22nd congressional district in 2018 * Andrew Janz (Democratic), Fresno County prosecutor and nominee for California's 22nd congressional district in 2018 (running for mayor of Fresno, California, Fresno)

Endorsements

Organizations *

Labor unions *

Organizations * Fresno County Republican Party Organizations * National Iranian American Council

Predictions

Polling

General election

Results

District 23

The 23rd district is based in the southern Central Valley, California, Central Valley, taking in parts of Bakersfield, California, Bakersfield, Porterville, CA, Porterville, California City, CA, California City, Ridgecrest, CA, Ridgecrest, western Lancaster, CA, Lancaster, Rosamond, CA, Rosamond, and Quartz Hill, CA, Quartz Hill. The incumbent was House Minority Leader, Republican Kevin McCarthy, who was re-elected with 63.7% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Kim Mangone (Democratic), systems engineer and U.S. Air Force veteran * Kevin McCarthy (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative

Predictions

Results

District 24

The 24th district is based in the Central Coast (California), Central Coast and includes San Luis Obispo, California, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara counties. The incumbent was Democrat Salud Carbajal, who was re-elected with 58.6% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Andy Caldwell (Republican), nonprofit executive * Salud Carbajal (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

* Kenneth Young (no party preference), civil engineer

Endorsements

State legislators * Sam Blakeslee, former state assemblyman * Brooks Firestone, former state assemblyman Labor unions *

* National Union of Healthcare Workers *

California * United Farm Workers Organizations *

* Coalition to Stop Gun Violence *

* Humane Society of the United States Legislative Fund *

Planned Parenthood The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA), or simply Planned Parenthood, is an American nonprofit organization

* VoteVets.org, VoteVets

Predictions

Results

District 25

The 25th district is based in northern Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County and eastern Ventura County, California, Ventura County, and includes the cities of Santa Clarita, California, Santa Clarita, Simi Valley, California, Simi Valley, Palmdale, California, Palmdale, and eastern Lancaster, California, Lancaster. The seat was vacant from November 3, 2019, to May 19, 2020. Democrat

resigned after she was alleged to have had inappropriate relations with one of her congressional staffers. Hill had flipped the district in 2018 and was elected with 54.4% of the vote. A special election to fill Hill's vacancy was held before the general election in 2020. Republican Mike Garcia won the special election with 54.9% of the vote, and was seated on May 19, 2020.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Mike Garcia (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative * Christy Smith (Democratic), state assemblywoman

Eliminated in primary

* Otis Lee Cooper (no party preference), legal defense investigator * Robert Cooper III (Democratic), college professor * Getro Franck Elize (Democratic), patient resource worker * Kenneth Jenks (Republican), U.S. Marine Corps veteran and telecommunications executive * Steve Knight (politician), Steve Knight (Republican), former U.S. Representative * David Lozano (Republican), attorney * Daniel Mercuri (Republican), businessman * George Papadopoulos (Republican), foreign policy adviser for Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign * Cenk Uygur (Democratic), journalist and CEO and host of ''The Young Turks'' * Aníbal Valdéz-Ortega (Democratic), attorney and community organizer

Withdrawn

* Mark Cripe (Republican), Los Angeles County deputy sheriff * Christopher C. Smith (Democratic), documentary filmmaker * Angela Underwood-Jacobs (Republican), Lancaster, California, Lancaster city councilwoman * Suzette Valladares (Republican), businesswoman

Endorsements

Predictions

Polling

Primary election

General election

Generic Republican v.s. Generic Democrat

Results

District 26

The 26th district is based in the southern Central Coast (California), Central Coast and is located entirely within Ventura County, California, Ventura County, taking in Camarillo, California, Camarillo, Oxnard, California, Oxnard, Ventura, California, Ventura, Santa Paula, California, Santa Paula, Thousand Oaks, California, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, California, Westlake Village, Moorpark, California, Moorpark, and parts of Simi Valley, California, Simi Valley. The incumbent was Democrat

, who was re-elected with 61.9% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Ronda Baldwin-Kennedy (Republican), attorney and candidate for

in 2018 California State Assembly election#District 44, 2018 *

(Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

* Enrique Petris (Democratic), contract administrator * Robert Salas (Democratic), retired teacher

Endorsements

Organizations *

Predictions

Results

District 27

The 27 district encompasses the San Gabriel Valley, including Alhambra, California, Alhambra, Altadena, California, Altadena, Arcadia, California, Arcadia, Bradbury, California, Bradbury, Claremont, California, Claremont, East Pasadena, California, East Pasadena, Glendora, California, Glendora, Monrovia, California, Monrovia, Monterey Park, California, Monterey Park, Pasadena, California, Pasadena, Rosemead, California, Rosemead, San Antonio Heights, California, San Antonio Heights, San Gabriel, California, San Gabriel, San Marino, California, San Marino, Sierra Madre, California, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, California, South Pasadena, South San Gabriel, California, South San Gabriel, Temple City, California, Temple City, and Upland, California, Upland. The incumbent was Democrat

, who was re-elected with 79.2% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

(Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative * Johnny J. Nalbandian (Republican), entrepreneur and candidate for California's 28th congressional district in 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 28, 2018

Eliminated in primary

* Beatrice Cardenas (Republican), loan officer * Christian Daly (no party preference), former Duarte, California, Duarte city manager intern

Predictions

Results

District 28

The 28th district is based in the San Fernando Valley and includes West Hollywood, Burbank, California, Burbank, parts of Pasadena, California, Pasadena, Glendale, California, Glendale, the Verdugo Hills communities of Sunland-Tujunga, Los Angeles, Sunland and Tujunga, California, Tujunga, as well as parts of central Los Angeles including Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, the Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Hollywood Hills, Echo Park, Los Angeles, Echo Park, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, Silver Lake, and Los Feliz, Los Angeles, Los Feliz. The incumbent was Democrat Adam Schiff, who was re-elected with 78.4% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Eric Early (Republican), attorney and candidate for Attorney General of California in 2018 California Attorney General election, 2018 * Adam Schiff (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

* Chad D. Anderson (Democratic), entrepreneur * Jennifer Barbosa (no party preference), realtor and activist * William Bodell (Republican), businessman * Sal Genovese (Democratic), community services director * Maebe A. Girl (Democratic), Silver Lake, Los Angeles, Silver Lake neighborhood councilwoman and drag queen * Ara Khachig Manoogian (Democratic), security systems integrator

Endorsements

Individuals * David Slack, writer and activist Organizations *

Planned Parenthood Action Fund The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA), or simply Planned Parenthood, is an American nonprofit organization

Individuals * Willam Belli, drag queen * Grimes (musician), Grimes, musician * Hana (American musician), HANA, musician * Sarah Silverman, comedian and actress Organizations * Ground Game LA * Our Revolution, Our Revolution Los Angeles

Predictions

Results

District 29

The 29th district is based in the eastern San Fernando Valley, taking in the city of San Fernando, California, San Fernando as well as the Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles communities of Van Nuys, California, Van Nuys, Pacoima, Los Angeles, Pacoima, Arleta, California, Arleta, Panorama City, California, Panorama City, Sylmar, California, Sylmar and parts of Sun Valley, Los Angeles, Sun Valley and North Hollywood, California, North Hollywood. The incumbent was Democrat Tony Cárdenas, who was re-elected with 80.6% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Tony Cárdenas (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative * Angélica Dueñas (Democratic), member of the Sun Valley, Los Angeles, Sun Valley Neighborhood council

Eliminated in primary

* Michael R. Guzik (Democratic), ride-share driver * Brian Perras (Republican), U.S. Navy veteran

Endorsements

Labor unions *

* National Union of Healthcare Workers *

California * United Farm Workers Organizations *

* Humane Society of the United States Legislative Fund *

Planned Parenthood Action Fund The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA), or simply Planned Parenthood, is an American nonprofit organization

Individuals * Marianne Williamson, author, spiritual leader, and activist; Marianne Williamson 2020 presidential campaign, candidate for president in 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2020; Independent politician, Independent candidate for

from California's 33rd congressional district, CA-33 in 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 33, 2014 Labor unions * American Federation of Musicians – Local 47 Organizations * Americans for Democratic Action * Our Revolution – Los Angeles * Our Revolution – Santa Clarita, California, Santa Clarita * Progressive Democrats of America *

– Los Angeles

Predictions

Results

District 30

The 30th district is based in the western San Fernando Valley, including the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Canoga Park, Los Angeles, Canoga Park, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, Chatsworth, Encino, Los Angeles, Encino, Granada Hills, Los Angeles, Granada Hills, Northridge, Los Angeles, Northridge, Porter Ranch, Los Angeles, Porter Ranch, Reseda, Los Angeles, Reseda, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Los Angeles, Studio City, Tarzana, Los Angeles, Tarzana, Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, Toluca Lake, West Hills, Los Angeles, West Hills, Winnetka, Los Angeles, Winnetka, and Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, Woodland Hills, as well as Calabasas, California, Calabasas, Bell Canyon, California, Bell Canyon, and Hidden Hills, California, Hidden Hills. The incumbent was Democrat Brad Sherman, who was re-elected with 73.4% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Mark S. Reed (Republican), businessman and perennial candidate * Brad Sherman (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

* Courtney "CJ" Berina (Democratic), marketing consultant * Brian T. Carroll (Democratic) * Raji Rab (Democratic), commercial pilot and candidate for California's 30th congressional district in 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 30, 2018

Predictions

Results

District 31

The 31st district encompasses parts of the Inland Empire, including San Bernardino, California, San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga, California, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, California, Redlands, and parts of Rialto, California, Rialto. The incumbent was Democrat Pete Aguilar, who was re-elected with 58.7% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Pete Aguilar (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative * Agnes Gibboney (Republican), activist and Angel Families, angel mom

Predictions

Results

District 32

The 32nd district takes in the eastern San Gabriel Valley, including Baldwin Park, California, Baldwin Park, El Monte, California, El Monte, West Covina, California, West Covina, San Dimas, California, San Dimas, Azusa, California, Azusa, and southern Glendora, California, Glendora. The incumbent was Democrat Grace Napolitano, who was re-elected with 68.8% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Grace Napolitano (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative * Joshua M. Scott (Republican), political strategist and candidate for California's 32nd congressional district in 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 32, 2018

Eliminated in primary

* Emanuel Gonzales (Democratic), dialysis technician * Meshal "Kash" Kashifalghita (Democratic), U.S. Army Reserve officer * Raul Ali Madrigal (Democratic, write-in), USMC veteran

Predictions

Results

District 33

The 33rd district spans the coastal region of Los Angeles County, including the Beach Cities, Westside Los Angeles, and the Palos Verdes Peninsula. The incumbent was Democrat

, who was re-elected with 70.0% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* James P. Bradley (Republican), businessman and candidate for U.S. Senate in

(Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

* Liz Barris (Democratic), nonprofit director * Albert Maxwell Goldberg (Democratic), candidate for California's 26th congressional district in 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 26, 2012 * Sarah Sun Liew (Republican), businesswoman * Kenneth W. Wright (no party preference), ophthalmology surgeon

Endorsements

Organizations *

Planned Parenthood Action Fund The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA), or simply Planned Parenthood, is an American nonprofit organization

Predictions

Results

District 34

The 34th district is located entirely in the city of Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles and includes the Central Los Angeles, Central, Eastside Los Angeles, East, and Northeast Los Angeles, Northeast neighborhoods, such as Chinatown, Los Angeles, Chinatown, Downtown Los Angeles, Downtown, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, and Koreatown, Los Angeles, Koreatown. The incumbent was Democrat Jimmy Gomez, who was re-elected with 72.5% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Jimmy Gomez (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative * David Kim (Democratic), MacArthur Park neighborhood council board-member

Eliminated in primary

* Frances Yasmeen Motiwalla (Democratic), activist (endorsed Kim) * Keanakay Scott (Democratic), author * Joanne L. Wright (Republican)

Endorsements

Organizations *

* Humane Society of the United States Legislative Fund *

Planned Parenthood The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA), or simply Planned Parenthood, is an American nonprofit organization

* Progressive Action PAC (Congressional Progressive Caucus) *

Unions *

California Individuals * Marianne Williamson, former 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, author and spiritual leader * Andrew Yang, former 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and non-profit leader Organizations * Humanity Forward * Our Revolution – Los Angeles chapter *

– Los Angeles chapter

Predictions

Results

District 35

The 35th district takes in southwestern

, including Chino, California, Chino, Fontana, California, Fontana, Montclair, California, Montclair, Ontario, California, Ontario, as well as Pomona, California, Pomona. The incumbent was Democrat Norma Torres, who was re-elected with 69.4% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Mike Cargile (Republican), independent filmmaker * Norma Torres (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Predictions

Results

District 36

The 36th district encompasses eastern Riverside County, including the desert communities of Palm Springs, California, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, California, Palm Desert, Indio, California, Indio, Coachella, California, Coachella, Rancho Mirage, California, Rancho Mirage, Desert Hot Springs, California, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, California, Indian Wells, and Cathedral City, California, Cathedral City, as well as Calimesa, CA, Calimesa, Banning, CA, Banning, Beaumont, CA, Beaumont, San Jacinto, CA, San Jacinto, and Hemet, CA, Hemet. The incumbent was Democrat Raul Ruiz, who was re-elected with 59.0% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Erin Cruz (Republican), author and candidate for U.S. Senate in

* Raul Ruiz (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

* Patrice Kimbler (Republican) * Milo Stevanovich (Republican), attorney

=Withdrawn

= *Raul Ruiz (Republican)

Predictions

Results

District 37

The 37th district encompasses west and southwest Los Angeles, as well as Culver City, CA, Culver City and Inglewood, CA, Inglewood. The incumbent was Democrat Karen Bass, who was re-elected with 89.1% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Karen Bass (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative * Errol Webber (Republican), documentary film producer

Eliminated in primary

* Larry A. Thompson, Larry Thompson (no party preference), attorney

Predictions

Results

District 38

The 38th district takes encompasses Gateway Cities, southeastern Los Angeles County, as well as a small sliver of Orange County, California, Orange County, taking in La Palma, California, La Palma. The incumbent was Democrat Linda Sánchez, who was re-elected with 68.9% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Linda Sánchez (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative * Michael Tolar (Democratic), retail store worker

Predictions

Results

District 39

The 39th district encompasses parts of the San Gabriel Valley, taking in La Habra Heights, California, La Habra Heights, Diamond Bar, California, Diamond Bar, Walnut, CA, Walnut, Hacienda Heights, California, Hacienda Heights and Rowland Heights, California, Rowland Heights, as well as northern Orange County, California, Orange County, including Fullerton, California, Fullerton, La Habra, California, La Habra, Brea, California, Brea, Buena Park, California, Buena Park, Placentia, California, Placentia, and Yorba Linda, California, Yorba Linda (the hometown of Republican president Richard Nixon). The district also takes in a small portion of southwestern

, covering Chino Hills, California, Chino Hills. The incumbent representative, Democrat

, who flipped the district and 2018 California's 39th congressional district election, was elected in 2018, lost reelection to Republican candidate

. Kim became one of the first three Korean-American women elected to Congress.

Candidates

Advanced to general

(Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative *

(Republican), former state assemblywoman and candidate for California's 39th congressional district in 2018

Eliminated in primary

* Steve Cox (no party preference), motorcycle journalist and candidate for California's 39th congressional district in 2018 California's 39th congressional district election, 2018

Endorsements

Former US Executive Branch officials *

, former president of the United States (2009–2017, former senator from Illinois (2005–2008) Organizations * Asian American Action Fund *

* Council for a Livable World *

Action Fund *

Planned Parenthood Action Fund The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA), or simply Planned Parenthood, is an American nonprofit organization

U.S. representatives * Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader,

from California's 23rd congressional district, CA-23 (2013–present), California's 22nd congressional district, CA-22 (2007–2013) *Gary Miller (politician), Gary Miller, former

from California's 31st congressional district, CA-31 from (1999–2015) Municipal officials *Kathryn Barger, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Los Angeles County Supervisor (2016–present) Organizations *Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association PAC *

* Susan B. Anthony List * Tea Party Express *United States Chamber of Commerce Newspapers *''Orange County Register''

Predictions

Polling

General election

with generic Republican

Results

District 40

The 40th district is centered around East Los Angeles, California, East Los Angeles and also includes Downey, California, Downey, Bellflower, California, Bellflower, and Commerce, California, Commerce. The incumbent was Democrat Lucille Roybal-Allard, who was re-elected with 77.3% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* C. Antonio Delgado (Republican), immigration attorney * Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

* Rodolfo Cortes Barragan (Green), scientist and candidate for California's 40th congressional district in 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 40, 2018 * Anthony Felix Jr. (Democratic), homeless services analyst * Michael Donnell Graham Jr. (American Independent) * David Sanchez (activist), David John Sanchez (Democratic), teacher, activist, and founding member of the Brown Berets

Predictions

Results

District 41

The 41st district is located in the Inland Empire and takes in western Riverside County, including Jurupa Valley, California, Jurupa Valley, Moreno Valley, California, Moreno Valley, Perris, California, Perris, and Riverside, California, Riverside. The incumbent was Democrat Mark Takano, who was re-elected with 65.1% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Aja Smith (Republican), U.S. Air Force veteran and candidate for California's 41st congressional district in 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 41, 2018 * Mark Takano (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

* Grace Williams (Democratic), former Perris, California, Perris city official

Endorsements

Organizations *

* LGBTQ Victory Fund *

Predictions

Results

District 42

The 42nd district is encompasses western and southwestern Riverside County, California, Riverside County, and includes Eastvale, California, Eastvale, Norco, California, Norco, Corona, California, Corona, Temescal Valley, California, Temescal Valley, Lake Elsinore, CA, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake, CA, Canyon Lake, Wildomar, CA, Wildomar, north Temecula, Murrieta, California, Murrieta and Menifee, CA, Menifee. The incumbent was Republican Ken Calvert, who was re-elected with 56.5% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Ken Calvert (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative * William "Liam" O'Mara (Democratic), historian and college professor

Eliminated in primary

* Regina Marston (Democratic), businesswoman

Withdrew

* Julia Peacock (Democratic), public high school teacher and candidate for California's 42nd congressional district in 2018

Predictions

Results

District 43

The 43rd district is based in southern Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County and includes portions of Los Angeles and Torrance, California, Torrance, as well as all of Hawthorne, California, Hawthorne, Lawndale, California, Lawndale, Gardena, California, Gardena, Inglewood, California, Inglewood and Lomita, California, Lomita. The incumbent was Democrat Maxine Waters, who was re-elected with 77.7% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Joe Collins III (Republican), U.S. Navy veteran * Maxine Waters (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

* Omar Navarro (politician), Omar Navarro (Republican), businessman and candidate for California's 43rd congressional district in 2016 and 2018

Endorsements

U.S. Executive Branch officials *Donald Trump, 45th

U.S. representatives *Andy Biggs, U.S. representative from Arizona's 5th congressional district State representatives *Anthony Sabatini, Florida representative from the 32nd House district

Predictions

Results

District 44

The 44th district is based in southern Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County and includes Carson, California, Carson, Compton, California, Compton, Lynwood, California, Lynwood, North Long Beach, California, North Long Beach, and San Pedro, California, San Pedro. The incumbent was Democrat Nanette Barragán, who was re-elected with 68.3% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

* Nanette Barragán (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative * Analilia Joya (Democratic), teacher and disability advocate

Eliminated in primary

* Billy Z. Earley (Republican), healthcare advocate * Morris F. Griffin (Democratic), maintenance technician

Predictions

Results

District 45

The 45th district is based in central Orange County, California, Orange County, encompassing Irvine, California, Irvine, Tustin, California, Tustin, North Tustin, California, North Tustin, Villa Park, California, Villa Park, Anaheim Hills, Anaheim, California, Anaheim Hills, eastern Orange, California, Orange, Laguna Hills, California, Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods, California, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, California, Lake Forest, Rancho Santa Margarita, California, Rancho Santa Margarita, Coto de Caza and Mission Viejo, California, Mission Viejo. The incumbent was Democrat

, who flipped the district and was elected with 52.1% of the vote in 2018.

Candidates

Advanced to general

(Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative * Greg Raths (Republican), retired United States Marine Corps Colonel, former mayor of Mission Viejo, California, Mission Viejo and candidate for California's 45th congressional district in 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 45, 2014 and 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 45, 2016

Eliminated in primary

* Rhonda Furin (Republican), special education teacher * Christopher J. Gonzales (Republican), attorney and U.S. Army veteran * Peggy Huang (Republican), Yorba Linda, California, Yorba Linda city councilwoman and former mayor of Yorba Linda * Don Sedgwick (Republican), mayor of Laguna Hills, California, Laguna Hills * Lisa Sparks (Republican), Orange County Department of Education trustee and Chapman University professor

Withdrew

* Ray Gennawey (Republican), Orange County prosecutor * Brenton Woolworth (Republican), businessman