2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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All 53 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	61.86%
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 39 14 Seats won 46 7 Seat change 7 7 Popular vote 8,010,445 3,973,396 Percentage 65.74% 32.61% Swing 3.43% 4.28%
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold

Elections in California
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The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on November 6, 2018, with the primary elections being held on June 5, 2018. Voters elected the 53 U.S. Representatives from the state of California, one from each of the state's 53 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including a gubernatorial election, other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.

Democrats won in seven congressional districts previously represented by Republicans, all of which voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. This reduced the California House Republican delegation by half and left the Republican Party with the fewest seats in California since 1946.

Incumbents Jeff Denham, David Valadao, Steve Knight (politician), Mimi Walters, and fifteen-term incumbent Dana Rohrabacher were all defeated. Democrats also picked up two open seats held by thirteen-term incumbent Edward Royce and nine-term incumbent Darrell Issa. The seven Democratic House pickups in California were the most made by the party in the 2018 election cycle.

Overview[]

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2018 Primary election — June 5, 2018
Party		Votes	Percentage	Candidates	Advancing to general	Seats contesting
	Democratic	4,189,103	63.55%	117[a]	55	52
	Republican	2,250,074	34.13%	95[b]	46	45
	No party preference	95,908	1.45%	24[c]	2	2
	Green	38,737	0.59%	10	3	3
	Libertarian	11,493	0.17%	6	0	0
	American Independent	6,747	0.10%	5	0	0
	Peace and Freedom	233	<0.01%	1	0	0
Totals		6,592,295	100%	258	106	—

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2018 General election — November 6, 2018[6]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after	+/–
	Democratic	8,010,445	65.74%	39	46	7
	Republican	3,973,396	32.61%	14	7	7
	Green	103,459	0.85%	0	0
	No party preference	97,202	0.80%	0	0
Valid votes		12,184,522	95.85%	—	—	—
Invalid votes		528,020	4.15%	—	—	—
Totals		12,712,542	100.00%	53	53	—
Voter turnout		64.54% (registered voters) 50.45% (eligible voters)

Popular vote Democratic   65.74% Republican   32.61% Green   0.85% No party preference   0.80%

House seats Democratic   86.79% Republican   13.21%

By district[]

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California by district:^[7]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	131,548	45.11%	160,046	54.89%	0	0.00%	291,594	100.0%	Republican Hold
District 2	243,081	77.01%	72,576	22.99%	0	0.00%	315,657	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 3	134,875	58.07%	97,376	41.93%	0	0.00%	232,251	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 4	156,253	45.87%	184,401	54.13%	0	0.00%	340,654	100.0%	Republican Hold
District 5	205,860	78.87%	0	0.00%	55,158	21.13%	261,018	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 6	201,939	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	201,939	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 7	155,016	55.04%	126,601	44.96%	0	0.00%	281,617	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 8	0	0.00%	170,785	100.00%	0	0.00%	170,785	100.0%	Republican Hold
District 9	113,414	56.49%	87,349	43.51%	0	0.00%	200,763	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 10	115,945	52.25%	105,955	47.75%	0	0.00%	221,900	100.0%	Democratic Gain
District 11	204,369	74.13%	71,312	25.87%	0	0.00%	275,681	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 12	275,292	86.82%	41,780	13.18%	0	0.00%	317,072	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 13	260,580	88.38%	0	0.00%	34,257	11.62%	294,837	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 14	211,384	79.22%	55,439	20.78%	0	0.00%	266,823	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 15	177,989	72.97%	65,940	27.03%	0	0.00%	243,929	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 16	82,266	57.55%	60,693	42.45%	0	0.00%	142,959	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 17	159,105	75.35%	52,057	24.65%	0	0.00%	211,162	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 18	225,142	74.49%	77,096	25.51%	0	0.00%	302,238	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 19	162,496	73.75%	57,823	26.25%	0	0.00%	220,319	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 20	183,677	81.37%	0	0.00%	42,044	18.63%	225,721	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 21	57,239	50.38%	56,377	49.62%	0	0.00%	113,616	100.0%	Democratic Gain
District 22	105,136	47.28%	117,243	52.72%	0	0.00%	222,379	100.0%	Republican Hold
District 23	74,661	36.28%	131,113	63.72%	0	0.00%	205,774	100.0%	Republican Hold
District 24	166,550	58.56%	117,881	41.44%	0	0.00%	284,431	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 25	133,209	54.37%	111,813	45.63%	0	0.00%	245,022	100.0%	Democratic Gain
District 26	158,216	61.94%	97,210	38.06%	0	0.00%	255,426	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 27	202,636	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	202,636	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 28	196,662	78.37%	54,272	21.63%	0	0.00%	250,934	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 29	124,697	80.61%	29,995	19.39%	0	0.00%	154,692	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 30	191,573	73.40%	69,420	26.60%	0	0.00%	260,993	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 31	110,143	58.74%	77,352	41.26%	0	0.00%	187,495	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 32	121,759	68.78%	55,272	31.22%	0	0.00%	177,031	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 33	219,091	70.03%	93,769	29.97%	0	0.00%	312,860	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 34	110,195	72.54%	0	0.00%	41,711	27.46%	151,906	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 35	103,420	69.40%	45,604	30.60%	0	0.00%	149,024	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 36	122,169	59.02%	84,839	40.98%	0	0.00%	207,008	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 37	210,555	89.08%	25,823	10.92%	0	0.00%	236,378	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 38	139,188	68.85%	62,968	31.15%	0	0.00%	202,156	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 39	126,002	51.56%	118,391	48.44%	0	0.00%	244,393	100.0%	Democratic Gain
District 40	93,938	77.35%	0	0.00%	27,511	22.65%	121,449	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 41	108,227	65.10%	58,021	34.90%	0	0.00%	166,248	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 42	100,892	43.50%	131,040	56.50%	0	0.00%	231,932	100.0%	Republican Hold
District 43	152,272	77.67%	43,780	22.33%	0	0.00%	196,052	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 44	143,322	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	143,322	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 45	158,906	52.05%	146,383	47.95%	0	0.00%	305,289	100.0%	Democratic Gain
District 46	102,278	69.15%	45,638	30.85%	0	0.00%	147,916	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 47	143,354	64.86%	77,682	35.14%	0	0.00%	221,036	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 48	157,837	53.55%	136,899	46.45%	0	0.00%	294,736	100.0%	Democratic Gain
District 49	166,453	56.42%	128,577	43.58%	0	0.00%	295,030	100.0%	Democratic Gain
District 50	125,448	48.28%	134,362	51.72%	0	0.00%	259,810	100.0%	Republican Hold
District 51	109,527	71.20%	44,301	28.80%	0	0.00%	153,828	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 52	188,992	63.85%	107,015	36.15%	0	0.00%	296,007	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 53	185,667	69.07%	83,127	30.93%	0	0.00%	268,794	100.0%	Democratic Hold
Total	8,010,445	65.74%	3,973,396	32.61%	200,681	1.65%	12,184,522	100.0%

Notes[]

Results[]

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50 • District 51 • District 52 • District 53

District 1[]

The 1st district is based in inland Northern California and includes Chico and Redding.

After advancing to the general election, Democratic candidate Audrey Denney was forced to pause her campaign for emergency tumor-removal surgery in August,^[8] but returned in time to debate LaMalfa in September.^[9] She lost having received 45.1% of the vote, but won the Democratic party nomination for the 2020 election.^[10] Republican Doug LaMalfa, who had represented the 1st district since 2013, won re-election with 54.9% of the vote.

California's 1st congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug LaMalfa (incumbent)	98,354	51.7
	Democratic	Audrey Denney	34,121	17.9
	Democratic	Jessica Holcombe	22,306	11.7
	Democratic	Marty Waters	16,032	8.4
	Republican	Gregory Cheadle	11,660	6.1
	Democratic	David Peterson	5,707	3.0
	Green	Lewis Elbinger	2,191	1.2
Total votes			190,371	100.0
General election
	Republican	Doug LaMalfa (incumbent)	160,046	54.9
	Democratic	Audrey Denney	131,548	45.1
Total votes			291,594	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2[]

The 2nd district is based in California's North Coast and includes Marin County and Eureka. Democrat Jared Huffman, who had represented the 2nd district since 2013, won re-election.

California's 2nd congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared Huffman (incumbent)	144,005	72.5
	Republican	Dale K. Mensing	41,607	20.9
	Democratic	Andy Caffrey	13,072	6.6
Total votes			198,684	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jared Huffman (incumbent)	243,081	77.0
	Republican	Dale K. Mensing	72,576	23.0
Total votes			315,657	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showJared Huffman (D)
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

District 3[]

The 3rd district is based in north central California and includes Davis, Fairfield, and Yuba City. Democrat John Garamendi, who had represented the 3rd district since 2013 and previously represented the 10th district from 2009 to 2013, won re-election.

California's 3rd congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Garamendi (incumbent)	74,552	53.6
	Republican	Charlie Schaupp	58,598	42.1
	Democratic	Kevin Puett	5,971	4.3
Total votes			139,121	100.0
General election
	Democratic	John Garamendi (incumbent)	134,875	58.1
	Republican	Charlie Schaupp	97,376	41.9
Total votes			232,251	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showJohn Garamendi (D)
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

District 4[]

The 4th district is based in east central California and includes Lake Tahoe, Roseville, and Yosemite National Park. Republican Tom McClintock, who had represented the 4th district since 2009, won re-election against Democrat Jessica Morse.

California's 4th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom McClintock (incumbent)	109,679	51.8
	Democratic	Jessica Morse	42,942	20.3
	Democratic	Regina Bateson	26,303	12.4
	Republican	Mitchell White	14,433	6.8
	Democratic	Roza Calderon	13,621	6.4
	Democratic	Robert Lawton	4,593	2.2
Total votes			211,571	100.0
General election
	Republican	Tom McClintock (incumbent)	184,401	54.1
	Democratic	Jessica Morse	156,253	45.9
Total votes			340,654	100.0
	Republican hold

Endorsements[]

showJessica Morse (D) won primary
State officials Gavin Newsom, Lt Governor of California and 2018 gubernatorial nominee[14]

showRoza Calderon (D)
Local-level officials Gayle McLaughlin (Independent), former Mayor of Richmond[15] Organizations Justice Democrats[16] Brand New Congress[17]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom McClintock (R)	Jessica Morse (D)	Undecided
Clarity Campaign Labs (D-Morse)	October 15–16, 2018	840	± 3.4%	49%	45%	6%

District 5[]

The 5th district is based in the North Bay and includes Napa, Santa Rosa, and Vallejo. Democrat Mike Thompson, who had represented the 5th district since 2013 and previously represented the 1st district from 1999 to 2013, won re-election.

California's 5th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Thompson (incumbent)	121,428	79.3
	No party preference	Anthony Mills	13,538	8.8
	No party preference	Nils Palsson	12,652	8.3
	Green	Jason Kishineff	5,458	3.6
Total votes			153,076	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mike Thompson (incumbent)	205,860	78.9
	No party preference	Anthony Mills	55,158	21.1
Total votes			261,018	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showJason Kishineff (G)
Local-level officials Gayle McLaughlin (Independent), former Mayor of Richmond[15] Organizations Peace and Freedom Party[18]

showMike Thompson (D)
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

District 6[]

The 6th district is based in north central California and includes Sacramento. Democrat Doris Matsui, who had represented the 6th district since 2013 and previously represented the 5th district from 2005 to 2013, won re-election against fellow Democrat, Jrmar Jefferson.

California's 6th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doris Matsui (incumbent)	99,789	87.9
	Democratic	Jrmar Jefferson	13,786	12.1
	Democratic	Ralph Nwobi (write-in)	9	0.0
Total votes			113,584	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Doris Matsui (incumbent)	162,411	80.4
	Democratic	Jrmar Jefferson	39,528	19.6
Total votes			201,939	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7[]

The 7th district is based in north central California and includes southern and eastern Sacramento County. Democrat Ami Bera, who had represented the 7th district since 2013, won re-election.

California's 7th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ami Bera (incumbent)	84,776	51.7
	Republican	Andrew Grant	51,221	31.2
	Republican	Yona Barash	22,845	13.9
	Green	Robert Christian "Chris" Richardson	3,183	1.9
	No party preference	Reginald Claytor	2,095	1.3
Total votes			164,120	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ami Bera (incumbent)	155,016	55.0
	Republican	Andrew Grant	126,601	45.0
Total votes			281,617	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showRobert Christian "Chris" Richardson (G)
Organizations Peace and Freedom Party[19]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ami Bera (D)	Andrew Grant (R)	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Grant)	June 12–14, 2018	400	± 4.9%	50%	41%	9%

District 8[]

The 8th district is based in the eastern High Desert and includes Victorville and Yucaipa. Republican Paul Cook, who had represented the 8th district since 2013, won re-election.

California's 8th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Cook (incumbent)	44,482	40.8
	Republican	Tim Donnelly	24,933	22.8
	Democratic	Marjorie "Marge" Doyle	23,675	21.7
	Democratic	Rita Ramirez	10,990	10.1
	Democratic	Ronald J. O'Donnell	5,049	4.6
	Republican	Joseph Napolitano (write-in)	0	0.0
Total votes			109,129	100.0
General election
	Republican	Paul Cook (incumbent)	102,415	60.0
	Republican	Tim Donnelly	68,370	40.0
Total votes			170,785	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9[]

The 9th district is based in the Central Valley and includes the San Joaquin Delta and Stockton. Democrat Jerry McNerney, who had represented the 9th district since 2013 and previously represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, won re-election.

California's 9th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerry McNerney (incumbent)	55,923	53.2
	Republican	Marla Livengood	43,242	41.1
	American Independent	Mike Tsarnas	6,038	5.7
Total votes			105,203	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jerry McNerney (incumbent)	113,414	56.5
	Republican	Marla Livengood	87,349	43.5
Total votes			200,763	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showJerry McNerney (D)
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

District 10[]

The 10th district is based in the Central Valley and includes Modesto (and the remainder of Stanislaus County), Manteca, and Tracy (with other portions of southern San Joaquin County). Republican Jeff Denham, who had represented the 10th district since 2013 and previously represented the 19th district from 2011 to 2013, lost re-election to Democrat Josh Harder.

California's 10th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Denham (incumbent)	45,719	37.5
	Democratic	Josh Harder	20,742	17.0
	Republican	Ted D. Howze	17,723	14.6
	Democratic	Michael Eggman	12,446	10.2
	Democratic	Virginia Madueño	11,178	9.2
	Democratic	Sue Zwahlen	9,945	8.2
	Democratic	Michael J. "Mike" Barkley	2,904	2.4
	Democratic	Dotty Nygard (withdrawn)	1,100	0.9
Total votes			121,757	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Josh Harder	115,945	52.3
	Republican	Jeff Denham (incumbent)	105,955	47.7
Total votes			221,900	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Endorsements[]

showJosh Harder (D)
Former U.S. Executive Branch officials Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States[20] Organizations Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence[21] California Labor Federation[21] California Teachers Association[21] Council for a Livable World[21] End Citizens United[21] J Street PAC[13] League of Conservation Voters[22] National Education Association[21] Sierra Club[23]

Debates[]

• Complete video of debate, September 30, 2018

Polling[]

Primary election[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Denham (R)	Michael Eggman (D)	Josh Harder (D)	Virginia Madueño (D)	Sue Zwahlen (D)	Other
Benenson Strategy Group (D-Harder)	May 2–6, 2018	550	± 4.2%	42%	10%	13%	6%	6%	5%[a]

General election[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Denham (R)	Josh Harder (D)	Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 21–25, 2018	501	± 4.9%	45%	47%	8%
UC Berkeley	September 16–23, 2018	726	± 5.0%	45%	50%	5%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D)	June 27 – July 1, 2018	501	–	48%	48%	4%
ALG Research (D-Eggman)	March 13–15, 2018	400	–	48%	37%	15%

District 11[]

The 11th district is based in the East Bay and includes Concord and Richmond. Democrat Mark DeSaulnier, who had represented the 11th district since 2015, won re-election.

California's 11th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent)	107,115	68.3
	Republican	John Fitzgerald	36,279	23.1
	Democratic	Dennis Lytton	8,695	5.5
	No party preference	Chris Wood	4,789	3.1
Total votes			156,878	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent)	204,369	74.1
	Republican	John Fitzgerald	71,312	25.9
Total votes			275,681	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showMark DeSaulnier (D)
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

District 12[]

The 12th district is based in the Bay Area and includes most of San Francisco. House Democratic Leader and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who had represented the 12th district since 2013 and previously represented the 8th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 5th district from 1987 until 1993, won re-election.

California's 12th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)	141,365	68.5
	Republican	Lisa Remmer	18,771	9.1
	Democratic	Shahid Buttar	17,597	8.5
	Democratic	Stephen Jaffe	12,114	5.9
	Democratic	Ryan A. Khojasteh	9,498	4.6
	Green	Barry Hermanson	4,217	2.0
	No party preference	Michael Goldstein	2,820	1.4
Total votes			206,382	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)	275,292	86.8
	Republican	Lisa Remmer	41,780	13.2
Total votes			317,072	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showNancy Pelosi (D)
Organizations End Citizens United[24] League of Conservation Voters[25] Sierra Club[23]

showShahid Buttar (D)

Local-level officials Matt Gonzalez, former President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors[26] John Avalos, former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors[27] Jason West, former mayor of New Paltz, New York[28] Other individuals Norman Solomon, journalist and founder of the Institute for Public Accuracy[29] Medea Benjamin, activist and co-founder of Code Pink[30] Trevor Timm, Executive Director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation[31] Cindy Cohn, Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation[32] Sascha Meinrath, founder of X-Lab[33] Cory Doctorow, co-editor of Boing Boing[34] Preston Picus, former candidate for California's 12th congressional district[35] Gayle McLaughlin, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California[36] Linda Sarsour, co-chair of the 2017 Women's March[citation needed] Organisations Veterans for Bernie Sanders[37] San Francisco Bay Guardian[37] Progressive Democrats of America[37]

showStephen Jaffe (D)

Local-level officials Gayle McLaughlin (Independent), former Mayor of Richmond[38] Other individuals Tim Canova, law professor and candidate for Florida's 23rd congressional district in 2016 and 2018[39] Preston Picus (Independent), candidate for California's 12th congressional district in 2016[39] Holly Wood, writer and candidate for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district in 2018[39] Jimmy Dore, comedian and political commentator[40] Organizations Demand Universal Healthcare[41] SF Berniecrats[39] Veterans for Bernie[39]

showBarry Hermanson (G)
Local-level officials Matt Gonzalez, former President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors[26]

District 13[]

The 13th district is based in the East Bay and includes Berkeley and Oakland. Democrat Barbara Lee, who had represented the 13th district since 2013 and previously represented the 9th district from 1998 to 2013, won re-election.

California's 13th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Lee (incumbent)	159,751	99.3
	Green	Laura Wells (write-in)	832	0.5
	Republican	Jeanne Marie Solnordal (write-in)	178	0.1
	Libertarian	James M. Eyer (write-in)	39	0.0
	No party preference	Lanenna Joiner (write-in)	26	0.0
	American Independent	Vincent May (write-in)	3	0.0
Total votes			160,829	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Barbara Lee (incumbent)	260,580	88.4
	Green	Laura Wells	34,257	11.6
Total votes			294,837	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showBarbara Lee (D)
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

District 14[]

The 14th district is based in the Bay Area and includes most of San Mateo County. Democrat Jackie Speier, who had represented the 14th district since 2013 and previously represented the 12th district from 2008 to 2013, won re-election.

California's 14th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jackie Speier (incumbent)	123,900	79.4
	Republican	Cristina Osmeña	32,054	20.6
Total votes			155,954	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jackie Speier (incumbent)	211,384	79.2
	Republican	Cristina Osmeña	55,439	20.8
Total votes			266,823	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showJackie Speier (D)
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

District 15[]

The 15th district is based in the East Bay and includes Hayward and Livermore. Democrat Eric Swalwell, who had represented the 15th district since 2013, won re-election.

California's 15th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eric Swalwell (incumbent)	90,971	70.5
	Republican	Rudy Peters	33,771	26.2
	No party preference	Brendan St. John	4,322	3.3
Total votes			129,064	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Eric Swalwell (incumbent)	177,989	73.0
	Republican	Rudy Peters	65,940	27.0
Total votes			243,929	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showEric Swalwell (D)
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

District 16[]

The 16th district is based in the Central Valley and includes Fresno, Madera, and Merced. Democrat Jim Costa, who had represented the 16th district since 2013 and previously represented the 20th district from 2005 to 2013, won re-election.

California's 16th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Costa (incumbent)	39,527	53.0
	Republican	Elizabeth Heng	35,080	47.0
Total votes			74,607	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jim Costa (incumbent)	82,266	57.5
	Republican	Elizabeth Heng	60,693	42.5
Total votes			142,959	100.0
	Democratic hold

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jim Costa (D)	Elizabeth Heng (R)	Undecided
SurveyUSA	September 14–19, 2018	515	± 5.2%	51%	40%	9%

District 17[]

The 17th district is based in the Bay Area and includes Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Fremont, and Milpitas. Democrat Ro Khanna, who had represented the 17th district since 2017, won re-election.

California's 17th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ro Khanna (incumbent)	72,676	62.0
	Republican	Ron Cohen	26,865	22.9
	Democratic	Khanh Tran	8,455	7.2
	Democratic	Stephen Forbes	6,259	5.3
	Libertarian	Kennita Watson	2,997	2.6
Total votes			117,252	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ro Khanna (incumbent)	159,105	75.3
	Republican	Ron Cohen	52,057	24.7
Total votes			211,162	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showRo Khanna (D)
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

District 18[]

The 18th district is based in the Bay Area and includes Palo Alto, Redwood City, and Saratoga. Democrat Anna Eshoo, who had represented the 18th district since 2013 and previously represented the 14th district from 1993 to 2013, won re-election.

California's 18th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anna Eshoo (incumbent)	133,993	73.4
	Republican	Christine Russell	42,692	23.4
	No party preference	John Karl Fredrich	5,803	3.2
Total votes			182,488	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Anna Eshoo (incumbent)	225,142	74.5
	Republican	Christine Russell	77,096	25.5
Total votes			302,238	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showAnna Eshoo (D)
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

District 19[]

The 19th district is based in the South Bay and includes most of San Jose. Democrat Zoe Lofgren, who had represented the 19th district since 2013 and previously represented the 16th district from 1995 to 2013, won re-election.

California's 19th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)	97,096	99.0
	Republican	Justin James Aguilera (write-in)	792	0.8
	Republican	Karl Ryan (write-in)	160	0.2
	American Independent	Robert Ornelas (write-in)	7	0.0
Total votes			98,055	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)	162,496	73.8
	Republican	Justin James Aguilera	57,823	26.2
Total votes			220,319	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showZoe Lofgren (D)
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

District 20[]

The 20th district is based in the Central Coast and includes Monterey and Santa Cruz. Democrat Jimmy Panetta, who had represented the 20th district since 2017, won re-election.

California's 20th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Panetta (incumbent)	102,828	80.7
	No party preference	Ronald Paul Kabat	19,657	15.4
	Democratic	Douglas Deitch	4,956	3.9
	Republican	Casey K. Clark (write-in)	20	0.0
Total votes			127,461	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jimmy Panetta (incumbent)	183,677	81.4
	No party preference	Ronald Paul Kabat	42,044	18.6
Total votes			225,721	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 21[]

The 21st district is based in the Central Valley and includes Hanford and parts of Bakersfield. Republican David Valadao, who had represented the 21st district since 2013, narrowly lost re-election to Democrat TJ Cox. Cox was running in the 10th district race before switching to run in the 21st district in March 2017.^[42] Democrat Emilio Huerta, who ran for the seat in 2016 and was planning to run again, dropped out shortly before Cox entered the race.^[43]

California's 21st congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Valadao (incumbent)	34,290	62.8
	Democratic	TJ Cox	20,293	37.2
Total votes			54,583	100.0
General election
	Democratic	TJ Cox	57,239	50.4
	Republican	David Valadao (incumbent)	56,377	49.6
Total votes			113,616	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Endorsements[]

showTJ Cox (D)

Federal Officials Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States[20] U.S. Senators Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator from California[44] Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator from California[44] U.S. Representatives Ted Lieu (D-CA-33)[45] State Officials Gavin Newsom CA Lt. Governor, former San Francisco Mayor, candidate for CA Governor[46] Humberto Gomez Jr.[44] Manuel Garcia[44] Bernice Bonillas[44] Fran Florez[44] Sid Palmerin[44] Dave Jones[44] Oscar Sablan[44] Humberto Garza[44] Jim Avalos[44] Patricia Sorenson[44] Abigail Solis[44] Alex Padilla[44] Jose Gurrola[44] Gilbert Reyna[44] Cathee Romley[44] Mary Gonzales-Gomez[44] Cathy Jorgensen[44] Alfred Valdez[44] Rey Leon[44] Melissa Hurtado[44] Scott Robertson[44] Vicki Filgas Tevino[44] Rudy Salas[44] Art Armendariz[44] Alex Garcia[44] Chio Gonzalez[44] Ray Lerma[44] Claire Fitiausi[44] Marcia Sablan[44] Rolando Castro[44] Daniel Martinez[44] Humberto Gomez Sr.[44] Esmeralda Soria[44] Organizations 314 Action[44] California Labor Federation[44] Equality California[44] J Street PAC[44] League of Conservation Voters[44] Planned Parenthood Action Fund[44] Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California[44] AFL–CIO[44] American Federation of Teachers[44] Kern, Inyo, and Mono Counties Central Labor Council[44] International Brotherhood of Teamsters[44] United Food and Commercial Workers[44] American Association for Justice[44] American Federation of Government Employees[44]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	David Valadao (R)	TJ Cox (D)	Undecided
SurveyUSA	September 20–24, 2018	555	± 5.4%	50%	39%	11%

District 22[]

The 22nd district is based in the Central Valley and includes Clovis, Tulare, and Visalia. Republican Devin Nunes, who had represented the 22nd district since 2013 and previously represented the 21st district from 2003 to 2013, won re-election.

California's 22nd congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Devin Nunes (incumbent)	70,112	57.6
	Democratic	Andrew Janz	38,596	31.7
	Democratic	Bobby Bliatout	6,002	4.9
	Democratic	Ricardo "Rico" Franco	4,365	3.6
	No party preference	Brian Carroll	1,591	1.3
	Libertarian	Bill Merryman	1,137	0.9
Total votes			121,803	100.0
General election
	Republican	Devin Nunes (incumbent)	117,243	52.8
	Democratic	Andrew Janz	105,136	47.2
Total votes			222,379	100.0
	Republican hold

Endorsements[]

showBrian T. Carroll (ASP)
Organizations American Solidarity Party of California[47]

showRicardo "Rico" Franco (D)
Local-level officials Gayle McLaughlin (Independent), former Mayor of Richmond[15]

showAndrew Janz (D)
Newspapers The Fresno Bee[48]

showDevin Nunes (R)
U.S. Presidents Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States[49]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Devin Nunes (R)	Andrew Janz (D)	Undecided
Change Research (D)	October 19–21, 2018	840	–	51%	46%	–
SurveyUSA	September 20–25, 2018	582	± 5.7%	55%	41%	4%
UC Berkeley	September 16–23, 2018	912	± 4.0%	53%	45%	2%
Strategies 360 (D-Janz)	September 10–13, 2018	402	± 4.9%	50%	44%	–
Tulchin Research (D-Janz)	July 22–25, 2018	400	± 4.9%	48%	43%	9%
Strategies 360 (D-Janz)	July 12–17, 2018	500	± 4.4%	53%	41%	–
Public Policy Polling (D)	June 22–24, 2018	632	± 3.9%	49%	41%	10%

District 23[]

The 23rd district is based in the southern Central Valley and includes parts of Bakersfield. Republican House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who had represented the 23rd district since 2013 and previously represented the 22nd district from 2007 to 2013, won re-election.

California's 23rd congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin McCarthy (incumbent)	81,633	68.8
	Democratic	Tatiana Matta	14,935	12.6
	Democratic	Wendy Reed	11,974	10.1
	Democratic	Mary Helen Barro	6,363	5.4
	No party preference	James Davis	2,076	1.7
	Democratic	Kurtis Wilson	1,691	1.4
Total votes			118,672	100.0
General election
	Republican	Kevin McCarthy (incumbent)	131,113	63.7
	Democratic	Tatiana Matta	74,661	36.3
Total votes			205,774	100.0
	Republican hold

District 24[]

The 24th district is based in the Central Coast and includes San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. Democrat Salud Carbajal, who had represented the 24th district since 2017, won re-election.

California's 24th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Salud Carbajal (incumbent)	94,558	53.6
	Republican	Justin Fareed	64,177	36.4
	Republican	Michael Erin Woody	17,715	10.0
Total votes			176,450	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Salud Carbajal (incumbent)	166,550	58.6
	Republican	Justin Fareed	117,881	41.4
Total votes			284,431	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showJustin Fareed (R)
Ian Parkinson, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff[50] Santa Barbara County Deputy Sheriffs' Association[51] San Luis Obispo Sworn Deputy Sheriff's Association[52] National Border Patrol Council[53] California Cattlemen's Association[54]

showSalud Carbajal (D)
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Salud Carbajal (D)	Justin Fareed (R)
Olive Tree Strategies (R-Fareed)	July 12–15, 2018	404	± 4.9%	47%	46%

District 25[]

The 25th district is based in northern Los Angeles County and includes Palmdale and Santa Clarita as well as Simi Valley in Ventura County. Republican Steve Knight, who had represented the 25th district since 2015, lost re-election to Democrat Katie Hill.

California's 25th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Knight (incumbent)	61,411	51.8
	Democratic	Katie Hill	24,507	20.7
	Democratic	Bryan Caforio	21,821	18.4
	Democratic		7,549	6.4
	Democratic	Mary Pallant	3,157	2.7
Total votes			118,445	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Katie Hill	133,209	54.4
	Republican	Steve Knight (incumbent)	111,813	45.6
Total votes			245,022	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Endorsements[]

showKatie Hill (D) won primary

Former U.S. Executive Branch officials Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States[20] State officials Gavin Newsom, Lt Governor of California and 2018 gubernatorial nominee[14] U.S. Senators Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator from California[55] Elizabeth Warren, Senator from Massachusetts[55] Celebrities Alex Hirsch, Animator[56] Daron Nefcy, Animator[56] Emily Brundige, Animator[56] Kirsten Lepore, Animator[56] Organizations Congressional Progressive Caucus[57] EMILY's List[55] Equality California[55] J Street[58] CalArts[56] League of Conservation Voters[59] LGBTQ Victory Fund[60] NARAL Pro-Choice America[55] National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare[61] Planned Parenthood Action Fund[55] Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California[55] Sierra Club[55] Stonewall Democrats[62]

showJess Phoenix (D)

Local-level officials Gayle McLaughlin (Independent), former Mayor of Richmond[15] U.S. Representatives Jerry McNerney, U.S. Representative (D-CA-9)[63] Celebrities Patton Oswalt, Comedian, actor, voice actor, and writer.[64] Felicia Day, Actress, writer, singer.[65] Tara Strong, voice actress.[66] Piper Perabo, Film and television actress.[67] Robert Picardo, Actor (Star Trek: Voyager), Planetary Society Board Member and host of The Planetary Post.[68] John Billingsley, Actor (Star Trek: Enterprise), reader, activist.[69] Wil Wheaton, Actor, blogger, voice actor and writer.[70] Marina Sirtis, Actress, Star Trek: The Next Generation.[71] Gates McFadden, Actress, director. Star Trek: The Next Generation.[72] Organizations Our Revolution[73]

Polling[]

Primary election[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bryan Caforio (D)	Steve Knight (R)	Katie Hill (D)	Jess Phoenix (D)	Other	Undecided
ALG Research (D-Caforio)	February 11–15, 2018	500	± 4.4%	19%	43%	10%	7%	5%	7%
Public Policy Polling (D-Caforio)	May 16–17, 2017	596	± 4.0%	30%	46%	9%	4%	–	10%

General election[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Steve Knight (R)	Katie Hill (D)	Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 25–28, 2018	504	± 4.8%	48%	44%	8%
UC Berkeley	September 16–23, 2018	650	± 5.0%	46%	50%	4%
NYT Upshot/Siena College	September 17–19, 2018	500	± 5.0%	47%	45%	7%
IMGE Insights (R)	July 9–12, 2018	400	–	47%	47%	6%
Global Strategy Group	June 11–21, 2018	400	± 4.9%	45%	40%	15%
Public Policy Polling (D)	February 14–15, 2018	283	± 5.8%	40%	50%	10%
FM3 Research	January 24–28, 2018	650	± 3.8%	40%	53%	7%
Strategies 360 (D-Hill)	June 22–25, 2017	401	± 4.9%	49%	42%	9%

District 26[]

The 26th district is based in the southern Central Coast and includes Oxnard and Thousand Oaks. Democrat Julia Brownley, who had represented the 26th district since 2013, won re-election.

California's 26th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julia Brownley (incumbent)	72,764	54.1
	Republican	Antonio Sabàto Jr.	30,107	22.4
	Republican	Jeffrey Burum	26,656	19.8
	Democratic	John Nelson	4,959	3.7
Total votes			134,486	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Julia Brownley (incumbent)	158,216	61.9
	Republican	Antonio Sabàto Jr.	97,210	38.1
Total votes			255,426	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showJulia Brownley (D)
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

District 27[]

The 27th district is based in the San Gabriel Foothills and includes Alhambra, Glendora and Pasadena. Democrat Judy Chu, who had represented the 27th district since 2013 and previously represented the 32nd district from 2009 to 2013, won re-election.

California's 27th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Chu (incumbent)	86,932	83.5
	Democratic	Bryan Witt	17,186	16.5
Total votes			104,118	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Judy Chu (incumbent)	160,504	79.2
	Democratic	Bryan Witt	42,132	20.8
Total votes			202,636	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showJudy Chu (D)
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

District 28[]

The 28th district is based in the northern Los Angeles suburbs and includes Burbank, Glendale, La Cañada Flintridge as well as parts of central Los Angeles. Democrat Adam Schiff, who had represented the 28th district since 2013 and previously represented the 29th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 27th district from 2001 to 2003, won re-election.

California's 28th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Schiff (incumbent)	94,249	73.5
	Republican	Johnny Nalbandian	26,566	20.7
	Democratic	Sal Genovese	7,406	5.8
Total votes			128,221	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Adam Schiff (incumbent)	196,662	78.4
	Republican	Johnny Nalbandian	54,272	21.6
Total votes			250,934	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 29[]

The 29th district is based in the northeastern San Fernando Valley. Democrat Tony Cárdenas, who had represented the 29th district since 2013, won re-election.

California's 29th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Cárdenas (incumbent)	43,579	66.7
	Republican	Benito Benny Bernal	11,353	17.4
	Democratic	Joseph "Joe" Shammas	5,278	8.1
	Green	Angelica Maria Dueñas	4,164	6.4
	No party preference	Juan Rey	944	1.4
Total votes			65,318	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Tony Cárdenas (incumbent)	124,697	80.6
	Republican	Benito Benny Bernal	29,995	19.4
Total votes			154,692	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showBenito Benny Bernal (R)
Organizations Los Angeles County Republican Party[citation needed] Los Angeles Hispanic Republican Club[citation needed] Golden State Coalition[74]

showAngelica Maria Dueñas (G)
Local-level officials Gayle McLaughlin (Independent), former Mayor of Richmond[38] Organizations Peace and Freedom Party[19]

District 30[]

The 30th district is based in the western San Fernando Valley and includes Sherman Oaks. Democrat Brad Sherman, who had represented the 30th district since 2013 and previously represented the 27th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 24th district from 1997 to 2003, won re-election.

California's 30th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (incumbent)	80,038	62.3
	Republican	Mark Reed	35,046	27.3
	Democratic	Raji Rab	6,753	5.3
	Democratic	Jon Pelzer	6,642	5.2
Total votes			128,479	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (incumbent)	191,573	73.4
	Republican	Mark Reed	69,420	26.6
Total votes			260,993	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showJon Pelzer (D)
Local-level officials Gayle McLaughlin (Independent), former Mayor of Richmond[15] Organizations Feel the Bern Democratic Club, Los Angeles[citation needed]

District 31[]

The 31st district is based in the Inland Empire and includes San Bernardino, Redlands and Rancho Cucamonga. Democrat Pete Aguilar, who had represented the 31st district since 2015, won re-election.

California's 31st congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pete Aguilar (incumbent)	41,337	45.9
	Republican	Sean Flynn	40,622	45.1
	Democratic	Kaisar Ahmed	8,108	9.0
Total votes			90,067	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Pete Aguilar (incumbent)	110,143	58.7
	Republican	Sean Flynn	77,352	41.3
Total votes			187,495	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showPete Aguilar (D)
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

District 32[]

The 32nd district is based in the San Gabriel Valley and includes El Monte and West Covina. Democrat Grace Napolitano, who had represented the 32nd district since 2013 and previously represented the 38th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 34th district from 1999 to 2003, won re-election.

California's 32nd congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Grace Napolitano (incumbent)	56,674	99.9
	Republican	Joshua M. Scott (write-in)	42	0.1
	Democratic	Ricardo De La Fuente (write-in)	1	0.0
Total votes			56,717	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Grace Napolitano (incumbent)	121,759	68.8
	Republican	Joshua M. Scott	55,272	31.2
Total votes			177,031	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 33[]

The 33rd district is based in coastal Los Angeles County and includes Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. Democrat Ted Lieu, who had represented the 33rd district since 2015, won re-election.

California's 33rd congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ted Lieu (incumbent)	100,581	61.7
	Republican	Kenneth Wright	48,985	30.1
	Democratic	Emory Rodgers	13,435	8.2
Total votes			163,001	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ted Lieu (incumbent)	219,091	70.0
	Republican	Kenneth Wright	93,769	30.0
Total votes			312,860	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 34[]

The 34th district is based in central Los Angeles and includes Boyle Heights, Chinatown and Downtown Los Angeles. Democrat Jimmy Gomez, who had represented the 34th district since 2017, won re-election.

California's 34th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Gomez (incumbent)	54,661	78.7
	Green	Kenneth Mejia	8,987	12.9
	Libertarian	Angela Elise McArdle	5,804	8.4
Total votes			69,452	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jimmy Gomez (incumbent)	110,195	72.5
	Green	Kenneth Mejia	41,711	27.5
Total votes			151,906	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showKenneth Mejia (G)
Local-level officials Gayle McLaughlin, Mayor of Richmond 2007–2015[15] Individuals Rosa Clemente, Green nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2008[75] Organizations Americans for Democratic Action[75] Peace and Freedom Party[75] Socialist Party of California[75] The Young Turks[76]

District 35[]

The 35th district is based in the Inland Empire and includes Fontana, Ontario, and Pomona. Democrat Norma Torres, who had represented the 35th district since 2015, won re-election.

California's 35th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Norma Torres (incumbent)	32,474	51.2
	Republican	Christian Valiente	21,572	34.0
	Democratic	Joe Baca	9,417	14.7
Total votes			63,463	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Norma Torres (incumbent)	103,420	69.4
	Republican	Christian Valiente	45,604	30.6
Total votes			149,024	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 36[]

The 36th district is based in eastern Riverside County and includes Palm Springs. Democrat Raul Ruiz, who had represented the 36th district since 2013, won re-election.

California's 36th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raul Ruiz (incumbent)	65,554	55.0
	Republican	Kimberlin Brown Pelzer	27,648	23.2
	Republican	Dan Ball	9,312	7.8
	Republican	Douglas Hassett	6,001	5.0
	Republican	Stephan J. Wolkowicz	5,576	4.7
	Republican	Robert Bentley	5,030	4.2
Total votes			110,741	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Raul Ruiz (incumbent)	122,169	59.0
	Republican	Kimberlin Brown Pelzer	84,839	41.0
Total votes			207,008	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showRaul Ruiz (D)
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

District 37[]

The 37th district is based in South Los Angeles and includes Crenshaw, Exposition Park and Culver City. Democrat Karen Bass, who had represented the 37th district since 2013 and previously represented the 33rd district from 2011 to 2013, won re-election.

California's 37th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Bass (incumbent)	99,118	89.2
	Republican	Ron J. Bassilian	12,020	10.8
Total votes			111,138	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Karen Bass (incumbent)	210,555	89.1
	Republican	Ron J. Bassilian	25,823	10.9
Total votes			236,378	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showKaren Bass (D)
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

District 38[]

The 38th district is based in the eastern Los Angeles suburbs and includes Norwalk and Whittier. Democrat Linda Sánchez, who had represented the 38th district since 2013 and previously represented the 39th district from 2003 to 2013, won re-election.

California's 38th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Sánchez (incumbent)	54,691	62.7
	Republican	Ryan Downing	32,584	37.3
Total votes			87,275	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Linda Sánchez (incumbent)	139,188	68.9
	Republican	Ryan Downing	62,968	31.1
Total votes			202,156	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showRyan Downing (R)
Organizations Republican Party of Orange County[77]

showLinda Sánchez (D)
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

District 39[]

The 39th district straddles the Los Angeles–Orange–San Bernardino tri-county border and includes Chino Hills, Diamond Bar, and Fullerton. Republican Ed Royce, who had represented the 39th district since 2013 and had represented the 40th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 39th district from 1993 to 2003, retired and was succeeded by Democrat Gil Cisneros.^[78]

California's 39th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Young Kim	30,019	21.2
	Democratic	Gil Cisneros	27,469	19.4
	Republican	Phil Liberatore	20,257	14.3
	Democratic	Andy Thorburn	12,990	9.2
	Republican	Shawn Nelson	9,750	6.9
	Republican	Bob Huff	8,699	6.2
	Democratic	Sam Jammal	7,613	5.4
	Democratic	Mai-Khanh Tran	7,430	5.3
	Democratic	Herbert H. Lee	5,988	4.2
	Republican	Steven C. Vargas	4,144	2.9
	Democratic	Suzi Park Leggett	2,058	1.5
	Republican	John J. Cullum	1,747	1.2
	No party preference	Karen Lee Schatzle	903	0.6
	No party preference	Steve Cox	856	0.6
	Republican	Andrew Sarega	823	0.6
	American Independent	Sophia J. Alexander	523	0.4
	American Independent	Ted Alemayhu	176	0.1
Total votes			141,445	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Gil Cisneros	126,002	51.6
	Republican	Young Kim	118,391	48.4
Total votes			244,393	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Endorsements[]

showGil Cisneros (D)

Federal-level officials Arne Duncan, former Secretary of Education[citation needed] U.S. Representatives Pete Aguilar (D-CA-31)[79] Nanette Barragán (D-CA-44)[79] Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24)[79] Judy Chu (D-CA-27)[79] Lou Correa (D-CA-46)[79] Grace Napolitano (D-CA-32)[79] Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA-40)[79] Raul Ruiz (D-CA-36)[79] Linda Sánchez (D-CA-38)[79] Loretta Sanchez, former Congresswoman[79] Norma Torres (D-CA-35)[79] State Assembly members Chris Holden (D-41)[79] Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-65)[79] Blanca Rubio (D-48)[79] Local-level officials Manuel Baca, Mt. San Antonio College Trustee[79] Michael Blazey, La Habra Mayor Pro Tempore[79] Donna Freedman, Rowland Unified School District board member Zeke Hernandez, Rancho Community College District Trustee[79] Shay Lohman, President of Association of Rowland Educators Jeanette Vazquez, Fullerton Elementary School District board member[79] Jesus Silva, Fullerton City Councilman[79] Other individuals Dolores Huerta, labor organizer[79] Eva Longoria, actress[79] George Lopez, comedian[79] Organizations BOLD PAC[79] Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee[80] End Citizens United[79] Giffords Courage to Fight Gun Violence[79] J Street PAC[citation needed] League of Conservation Voters[81] United Steelworkers[79] Serve America PAC[79] Service Employees International Union California[79] Sierra Club[23] Vote Vets[79]

showSteve Cox (NPP)
Organizations Candidates with a Contract[82]

showBob Huff (R)
Organizations San Diego Asian Americans for Equality[83] Silicon Valley Chinese Association[84]

showSam Jammal (D)

Federal-level officials Cecilia Muñoz, former Director of the Obama White House Domestic Policy Council[citation needed] Organizations Climate Hawks Vote[citation needed] Democracy for America[citation needed] International Longshore and Warehouse Union[citation needed] International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 13[citation needed] International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 63[citation needed] International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 94[citation needed] International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 36[citation needed] Orange County Young Democrats[85][86]

showYoung Kim (R)

Federal-level officials Rosario Marin, former U.S. Treasurer[87] U.S. Representatives Ed Royce, (R-CA-39)[87] Mimi Walters (R-CA-45)[87] State Assembly members Bob Pacheco, Former Assemblyman[87] Jordan Cunningham, Assemblyman[87] James Gallagher, Assemblyman[87] Tom Lackey, Assemblyman[87] Jim Patterson, Assemblyman[87] Jim Silva, Former Assemblyman/Supervisor[87] David Hadley, Former Assemblyman[87] Local-level officials Cecilia Hupp, Mayor, City of Brea[87] Marty Simonoff, Councilman, City of Brea[87] Paul Ruiz, Clerk of the Board, Brea Unified School District[87] Virginia Vaughn, Mayor, City of Buena Park[87] Patsy Marshall, Former Mayor, City of Buena Park[87] James Gomez, Councilman, City of La Habra[87] Mark Perumean, President of the Board of Directors, La Habra Heights County Water District[87] Michael Vo, City of Fountain Valley[87] Don Bankhead, Former Mayor, City of Fullerton[87] Pat McKinley, Former Police Chief and Councilman, City of Fullerton[87] Dick Jones, Former Mayor, City of Fullerton[87] Stephanie Klopfenstein, Councilwoman, City of Garden Grove[87] Chris Phan, Former Councilman, City of Garden Grove[87] Michele Steggell, Councilwoman, City of La Palma[87] Rhonda Shader, Councilwoman, City of Placentia[87] Peter Kim, Councilman, City of La Palma[87] Gerard Goedhart, Councilman, City of La Palma[87] Mark Waldman, Former Mayor, City of La Palma[87] Christine Barnes, Former Mayor, City of La Palma[87] Charlene Hatakeyama, Former Mayor, City of La Palma[87] Stacy Berry, Councilwoman, City of Cypress[87] Dr. Prakash Narain, Former Mayor, City of Cypress[87] Tim Keenan, City of Cypress[87] Steve Nagel, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Fountain Valley[87] Dean Grose, Councilman, City of Los Alamitos[87] Joe Carcchio, Councilman, City of Huntington Beach[87] Mike Posey, Mayor, City of Huntington Beach[87] Patrick Brenden, Councilman, City of Huntington Beach[87] Michael Gates, City Attorney, City of Huntington Beach[87] Cary C. Chen, President of Rowland Unified School District school board Carol Chen, Former Mayor, City of Cerritos[87] George Ray, Councilman, City of Cerritos[87] Bruce Barrows, Former Mayor, City of Cerritos[87] Jim Edwards, Councilman, City of Cerritos[87] Diane Dixon, Councilwoman, City of Newport Beach[87] Kimberly Ho, Councilwoman, City of Westminster[87] Tony Lam, Former Councilman, City of Westminster[87] David Shawver, Mayor, City of Stanton[87] Al Ethans, Councilman, City of Stanton[87] Rigoberto Ramirez, Councilman, City of Stanton[87] Ed Royce, Sr., Former Mayor, City of Stanton[87] Greg Raths, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Mission Viejo[87] Laurie Davies, Councilwoman, City of Laguna Niguel[87] Diana C. Fascenelli, Councilwoman, City of Villa Park[87] Robbie Pitts, Councilman, City of Villa Park[87] Tara Campbell, Councilwoman, City of Yorba Linda[87] Tony Rackauckas, DA, Orange County DA[87] Sandra Hutchens, Sheriff, OC Sherriff[87] Michelle Steel, Supervisor, OC Board of Supervisors[87] Michael Antonovich, LA County Supervisor (Ret.)[87] Cynthia Coad, Former Supervisor, OC Board of Supervisors[87] Educators Baltes, Trustee, La Habra City School District[87] Jack Bedell, Trustee President, OC Board of Education[87] Soo Yoo, President of the Board, ABC USD[87] James Na, Clerk of the Board, Chino Valley Unified School District[87] Janny Meyer, Fullerton School District[87] Hilda Sugarman, Fullerton School District[87] Alexandria Coronado, Former Trustee, Anaheim Board of Education[87] Ryan Bent, Trustee, North OC Community College District[87] Norman Hsu, Retired Board Member, Hacienda La Puente USD[87] Dr. Joseph Chang, Board Trustee, Hacienda LA Puente USD[87] Dr. Chae-Jin Lee, Claremont McKenna College[87] Other individuals Michael Schroeder, Former California Republican Party Chairman[87] John Jungmin Kim, Former Chairman, CA Acupuncture Board[87] Charles Kim, Former Vice Chair, CA Acupuncture Board[87] Nancy Lee, President, BKSCA[87] Michael Kim, Former Planning Commissioner, City of Brea[87] John and Terri Briscoe, Former President, CRA (ID only)[87] Josie Anderson, Retired Social Services Manager, City of La Habra[87] Ed Laird, LCOC Member[87] Elvira Moreno, President, Rep Club North Orange County[87] John Hsu, STC Leadership Academy, Rowland Heights[87] Jim Horn, retired American Diplomat, Author, Activist[87] One Chu, RH Parents and Education Foundation[87] Michael Zhang, Esq., Law Offices of Michael Zhang, Chinese Community TV Personality and Leader[87] Organizations Republican Party of Orange County[77][87] National Association of Women Business Owners[88]

showShawn Nelson (R)

U.S. Representatives Dana Rohrabacher, (R-CA-48)[citation needed] State Senators John Moorlach (R-37)[citation needed] State Assembly members Phillip Chen (R-55)[citation needed] Local-level officials Kathryn Barger, Los Angeles County Supervisor[citation needed] Andrew Do, Orange County Supervisor[citation needed] Curt Hagman, San Bernardino County Supervisor[citation needed] Other individuals Robert O'Neill, Navy SEAL combat veteran[citation needed] Organizations California Republican Assembly[citation needed] Lincoln Club of Orange County[89] Newspapers Orange County Register[90]

showAndy Thorburn (D)

State Senators Marty Block, former State Senator[citation needed] State Assembly members Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-59)[citation needed] Local-level officials Gina Clayton-Tarvin, Ocean View School District board member[citation needed] Rick Tuttle, former Los Angeles City Controller[citation needed] Other individuals Abel Valenzuela, director of UCLA's Institute for Research on Labor and Employment[citation needed] Organizations Communications Workers of America Local 9510[citation needed] International Union of Painters and Allied Trades[citation needed] Machinists Conference of California[citation needed] National Nurses United[citation needed] Our Revolution[citation needed] United Steelworkers[91]

showMai-Khanh Tran (D)

U.S. Representatives Lois Frankel (D-FL-21)[citation needed] State Assembly members Kansen Chu (D-25)[citation needed] Ash Kalra (D-27)[citation needed] Local-level officials Katrina Foley, Costa Mesa City Councilwoman[citation needed] Amy Thomas Howorth, Manhattan Beach Mayor[citation needed] Wayne Lee, Millbrae Councilman[citation needed] Polly Low, Mayor of Rosemead[citation needed] Michele Martinez, Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem[citation needed] Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen, Garden Grove City Councilwoman[citation needed] Ali Sajjad Taj, Artesia City Councilman[citation needed] Educators Dr. Shin Liu, Cerritos College Board of Trustees[citation needed] Jamison Powers, Westminster School Board[citation needed] Organizations Emily's List[citation needed] 314 Action[citation needed] ASPIRE PAC[citation needed] California API Legislative Caucus[citation needed] Feminist Majority Foundation[citation needed] Asian American Action Fund[citation needed] Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Victory Fund[citation needed] CAPA 21[citation needed] Korean American Democratic Committee[citation needed] The Progressive Vietnamese American Organization (PIVOT)[92]

Debates[]

• Complete video of debate, October 16, 2018

Polling[]

Primary election[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Gil Cisneros (D)	Steve Cox (NPP)	Bob Huff (R)	Sam Jammal (D)	Young Kim (R)	Shawn Nelson (R)	Andy Thorburn (D)	Mai-Khanh Tran (D)	Steve Vargas (R)	Other	Undecided
Tulchin Research (D-Cisneros)	May 16–20, 2018	500	± 4.4%	20%	–	14%	7%	14%	8%	11%	5%	6%	1%[b]	15%
Mellman Group (D-Thorburn)	March 30 – April 7, 2018	400	± 4.9%	11%	–	10%	4%	13%	10%	11%	6%	–	–	35%
Tulchin Research (D–Cisneros)	March 18–25, 2018	700	± 3.7%	19%	–	12%	4%	11%	13%	10%	6%	2%	3%[c]	20%
Change Research (D)	March 4–8, 2018	680	—	16%	–	19%	–	22%	9%	16%	6%	–	11%[d]	–
	10%	5%	12%	5%	15%	6%	8%	4%	7%	33%[e]	–

General election[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Young Kim (R)	Gil Cisneros (D)	Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 18–23, 2018	496	± 4.6%	46%	47%	7%
Tulchin Research (D-Cisneros)	September 28 – October 2, 2018	400	± 4.9%	47%	48%	4%
UC Berkeley	September 16–23, 2018	552	± 6.0%	48%	49%	3%
Monmouth University	September 13–16, 2018	300 LV	± 5.7%	51%	41%	8%
		402 RV	± 4.9%	46%	42%	12%
Tulchin Research (D-Cisneros)	August 1–6, 2018	600	± 4.0%	42%	53%	5%
DCCC (D)	June 10, 2018	–	–	45%	43%	–
Remington (R)	January 10–11, 2018	761	± 3.48%	41%	38%	–

District 40[]

The 40th district is based in central Los Angeles County and includes Downey and East Los Angeles. Democrat Lucille Roybal-Allard, who had represented the 40th district since 2013 and previously represented the 34th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 33rd district from 1993 to 2003, won re-election.

California's 40th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lucille Roybal-Allard (incumbent)	35,636	80.3
	Green	Rodolfo Cortes Barragan	8,741	19.7
Total votes			44,377	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Lucille Roybal-Allard (incumbent)	93,938	77.3
	Green	Rodolfo Cortes Barragan	27,511	22.7
Total votes			121,449	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showRodolfo Cortes-Barragan (G)
Organizations Peace and Freedom Party[19]

District 41[]

The 41st district is based in the Inland Empire and includes Moreno Valley, Perris, and Riverside. Democrat Mark Takano, who had represented the 41st district since 2013, won re-election.

California's 41st congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Takano (incumbent)	45,585	58.5
	Republican	Aja Smith	32,360	41.5
Total votes			77,945	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mark Takano (incumbent)	108,227	65.1
	Republican	Aja Smith	58,021	34.9
Total votes			166,248	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showMark Takano
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

District 42[]

The 42nd district is based in the Inland Empire and includes Corona and Murrieta. Republican Ken Calvert, who had represented the 42nd district since 2013 and previously represented the 44th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 43rd district from 1993 to 2003, won re-election.

California's 42nd congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Calvert (incumbent)	70,289	60.8
	Democratic	Julia C. Peacock	30,237	26.1
	Democratic	Norman Quintero	9,540	8.2
	No party preference	Matt Woody	5,587	4.8
Total votes			115,653	100.0
General election
	Republican	Ken Calvert (incumbent)	131,040	56.5
	Democratic	Julia C. Peacock	100,892	43.5
Total votes			231,932	100.0
	Republican hold

District 43[]

The 43rd district is based in South Los Angeles and includes Hawthorne and Inglewood. Democrat Maxine Waters, who had represented the 43rd district since 2013 and previously represented the 35th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 29th district from 1991 to 1993, won re-election.

California's 43rd congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maxine Waters (incumbent)	63,908	72.3
	Republican	Omar Navarro	12,522	14.2
	Republican	Frank T. DeMartini	6,156	7.0
	Republican	Edwin P. Duterte	3,673	4.2
	Green	Miguel Angel Zuniga	2,074	2.3
Total votes			86,533	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Maxine Waters (incumbent)	152,272	77.7
	Republican	Omar Navarro	43,780	22.3
Total votes			196,052	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showFrank DeMartini (R)
U.S. Representatives Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA-48)[citation needed] Other individuals Bradley Blakeman, Republican strategist[citation needed] Pat Boone, singer[citation needed] Bob Conti, musician[citation needed] Wink Martindale, radio disc jockey[citation needed] Chris Widener, writer[93]

showEdwin Duterte (R)

showOmar Navarro (R)

U.S. Military Personnel Michael T. Flynn, a retired United States Army Lieutenant General and former National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump[94] U.S. Representatives Barry Goldwater Jr., former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1969-1983)[citation needed] State-level officials Joel Anderson, California State Senator (R-38)[95] Elbert Guillory, former member of the Louisiana State Senate (R-24)[95] Other individuals Joe Arpaio, former Maricopa County, Arizona sheriff and candidate for U.S. Senate in Arizona in 2018[95] Herman Cain, Republican candidate for president in 2012[95] Mark Dice, media analyst and author[96] Larry Elder, conservative political commentator[95] Alex Jones, conservative talk radio host and publisher as well as owner of InfoWars[95] Roger Stone, political consultant[95] Chuck Woolery, talk show host[95]

showMiguel Angel Zuniga (G)
Local-level officials Gayle McLaughlin (Independent), former Mayor of Richmond[15]

District 44[]

The 44th district is based in south Los Angeles County and includes Carson, Compton, and San Pedro. Democrat Nanette Barragán, who had represented the 44th district since 2017, won re-election.

California's 44th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nanette Barragán (incumbent)	39,453	65.5
	Democratic	Aja Brown (withdrawn)[97]	10,257	17.0
	Republican	Jazmina Saavedra	6,153	10.2
	Republican	Stacey Dash (withdrawn)[97]	4,361	7.2
Total votes			60,224	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Nanette Barragán (incumbent)	97,944	68.3
	Democratic	Aja Brown	45,378	31.7
Total votes			143,322	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 45[]

The 45th district is based in inland Orange County and includes the cities of East Anaheim, Irvine and Mission Viejo. Republican Mimi Walters, who had represented the 45th district since 2015, lost re-election to Democrat Katie Porter.

California's 45th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mimi Walters (incumbent)	86,764	51.7
	Democratic	Katie Porter	34,078	20.3
	Democratic	Dave Min	29,979	17.8
	Democratic	Brian Forde	10,107	6.0
	No party preference	John Graham	3,817	2.3
	Democratic	Kia Hamadanchy	3,212	1.9
Total votes			167,957	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Katie Porter	158,906	52.1
	Republican	Mimi Walters (incumbent)	146,383	47.9
Total votes			305,289	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Endorsements[]

showBrian Forde (D)
Organizations Orange County Young Democrats[99]

showKia Hamadanchy (D)

U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator from Ohio[citation needed] Tom Harkin, former U.S. Senator from Iowa[citation needed] U.S. Representatives Mike Honda, former Congressman[citation needed] State-level officials Cyrus Habib, Lieutenant Governor of Washington[citation needed] State Assembly members Warren Furutani, former Assemblyman[citation needed] Local-level officials Amir Farokhi, Atlanta, Georgia City Councilman[citation needed] Suzie Price, Long Beach City Councilwoman[citation needed] Organizations Iranian American Political Action Committee[citation needed] National Iranian American Council (NIAC Action)[citation needed] Freethought Equality Fund[citation needed] Bay Area Iranian-American Democrats[citation needed] The Pluralism Project[100]

showDave Min (D)

U.S. Representatives Pete Aguilar, U.S. Representative (D-CA-31)[citation needed] Ami Bera, U.S. Representative (D-CA-7)[citation needed] Salud Carbajal, U.S. Representative (D-CA-24)[citation needed] Judy Chu, U.S. Representative (D-CA-27)[citation needed] Lou Correa, U.S. Representative (D-CA-46)[citation needed] Alan Lowenthal, U.S. Representative (D-CA-47)[citation needed] Grace Napolitano, U.S. Representative (D-CA-32)[citation needed] Scott Peters, U.S. Representative (D-CA-52)[citation needed] Linda Sanchez, U.S. Representative (D-CA-38)[citation needed] Mark Takano, U.S. Representative (D-CA-41)[citation needed] State-level officials Betty Yee, California State Controller[citation needed] Fiona Ma, California Board of Equalization member (D-2) and former Assemblywoman[citation needed] Sharon Quirk-Silva, California State Assemblymember (D-65)[citation needed] Mike Eng, former Assemblyman and former Mayor of Monterey Park[citation needed] Local-level officials Katrina Foley, Costa Mesa City Councilwoman[101] Sukhee Kang, former Mayor of Irvine[citation needed] Mary Ann Gaido, former Irvine City Councilwoman[citation needed] Ross Chun, Aliso Viejo Mayor Pro Tempore[citation needed] John Palacio, Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education President[citation needed] Valerie Amezcua, Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education Vice President[citation needed] Jesus Silva, Fullerton City Councilman[citation needed] David Lau, former Mayor of Monterey Park[citation needed] Ali Taj, Mayor of Artesia[citation needed] Andrew Rodriguez, Walnut City Councilman[citation needed] Other individuals Julia Peacock, teacher and candidate for CA-42 in 2018[102] Fran Sdao, Chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Orange County[citation needed] Organizations California Democratic Party[103] AAAFund[citation needed] ASPIRE PAC[citation needed] Congressional Hispanic Caucus Bold PAC[citation needed] Korean American Democratic Committee[104] NewDemPAC[citation needed] College Democrats at UCI[105] Orange County High School Democrats[citation needed] Teamsters Joint Council 42[106]

showKatie Porter (D) won primary

Former U.S. Executive Branch officials Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States[20] State officials Gavin Newsom, Lt Governor of California and 2018 gubernatorial nominee[14] U.S. Senators Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator from California[citation needed] Elizabeth Warren, Senator from Massachusetts[citation needed] U.S. Representatives Lois Frankel, U.S. Representative from Florida (D-FL-21)[citation needed] Loretta Sanchez, former Congresswoman from California[citation needed] State Senators Connie Leyva (D-20)[citation needed] Local-level officials Katrina Foley, Costa Mesa City Councilwoman[citation needed] John Stevens, Costa Mesa City Councilman[citation needed] Other individuals Wylie Aitken, former Democratic Foundation of Orange County Chair[citation needed] Dan Jacobsen, Democratic Foundation of Orange County Chair[citation needed] Organizations Blue America[citation needed] Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence[citation needed] Congressional Progressive Caucus[citation needed] Council for a Livable World[citation needed] Democracy for America[citation needed] EMILY's List[citation needed] End Citizens United[citation needed] Feminist Majority Foundation[citation needed] Human Rights Campaign[citation needed] J Street PAC[13] League of Conservation Voters[citation needed] NARAL Pro-Choice America[citation needed] Ocean Champions[citation needed] Planned Parenthood[citation needed] Progressive Change Campaign Committee[citation needed] Sierra Club[citation needed] United Pilots (UPPAC)[citation needed] Women's Political Committee[107]

showMimi Walters (R) won primary
Organizations Republican Party of Orange County[77]

Polling[]

Primary election[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kia Hamadanchy (D)	Brian Forde (D)	Dave Min (D)	Katie Porter (D)	Mimi Walters (R)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D-Porter)	February 20–21, 2018	648	± 3.9%	6%	4%	12%	16%	42%	21%

General election[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mimi Walters (R)	Katie Porter (D)	Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 26 – November 1, 2018	499	± 4.6%	46%	48%	6%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Walters)	October 14–17, 2018	400	± 4.9%	50%	46%	–
TargetPoint (R)	October 14–16, 2018	365	–	50%	42%	–
NYT Upshot/Siena College	September 21–25, 2018	518	± 4.5%	43%	48%	8%
GBA Strategies (D)	September 20–23, 2018	400	± 4.9%	47%	48%	–
UC Berkeley	September 16–23, 2018	519	± 6.0%	45%	52%	3%
Global Strategy Group (D-Porter)	September 14–18, 2018	500	± 4.4%	43%	46%	–
Tulchin Research (D)	August 10–14, 2018	500	± 4.38%	46%	49%	5%
Global Strategy Group (D-Porter)[permanent dead link]	July 26–31, 2018	500	± 4.4%	45%	44%	–
Public Policy Polling (D-Porter)	May 10–12, 2018	599	–	43%	46%	11%
Public Policy Polling (D-Porter)	February 20–21, 2018	648	± 3.9%	44%	46%	10%

District 46[]

The 46th district is based in central Orange County and includes Anaheim and Santa Ana. Democrat Lou Correa, who had represented the 46th district since 2017, won re-election.

California's 46th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lou Correa (incumbent)	43,700	62.2
	Republican	Russell Rene Lambert	22,770	32.4
	No party preference	Ed Rushman	2,313	3.3
	No party preference	Will Johnson	1,425	2.0
Total votes			70,208	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Lou Correa (incumbent)	102,278	69.1
	Republican	Russell Rene Lambert	45,638	30.9
Total votes			147,916	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showLou Correa (D)

U.S. Representatives Pete Aguilar (D-CA-31)[108] Karen Bass (D-CA-37)[108] Tony Cárdenas (D-CA-29)[108] Judy Chu (D-CA-27)[108] Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-7)[108] Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ-3)[108] Luis Gutierrez (D-IL-4)[108] Ruben Hinojosa, former U.S. Representative from Texas[108] Steny Hoyer, House Minority Whip (D-MD-5)[108] Ted Lieu (D-CA-33)[108] Alan Lowenthal (D-CA-47)[108] Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader (D-CA-12)[108] Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA-40)[108] Raul Ruiz (D-CA-36)[108] Linda Sánchez (D-CA-38)[108] Loretta Sanchez, former U.S. Representative from California[108] Juan Vargas (D-CA-51)[108] Filemon Vela Jr. (D-TX-34)[108] State-level officials Cruz Bustamante, former Lieutenant Governor of California[108] John Chiang, State Treasurer of California and candidate for governor in 2018[108]

showRussell Rene Lambert (R)
Organizations Republican Party of Orange County[77]

showEd Rushman (NPP)
U.S. Representatives American Solidarity Party of California[47]

District 47[]

The 47th district encompasses Long Beach, Catalina Island, and parts of western Orange County, including Garden Grove and Westminster. Democrat Alan Lowenthal, who had represented the 47th district since 2013, won re-election.

California's 47th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Lowenthal (incumbent)	70,539	60.6
	Republican	John Briscoe	25,122	21.6
	Republican	David Michael Clifford	20,687	17.8
Total votes			116,348	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Alan Lowenthal (incumbent)	143,354	64.9
	Republican	John Briscoe	77,682	35.1
Total votes			221,036	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showJohn Briscoe (R) won primary
Organizations Republican Party of Orange County[77]

showDavid Michael Clifford (R)
Organizations California Republican Assembly[citation needed] Long Beach Young Republicans[citation needed] Republican Party of Los Angeles County[109] Republican Party of Orange County[110]

showAlan Lowenthal (D)
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

District 48[]

The 48th district is based in coastal Orange County and includes Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach and Newport Beach. Republican Dana Rohrabacher, who had represented the 48th district since 2013 and previously represented the 46th district from 2003 to 2013, the 45th district from 1993 to 2003, and the 42nd district from 1989 to 1993, lost re-election to Democrat Harley Rouda.

California's 48th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent)	52,737	30.3
	Democratic	Harley Rouda	30,099	17.3
	Democratic	Hans Keirstead	29,974	17.2
	Republican	Scott Baugh	27,514	15.8
	Democratic	Omar Siddiqui	8,658	5.0
	Republican	John Gabbard	5,664	3.3
	Democratic	(withdrawn)	3,598	2.1
	Republican	Paul Martin	2,893	1.7
	Republican	Shastina Sandman	2,762	1.6
	Democratic	Michael Kotick (withdrawn)	2,606	1.5
	Democratic	Laura Oatman (withdrawn)	2,412	1.4
	Democratic	Deanie Schaarsmith	1,433	0.8
	Democratic	Tony Zarkades	1,281	0.7
	Libertarian	Brandon Reiser	964	0.6
	Republican	Stelian Onufrei (withdrawn)	739	0.4
	No party preference	Kevin Kensinger	690	0.4
Total votes			174,024	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Harley Rouda	157,837	53.6
	Republican	Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent)	136,899	46.4
Total votes			294,736	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Debates[]

• Complete video of debate, October 15, 2018

Endorsements[]

showScott Baugh (R)

U.S. Representatives John Campbell, former U.S. Representative from California[111] State-level officials Dick Ackerman, former State Senator[citation needed] Patricia Bates, California State Senator (R-36)[citation needed] John Moorlach, California State Senator (R-37)[citation needed] Jim Silva, former State Assemblyman[citation needed] Local-level officials Cheryl Brothers, Fountain Valley City Council Member[citation needed] Kevin Muldoon, Newport Beach City Council Member[citation needed] Steve Nagel, Fountain Valley Mayor Pro Tempore[citation needed] Will O'Neill, Newport Beach Mayor Pro Tempore[citation needed] Jim Righeimer, Costa Mesa City Council member[citation needed] Rhonda Shader, Placentia Mayor Pro Tempore[citation needed] Other individuals Stelian Onufrei, former candidate for CA-48 in 2018[112] Organizations California Republican Taxpayers Association[113]

showHans Keirstead (D)

U.S. Representatives Bill Foster, U.S. Representative (D-IL-11)[citation needed] Jerry McNerney, U.S. Representative (D-CA-9)[citation needed] Raul Ruiz, U.S. Representative (D-CA-36)[citation needed] State-level officials Fiona Ma, Chair of the California State Board of Equalization[citation needed] Bill Dodd, California State Senator (D-3)[citation needed] Sharon Quirk-Silva, California State Assemblymember (D-65)[citation needed] Local-level officials Ross Chun, Aliso Viejo Mayor Pro Tempore[citation needed] Debbie Cook, former Huntington Beach Mayor[citation needed] Shirley Dettloff, former Huntington Beach Mayor and California Coastal Commissioner[citation needed] Melissa Fox, Irvine City Councilwoman[citation needed] Jim Moreno, Coast Community College District Trustee[citation needed] Jamison Power, Westminster School Board Trustee[citation needed] Lorraine Prinsky, Coast Community College District Trustee[citation needed] Other individuals Wylie Aitken, attorney and philanthropist[citation needed] Jess Araujo, attorney and community activist[citation needed] Eric C. Bauman, Chair of the California Democratic Party[citation needed] Dr. Anthony Davies, CEO of Dark Horse Consulting[citation needed] Dr. Michael Gottfredson, Vice-Chancellor of the University of California, Irvine[citation needed] Florice Hoffman, Regional Director of the California Democratic Party[citation needed] Bob Klein, attorney and patient advocate[citation needed] Roman Reed, philanthropist and President of the Roman Reed Foundation[citation needed] Fran Sdao, Chair of the Orange County Democratic Party[citation needed] Dr. Wise Young, Director of W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience[citation needed] Organizations California Democratic Party[114] Democratic Party of Orange County[citation needed] International Association of Machinist[citation needed] International Longshore Workers Union[citation needed] Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate[citation needed] National Union of Healthcare Workers[citation needed] SEIU California[citation needed] Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters[citation needed] Teamsters Joint Council #42[citation needed] 314 Action[115]

showDana Rohrabacher (R) won primary
U.S. Executive Branch officials Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States[116] Organizations Republican Party of Orange County[77] Newspapers Orange County Register[117]

showHarley Rouda (D) won primary

Former U.S. Executive Branch officials Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States[20] U.S. Representatives Pete Aguilar, U.S. Representative (D-CA-31)[citation needed] Judy Chu, U.S. Representative (D-CA-27)[citation needed] Lou Correa, U.S. Representative (D-CA-46)[citation needed] Jared Huffman, U.S. Representative (D-CA-6)[citation needed] Zoe Lofgren, U.S. Representative (D-CA-19)[citation needed] Alan Lowenthal, U.S. Representative (D-CA-47)[citation needed] Linda Sánchez, U.S. Representative (D-CA-38)[citation needed] Loretta Sanchez, former U.S. Representative from California[citation needed] Brad Sherman U.S. Representative (D-CA-30)[citation needed] Mark Takano, U.S. Representative (D-CA-41)[citation needed] State-level officials Bill Lockyer, former Treasurer of California[citation needed] Henry Stern, California State Senator (D-27)[citation needed] Local-level officials Gina Clayton-Tarvin, Ocean View School District Board of Trustees President[citation needed] Katrina Foley, former Mayor of Costa Mesa and City Council Member[citation needed] Steve Harris, Centralia School District Board of Trustees[citation needed] Toni Iseman, Laguna Beach Mayor[citation needed] Sukhee Kang, former Mayor of Irvine[citation needed] Other individuals Frank Barbaro, former Orange County Democratic Party Chairman[citation needed] Erwin Chemerinsky, founder of the University of California (UC) Irvine Law School and current University of California (UC) Berkeley Law School Dean[citation needed] Dan Jacobson, chairman of the Democratic Foundation[citation needed] Gary LeFebvre, president of the Laguna Beach Democratic Club[citation needed] Laura Oatman, former candidate for CA-48 in 2018[118] Michael Kotick, former candidate for CA-48 in 2018[citation needed] Organizations California Nurses Association (CNA)[citation needed] Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee[119] International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 441[citation needed] International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 36[citation needed] I.U.O.E Local 12[citation needed] J Street PAC[citation needed] League of Conservation Voters[120] National Nurses United[citation needed] Sierra Club[23] United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry (UA) Local 582[citation needed] United Steelworkers Los Angeles/Orange Counties Legislative Education Committee[121][122]

showOmar Siddiqui (D)
Organizations Orange County Young Democrats[99]

Polling[]

Primary election[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Baugh (R)	Hans Keirstead (D)	Dana Rohrabacher (R)	Harley Rouda (D)	Omar Siddiqui (D)	Other	Undecided
ALG Research (D-Keirstead)	May 6–8, 2018	400	± 4.9%	15%	14%	31%	13%	5%	10%[f]	12%
Tulchin Research (D-Rouda)	May 1–5, 2018	400	± 4.9%	13%	13%	30%	13%	4%	10%[g]	18%
Change Research (D-314 Action)	May 2–3, 2018	590	± 4.0%	17%	19%	27%	11%	–	–	–
Change Research (D)	March 4–6, 2018	688	–	–	18%	35%	14%	14%	13%[h]	–

General election[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Dana Rohrabacher (R)	Harley Rouda (D)	Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 29 – November 4, 2018	491	± 4.7%	45%	46%	9%
Thomas Partner Strategies	October 30–31, 2018	440	± 4.7%	51%	41%	8%
Monmouth University	October 17–21, 2018	372	± 5.1%	50%	48%	2%
Thomas Partner Strategies	October 18–19, 2018	440	± 4.7%	49%	41%	9%
UC Berkeley	September 16–23, 2018	623	± 5.0%	48%	48%	4%
NYT Upshot/Siena College	September 4–6, 2018	501	± 4.8%	45%	45%	10%
Monmouth University	July 11–15, 2018	361 LV	± 5.2%	45%	47%	8%
		402 RV	± 4.9%	43%	46%	12%
Tulchin Research (D-Rouda)	September 30 – October 5, 2017	401	± 4.89%	48%	44%	8%

District 49[]

The 49th district is based in northern San Diego County and parts of southern Orange County. It includes the cities of Carlsbad, Oceanside, San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente. Republican Darrell Issa, who had represented the 49th district since 2003 and the 48th district from 2001 to 2003, retired and was succeeded by Democrat Mike Levin.^[123]

California's 49th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Diane Harkey	46,468	25.5
	Democratic	Mike Levin	31,850	17.5
	Democratic	Sara Jacobs	28,778	15.8
	Democratic	Doug Applegate	23,850	13.1
	Republican	Kristin Gaspar	15,467	8.5
	Republican	Rocky Chávez	13,739	7.5
	Democratic	Paul G. Kerr	8,099	4.4
	Republican	Brian Maryott	5,496	3.0
	Republican	Mike Schmitt	2,379	1.3
	Republican	Josh Schoonover	1,362	0.7
	Republican	Craig A. Nordal	1,156	0.6
	Republican	David Medway	1,066	0.6
	No party preference	Robert Pendleton	905	0.5
	Green	Danielle St. John	690	0.4
	Libertarian	Joshua L. Hancock	552	0.3
	Peace and Freedom	Jordan J. Mills	233	0.1
Total votes			182,090	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mike Levin	166,453	56.4
	Republican	Diane Harkey	128,577	43.6
Total votes			295,030	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Endorsements[]

showDoug Applegate (D)

Executive branch officials John H. Dalton, former United States Secretary of the Navy[citation needed] U.S. Representatives Loretta Sanchez, former U.S. Congresswoman[citation needed] State-level officials Toni Atkins, California State Senator (D-39)[citation needed] Local-level officials Rich Alderson, Vista School Board President[citation needed] Gina Clayton-Tarvin, Ocean View School District Board President[citation needed] Chuck Lowery, Deputy Mayor of Oceanside[citation needed] Cipriano Vargas, Vista School Board Member[citation needed] Organizations CA State Association of Letter Carriers[citation needed] California State American Postal Workers Union[citation needed] IBEW Local 47[citation needed] International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 441[citation needed] International Union of Painters & Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 36[citation needed] Ironworkers 433[citation needed] Justice Democrats[citation needed] National Nurses United[citation needed] Plumbers, Steamfitters, Welders & Apprentices Union Local 582[citation needed] Plasterers Union Local 200[citation needed] Roofers, Waterproofers & Allied Workers Local 220[citation needed] San Diego Democrats for Environmental Action[citation needed] VoteVets[124]

showRocky Chávez (R)

Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Governor of California[125] State-level officials Dante Acosta, Assemblyman[126] Catharine Baker, Assemblywoman[126] Phillip Chen, Assemblyman[126] Connie Conway, former Assembly Republican Leader[126] Jordan Cunningham, Assemblyman[126] Brian Dahle, Assembly Republican Leader[126] Heath Flora, Assemblyman[126] Devon Mathis, Assemblyman[126] Chad Mayes, former Assembly Republican Leader[126] Jay Obernolte, Assemblyman[126] Local-level officials John Aguilera, Vista Deputy Mayor[127] Joe Green, Vista City Councilman[127] Matt Hall, Carlsbad Mayor[128] Mark Packard, Carlsbad City Councilmember[128] Ray Pearson, Carlsbad Unified School District Board Trustee[126] Michael Schumacher, Carlsbad City Councilmember[128] Peter Weiss, Oceanside Mayor[126] Other individuals Stuart Spencer, former Policy Advisor to Ronald Reagan[126] Organizations National Electrical Contractors Association[129] Newspapers The San Diego Union-Tribune[130]

showKristin Gaspar (R)
Organizations Deputy Sheriffs' Association of San Diego County[131]

showDiane Harkey (R)

Federal officials Donald Trump, President of the United States[132] U.S. Representatives Ken Calvert, U.S. Representative (R-CA-42)[citation needed] Darrell Issa, U.S. Representative (R-CA-49)[citation needed] Kevin McCarthy, U.S. Representative (R-CA-23)[133] Dana Rohrabacher, U.S. Representative (R-CA-48)[citation needed] David Valadao, U.S Representative (R-CA-21)[citation needed] Mimi Walters, U.S. Representative (R-CA-45)[citation needed] State-level officials Senator Jeff Stone[citation needed] Senator Mike Morrell[citation needed] Assemblyman Bill Brough[citation needed] Assemblyman Phillip Chen[citation needed] Assemblyman Jim Patterson[citation needed] Assemblyman Steven Choi[citation needed] Assemblyman Travis Allen[citation needed] Former Assemblywoman Shannon Grove[citation needed] Former Assemblyman Brian Jones[citation needed] Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez[citation needed] Local-level officials Lisa Bartlett, Orange County Supervisor District 5[citation needed] Barbara Delgleize, Huntington Beach Mayor[citation needed] Carl DeMaio, former San Diego City Councilmember[citation needed] Andrew Do, Orange County Supervisor District 1[citation needed] Ernie Dronenburg, San Diego County Assessor[citation needed] Sandra Hutchens, Orange County Sheriff[citation needed] Ginger Marshall, Solana Beach Mayor[citation needed] Mike Munzing, Aliso Viejo Mayor[citation needed] Claude Parrish, Orange County County Assessor[citation needed] Michelle Steel, Orange County Supervisor District 2[citation needed] Donald P. Wagner, Irvine Mayor[citation needed] Jim Wood, Oceanside Mayor[citation needed] Organizations Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs[citation needed] Orange County Coalition of Police and Sheriffs[citation needed] California Statewide Law Enforcement Association[citation needed] California Association of Tax Professionals[citation needed] Orange County GOP[77] San Diego County GOP[citation needed] Maggie's List[134] Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association[135] California Republican Veterans Association[136][137] Newspapers Orange County Register[138]

showSara Jacobs (D)

U.S. Representatives Susan Davis, U.S. Representative (D-CA-53)[citation needed] Lois Frankel, U.S. Representative (D-FL-21)[citation needed] Juan Vargas, U.S. Representative (D-CA-51)[citation needed] State-level officials Jason Kander, Former Missouri Secretary of State[citation needed] Local-level officials Mara Elliott, San Diego City Attorney[citation needed] Mark West, Mayor of Imperial Beach[citation needed] Organizations Emily's List[citation needed] National Organization for Women - California[citation needed] AAPI Democratic Club[citation needed] Orange County Young Democrats[99][139]

showMike Levin (D) won primary

Executive Branch Officials Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States[20] U.S. Representatives Nanette Barragan, U.S. Representative (D-CA-44)[140] Earl Blumenauer, U.S. Representative (D-OR-3)[140] Tony Cardenas, U.S. Representative (D-CA-29)[citation needed] Jimmy Gomez, U.S. Representative (D-CA-34)[140] Alan Lowenthal, U.S. Representative (D-CA-47)[140] Adam Schiff, U.S. Representative (D-CA-28)[140] Brad Sherman, U.S. Representative (D-CA-30)[140] Eric Swalwell, U.S. Representative (D-CA-15)[140] State-level officials Ben Allen, California State Senator (D-26)[140] Tom Daly, California State Assemblymember (D-69)[140] Laura Friedman, California State Assemblymember (D-43)[140] Fiona Ma, California Board of Equalization member (D-2) and former Assemblywoman[140] Patrick O'Donnell, California State Assemblymember (D-70)[140] Henry Stern, California State Senator (D-27)[140] Betty Yee, California State Controller[140] Local-level officials Dwight Worden, Mayor of Del Mar[140] Toni Iseman, Mayor of Laguna Beach[140] Robert Garcia, Mayor of Long Beach[140] Sergio Farias, Mayor of San Juan Capistrano[140] Miguel Pulido, Mayor of Santa Ana[140] Debra Lewis, Dana Point City Councilmember[140] Tasha Boerner Horvath, Encinitas City Councilmember[140] Alejandra Sotelo-Solis, National City City Councilmember[140] Barbara Bry, San Diego City Councilmember[140] Chris Ward, San Diego City Councilmember[140] Sheila Kuehl, Los Angeles County Supervisor[140] Amy Hanacek, Capistrano Unified School Board Member[140] Kathy Rallings, Carlsbad Unified School Board Vice President[140] Bill Fischer, MiraCosta College Board Trustee[140] Rich Lieb, Solana Beach School Board Member[140] Henry Abarbanel, San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board Member[140] Wayne Rayfield, South Coast Water District Board Member[citation needed] Organizations California League of Conservation Voters[140] California Teachers Association[140] Congressional Hispanic Caucus' BOLD PAC[140] Congressional Progressive Caucus[140] Council for a Livable World[140] Democracy for America[140] Human Rights Campaign[140] International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 569[140] International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), Locals 13, 63, and 94[140] J Street PAC[citation needed] National Organization for Women[140] Planned Parenthood Action Fund[140] Progressive Change Campaign Committee[140] Sierra Club[140] Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters[140] Newspapers The San Diego Union-Tribune[141]

Debates[]

• Complete video of debate, October 2, 2018

Polling[]

Primary election[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Doug Applegate (D)	Rocky Chávez (R)	Kristin Gaspar (R)	Diane Harkey (R)	Sara Jacobs (D)	Paul Kerr (D)	Mike Levin (D)	Brian Maryott (R)	Other	Undecided
KGTV/SurveyUSA	May 29–31, 2018	612	± 4.7%	11%	8%	5%	24%	11%	8%	10%	6%	4%[i]	13%
Tulchin Research (D)	May 22–24, 2018	500	± 4.4%	12%	11%	7%	15%	11%	7%	17%	6%	–	13%
Benenson Strategy Group (D-Jacobs)	April 28 – May 2, 2018	901	± 3.3%	13%	14%	7%	14%	11%	4%	10%	6%	–	–
FM3 Research (D)	April 26–29, 2018	500	± 4.4%	16%	10%	9%	14%	12%	6%	11%	4%	3%[j]	16%[k]
KGTV/SurveyUSA	April 6–10, 2018	535	± 5.3%	12%	16%	5%	8%	7%	8%	9%	5%	8%[l]	21%
Change Research (D)	March 4–7, 2018	815	± 5.3%	15%	23%	5%	16%	13%	11%	17%	1%	–	–
	23%	15%	4%	10%	7%	7%	11%	2%	17%[m]	–
FM3 Research (D)	February 12–15, 2018	750[n]	± 3.6%	21%	15%	8%	11%	5%	1%	13%	–	7%[o]	19%[p]
FM3 Research (D)	February 12–15, 2018	400[q]	± 3.6%	16%	19%	9%	15%	6%	2%	12%	–	5%[r]	16%[k]
KGTV/SurveyUSA	February 10–13, 2018	510	± 5.4%	18%	17%	7%	10%	5%	1%	8%	2%	5%[s]	27%

General election[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Diane Harkey (R)	Mike Levin (D)	Undecided
SurveyUSA	October 29 – November 1, 2018	500	± 5.4%	44%	51%	5%
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 19–24, 2018	500	± 4.7%	39%	53%	8%
NYT Upshot/Siena College	September 18–23, 2018	507	± 4.7%	41%	51%	8%
UC Berkeley	September 16–23, 2018	551	± 6.0%	41%	55%	4%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Harkey)	September 17–20, 2018	400	–	43%	45%	–
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Harkey)	July 15–17, 2018	400	± 4.9%	46%	43%	9%
Feldman Group (D-Levin)	June 24–27, 2018	400	± 4.6%	46%	49%	–

District 50[]

The 50th district is based in inland San Diego County and includes Escondido and Santee. Republican Duncan D. Hunter, who had represented the 50th district since 2013 and previously represented the 52nd district from 2009 to 2013, won re-election.

California's 50th congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Duncan D. Hunter (incumbent)	69,563	47.4
	Democratic	Ammar Campa-Najjar	25,799	17.6
	Republican	Bill Wells	18,951	12.9
	Democratic	Josh Butner	18,944	12.9
	Democratic	Patrick Malloy	8,607	5.9
	Republican	S. "Shamus" Sayed	3,079	2.1
	No party preference	Richard Kahle	1,714	1.2
Total votes			145,657	100.0
General election
	Republican	Duncan D. Hunter (incumbent)	134,362	51.7
	Democratic	Ammar Campa-Najjar	125,448	48.3
Total votes			259,810	100.0
	Republican hold

Endorsements[]

showAmmar Campa-Najjar (D)

Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States[20] Kamala Harris (US Senator)[142] Elizabeth Warren (US Senator)[142] Joe Kennedy III (US Congress)[143] Eric Garcetti (Mayor of Los Angeles)[143] Betty Yee (California State Controller)[143] Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher (California State Assembly)[143] Tulsi Gabbard (Representative from Hawai'i's 2nd Congressional District) [144] J Street PAC[13] League of Conservation Voters[145] Our Revolution[143] National Nurses United[143] Communications Workers of America[143] Service Employees International Union[143] Sierra Club[23][143]

Polling[]

Primary election[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Josh Butner (D)	Ammar Campa-Najjar (D)	Duncan Hunter (R)	Patrick Malloy (D)	Bill Wells (R)	Other	Undecided
KGTV/SurveyUSA	May 15–20, 2018	567	± 5.1%	5%	10%	43%	7%	6%	3%[t]	25%
Tulchin Research (D-Campa-Najjar)	–	500	± 4.4%	6%	14%	39%	6%	8%	–	25%

General election[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Duncan Hunter (R)	Ammar Campa-Najjar (D)	Undecided
SurveyUSA	October 25–29, 2018	547	± 4.8%	48%	45%	8%
Tulchin Research (D-Campa-Najjar)	September 29 – October 1, 2018	400	± 4.9%	45%	44%	11%
Monmouth University	September 22–26, 2018	348 LV	± 5.3%	53%	38%	8%
		401 RV	± 4.9%	49%	41%	10%
UC Berkeley	September 16–23, 2018	527	± 6.0%	49%	47%	4%
Tulchin Research (D-Campa-Najjar)	August 27–30, 2018	400	± 4.9%	46%	46%	8%
SurveyUSA	August 22–26, 2018	539	± 5.1%	47%	39%	13%
Tulchin Research (D-Campa-Najjar)	July 17–23, 2018	400	± 4.89%	51%	42%	7%

District 51[]

The new 51st district runs along the border with Mexico and includes Imperial County and San Diego. Democrat Juan Vargas, who had represented the 51st district since 2013, won re-election.

California's 51st congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juan Vargas (incumbent)	50,132	64.0
	Republican	Juan M. Hidalgo Jr.	11,972	15.3
	Republican	John Renison	10,972	14.0
	No party preference	Juan (Charlie) Carlos Mercado	2,452	3.1
	No party preference	Kevin Mitchell	1,473	1.9
	Republican	Louis A. Fuentes	1,310	1.7
Total votes			78,318	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Juan Vargas (incumbent)	109,527	71.2
	Republican	Juan M. Hidalgo Jr.	44,301	28.8
Total votes			153,828	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 52[]

The 52nd district is based in coastal San Diego and includes La Jolla and Poway. Democrat Scott Peters, who had represented the 52nd district since 2013, won re-election.

California's 52nd congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott Peters (incumbent)	98,744	59.0
	Republican	Omar Qudrat	25,530	15.3
	Republican	James Veltmeyer	19,040	11.4
	Republican	Daniel Casara	7,680	4.6
	Republican	Michael Allman	6,561	3.9
	Republican	John Horst	5,654	3.4
	Republican	Jeffery Cullen	4,027	2.4
Total votes			167,236	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Scott Peters (incumbent)	188,992	63.8
	Republican	Omar Qudrat	107,015	36.2
Total votes			296,007	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showScott Peters
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

District 53[]

The 53rd district is based in Central San Diego and includes La Mesa and Lemon Grove. Democrat Susan Davis, who had represented the 53rd district since 2003 and previously represented the 49th district from 2001 to 2003, won re-election.

California's 53rd congressional district election, 2018^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Davis (incumbent)	93,051	64.1
	Republican	Morgan Murtaugh	20,827	14.3
	Republican	Matt Mendoza	19,710	13.6
	Republican	Shawn Gino Kane	5,319	3.7
	No party preference	Bryan Kim	3,460	2.4
	Republican	Brett A. Goda	2,899	2.0
Total votes			145,265	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Susan Davis (incumbent)	185,667	69.1
	Republican	Morgan Murtaugh	83,127	30.9
Total votes			268,794	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements[]

showSusan Davis (D)
Organizations J Street PAC[13]

See also[]

• 2018 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2018 United States elections

Notes[]

References[]

General

Specific

• "Notices to Candidates" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
• "Semi-Official Election Results". California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.

External links[]

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at FEC
• Campaign finance at Center for Responsive Politics