California's 50th Congressional District election, 2024

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California's 50th Congressional District
Top-two primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: December 8, 2023
Primary: March 5, 2024 General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in California
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Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Democratic Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
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All U.S. House districts, including the 50th Congressional District of California, held elections in 2024. The general election was November 5, 2024. The primary was March 5, 2024. The filing deadline was December 8, 2023.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 119th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

At the time of the election, Republicans held a 220-212 majority with three vacancies. As a result of the election, Republicans retained control of the U.S. House, winning 220 seats to Democrats' 215. To read more about the 2024 U.S. House elections, click here.

In the 2022 election in this district, the Democratic candidate won 62.8%-37.2%. Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 65.4%-32.2%.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• California's 50th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 50

Incumbent Scott Peters defeated Peter Bono in the general election for U.S. House California District 50 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Peters (D)	64.3	231,836
		Peter Bono (R)	35.7	128,859

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 360,695
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 50

Incumbent Scott Peters and Peter Bono defeated Solomon David Moss and Timothy Bilash in the primary for U.S. House California District 50 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Peters (D)	57.0	97,601
✔		Peter Bono (R)	23.5	40,284
		Solomon David Moss (R)	11.8	20,252
		Timothy Bilash (D)	7.7	13,106

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 171,243
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jerlilia Ryans (D)

Candidate profiles

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Peter Bono

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I’m an American citizen by birth My name is Peter Joseph bono I resided in Illinois I attended all Catholic grade schools and high school I played Soccer in grade and high school I graduated in 1969. I enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1970 During my period in the military service for thirty-four years and 11 months and 10 days. I served my country with Honor and Dignity. I was assigned to several (7) U S Man of War Ships. My various duties were classified, I worked in the Weapons Dept with a top secret clearance. While in the service I was instructed by several of my Mentors to: HONOR, RESPECT. CHARACTER . I was assigned to top positions at all of my duty stations. I learned to have a HEART. To listen to our service members. I handled a multitude amount of issues, from maintaining positive emotions and spear heading many new programs in the Navy at a time of severe depression with our service members. I am still not allowed to inform any personnel about several of my actions while I served my country. I retired from the U S Military in the early 2000’s. After my military service, I started several projects to make a living. I worked in the Security Field, helping our citizens to have a safer and to be able to take care of themselves. I also was employed to work with several companies to provide security measures for residential neighborhoods. On Jan 4, 2017, I started assisting disabled vets with their problems with the Dept of Veterans Affairs.. I started a food bank."

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Key Messages

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I truly Care of the constituents of the 50th district FIRST. There are so much local political Corruption throughout our lovely district. The supposedly homeless crisis was caused by our president Joe Biden welcoming in ILLEGAL REFUGEES to our borders illegally invading our borders thus making our country the very dangerous place for our U S Citizens to reside. I will stand tall with our new President Donald Trump to deal with this huge immigration problem.

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Economy. To jump start our country by promoting to start up the various oil producing pipelines that President Biden shuttered. To start a process to lower so many of our daily requirements that are needed, such as food prices, fuel prices, promote local businesses to start up their businesses. To provide the assistance that is needed to advance the American Dream!!!

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To provide Free child care facilities to full time employed parents a safe place to place their children while the parents are working. These facilities will be only provided to the 50 th district constituents that a residing in our district.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House California District 50 in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in California

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Peter Bono (R)

I truly Care of the constituents of the 50th district FIRST.

There are so much local political Corruption throughout our lovely district. The supposedly homeless crisis was caused by our president Joe Biden welcoming in ILLEGAL REFUGEES to our borders illegally invading our borders thus making our country the very dangerous place for our U S Citizens to reside.

I will stand tall with our new President Donald Trump to deal with this huge immigration problem.

Economy. To jump start our country by promoting to start up the various oil producing pipelines that President Biden shuttered.

To start a process to lower so many of our daily requirements that are needed, such as food prices, fuel prices, promote local businesses to start up their businesses.

To provide the assistance that is needed to advance the American Dream!!!

To provide Free child care facilities to full time employed parents a safe place to place their children while the parents are working. These facilities will be only provided to the 50 th district constituents that a residing in our district.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Peter Bono (R)

Truth and prosperity be transparent in the local leaders daily functions.

Way too much Corruption in the disappropriate actions of our local leaders,

AMERICA FIRST!!!

Not Bankrupting our district by providing assistance to refugees invading our country.

The local politicians promote a HUMANITARIAN HEART FOR THESE REFUGEES.

We need to take care of our U.S. citizens concerns FIRST. That is what I intend to do again!

Americans are FIRST!!

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Peter Bono (R)

My Mentor, Chaplain Henry Peterson who instructed me to never leave a VET BEHIND!!

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Peter Bono (R)

Death and dying by Kubler Ross This is what’s happening to our country now!! It’s dying!!!I.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Peter Bono (R)

Character of the person, who, what, when and where concerns of the candidate. What are the Candidates about?

Loyalty- to our country FIRST!!

Respect- show respect in dealing with all Constituents.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Peter Bono (R)

My character for caring for people’s concerns

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Peter Bono (R)

Taking Care of our family, the U.S. citizens FIRST!!

To provide Safety to our country, strong U.S. military First!

To provide no nonsense activities in our legislature. No more bullying.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Peter Bono (R)

Because I truly care for Our American values and Traditions!!

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Peter Bono (R)

The death of John h Kennedy I was 12 yrs old

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Peter Bono (R)

Stockboy at a discount store. I had the job 29 days. The 30th day I could have joined a UNION so I was laid off

What is your favorite book? Why?

Peter Bono (R)

Grapes of Wrath. The book touches my heart.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Peter Bono (R)

Spider-Man I like to climb building He’s a true man of character

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Peter Bono (R)

God bless america

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Peter Bono (R)

Poverty, I have visited over 30 foreign countries and I’ve seen poverty in all of them

But

To be in the USA it’s totally Disgusting

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

Peter Bono (R)

They hold the purse strings for our country

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Peter Bono (R)

Not at all How much experience does a politician need to learn how to LIE, CHEAT,and STEAL OUR MONEY

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Peter Bono (R)

Wars with China, Iran, Korea, Russia and most important the possible overthrow of our nation by its U.S. citizens We are tired of living this way! It’s a bunch of crap, taxes and more taxes!!

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Peter Bono (R)

2-4 years two years is not enough time to get your agenda completed

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Peter Bono (R)

I believe in term limits but this measure will never be taken seriously because of all of our GREEDY POLITICIANS!!

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Peter Bono (R)

U S Congressman Jim jordan

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

Peter Bono (R)

Too many to mention come spend a day with BONO

Tell us your favorite joke.

Peter Bono (R)

What’s the last thing Sonny Bono said before he crashed into the tree and passed away?

I GOT U BABE!!

No I’m not related to him

But it would be an honor if I was!!!

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Peter Bono (R)

Totally yes that’s our way of life that we have experience for a lifetime

The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?

Peter Bono (R)

Be able to promote wealth with total transparency

How should the U.S. House use its investigative powers?

Peter Bono (R)

To promote fairness to all parties involved

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Peter Bono (R)

California GOP Party

Moms for America

Dr John GILLICK/co-inventer of CPAP SYSTEM DURING VIETNAM CONFLICT

THE FORGOTTEN ONES/ Vietnam war veterans (320) that decided not to return to the USA because they lost their total faith in the USA/ they are still living in many foreign countries

Vets Helping Vets USA/ Advocate for disabled military combat veterans that served in U S Miltary from WW11 through present day

VFW POST 9305-El Centro /Lifetime Member

3,400 disabled military service members presently residing in the 50th district!!

Grocery Outlet Store/Point Loma/ donations of food daily for thousands of homeless refugees and of course our U.S. MILITARY VETERANS ARE LAST TO BE CARED FOR

What committees interest you?

Peter Bono (R)

Armed services

Dept of veterans Affairs

Agriculture

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Peter Bono (R)

I believe in total transparency. There has to be an itemized deduction setup so the American citizens are aware of every cent is spent, no more funds for favors.

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Scott Peters	Democratic Party	$2,292,636	$1,876,072	$2,150,521	As of December 31, 2024
Peter Bono	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: California's 50th Congressional District election, 2024
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 5, 2024	October 29, 2024	October 22, 2024	October 15, 2024
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in California in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in California, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
California	U.S. House	All candidates	40-60	$1,740.00	12/8/2023	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

• District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

• District map
• Competitiveness
• Presidential elections
• State party control

Below was the map in use at the time of the election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in California.

California U.S. House primary competitiveness, 2014-2024
Office	Districts/ offices	Seats	Open seats	Candidates	Possible primaries	Contested top-two primaries	% of contested primaries	Incumbents in contested primaries	% of incumbents in contested primaries
2024	52	52	7	241	52	42	80.8%	36	80.0%
2022	52	52	5	272	52	52	100.0%	47	100.0%
2020	53	53	4	262	53	47	88.7%	32	64.0%
2018	53	53	2	244	53	41	77.4%	39	76.5%
2016	53	53	4	202	53	40	75.5%	36	73.5%
2014	53	53	6	209	53	38	71.7%	32	68.1%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in California in 2024. Information below was calculated on 1/16/2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Two-hundred forty-one candidates filed to run for California's 52 U.S. House districts in 2024, including 125 Democrats, 88 Republicans, and 28 independent or minor party candidates. That’s 4.63 candidates per district. In 2022, the first election after the number of congressional districts in California decreased from 53 to 52 following the 2020 census, 5.2 candidates filed per district. In 2020, when the state still had 53 Congressional districts, 4.94 candidates filed per district. In 2018, 4.6 candidates filed.

The 241 candidates who ran in California in 2024 were the fewest total number of candidates since 2016, when 202 candidates ran. Forty-five incumbents—34 Democrats and 11 Republicans—ran for re-election. That was fewer than in 2022, when 47 incumbents ran. Six districts were open, one more than in 2022, and the most since 2014, when six districts were also open.

Incumbents Barbara Lee (D-12th), Adam Schiff (D-30th), and Katie Porter (D-47th) ran for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat. Incumbent Sen. Laphonza Butler (D) didn't run for re-election. Incumbents Grace Napolitano (D-31st), Tony Cárdenas (D-29th), and Anna Eshoo (D-16th) retired from public office. One incumbent—Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-20th)—left Congress before the end of his term. A special election was held to fill his seat before the general election.

Fifteen candidates—12 Democrats, two Republicans, and one nonpartisan—ran in the open 30th district, the most candidates running for a seat in 2024.

Forty-two primaries were contested, the fewest since 2018, when 41 were contested. All 52 primaries were contested in 2022, and 47 were in 2020. In California, which uses a top-two primary system, a primary is contested if more than two candidates file to run.

Incumbents ran in 35 of the 42 contested primaries. That’s lower than 2022, when 47 incumbents ran in contested primaries, but higher than every other year since 2014. In 2020, 32 incumbents faced contested primaries. Thirty-nine incumbents did so in 2018, 36 in 2016, and 32 in 2014.

Democratic candidates ran in every district. Republican candidates ran in every district except one—the 37th. Two Democrats, including incumbent Sydney Kamlage-Dove, one nonpartisan candidate, and one Peace and Freedom Party member ran in that district.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made California's 50th the 98th most Democratic district nationally.

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in California's 50th based on 2024 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
65.4%	32.2%

Inside Elections Baselines

See also: Inside Elections

Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district. The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic Baseline	Republican Baseline	Difference
61.7	37.9	D+23.8

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in California, 2020

California presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 15 Democratic wins
• 15 Republican wins
• 1 other win

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	P	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

See also: Party control of California state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of California's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from California
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	43	45
Republican	0	9	9
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	52	54

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in California's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in California, May 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Gavin Newsom
Lieutenant Governor	Eleni Kounalakis
Secretary of State	Shirley Weber
Attorney General	Rob Bonta

State legislature

California State Senate

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	32
	Republican Party	8
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		40

California State Assembly

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	62
	Republican Party	18
	Independent	1
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		80

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

California Party Control: 1992-2024
Nineteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
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Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Governor	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Assembly	D	D	D	S	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.

2022

See also: California's 50th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 50

Incumbent Scott Peters defeated Corey Gustafson in the general election for U.S. House California District 50 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Peters (D)	62.8	168,816
		Corey Gustafson (R)	37.2	99,819

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 268,635
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 50

Incumbent Scott Peters and Corey Gustafson defeated Kylie Taitano, David Chiddick, and Adam Schindler in the primary for U.S. House California District 50 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Peters (D)	52.3	89,894
✔		Corey Gustafson (R)	29.9	51,312
		Kylie Taitano (D)	9.4	16,065
		David Chiddick (R)	5.4	9,333
		Adam Schindler (Independent)	3.0	5,168

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 171,772
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mari Barosay (D)
• Joseph Rocha (D)
• Timothy Bilash (D)

2020

See also: California's 50th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 50

Darrell Issa defeated Ammar Campa-Najjar in the general election for U.S. House California District 50 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Darrell Issa (R)	54.0	195,521
		Ammar Campa-Najjar (D)	46.0	166,869

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 362,390
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 50

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 50 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ammar Campa-Najjar (D)	36.5	74,121
✔		Darrell Issa (R)	23.1	47,036
		Carl DeMaio (R)	19.9	40,347
		Brian Jones (R)	10.6	21,495
		Marisa Calderon (D) (Unofficially withdrew)	5.7	11,557
	Submit photo	Nathan Wilkins (R)	2.1	4,276
		Jose Cortes (Peace and Freedom Party of California)	0.9	1,821
		Helen Horvath (Independent)	0.6	1,249
	Submit photo	Henry Ota (Independent)	0.4	908
		Lucinda Jahn (Independent)	0.2	410

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 203,220
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matt Rahn (R)
• Larry Wilske (R)
• Sam Abed (R)
• Duncan Hunter (R)
• Bill Wells (R)
• Hunter Spears Duncan (R)
• David Edick (Independent)
• Alex Balkin (D)

2018

See also: California's 50th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 50

Incumbent Duncan Hunter defeated Ammar Campa-Najjar in the general election for U.S. House California District 50 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Duncan Hunter (R)	51.7	134,362
		Ammar Campa-Najjar (D)	48.3	125,448

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 259,810
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 50

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 50 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Duncan Hunter (R)	47.4	69,563
✔		Ammar Campa-Najjar (D)	17.6	25,799
		Bill Wells (R)	12.9	18,951
		Josh Butner (D)	12.9	18,944
		Patrick Malloy (D)	5.9	8,607
		Shamus Sayed (R)	2.1	3,079
	Submit photo	Richard Kahle (Independent)	1.2	1,714

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 146,657
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Pierre Beauregard (D)
• Andrew Zelt (R)
• Glenn Jensen (D)
• Gloria Chadwick (D)
• Alex Spilger (D)

See also

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Footnotes

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California's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Alex Padilla (D)

Adam Schiff (D)

Representatives

District 1

Doug LaMalfa (R)

District 2

Jared Huffman (D)

District 3

Kevin Kiley (R)

District 4

Mike Thompson (D)

District 5

Tom McClintock (R)

District 6

Ami Bera (D)

District 7

Doris Matsui (D)

District 8

John Garamendi (D)

District 9

Josh Harder (D)

District 10

Mark DeSaulnier (D)

District 11

Nancy Pelosi (D)

District 12

Lateefah Simon (D)

District 13

Adam Gray (D)

District 14

Eric Swalwell (D)

District 15

Kevin Mullin (D)

District 16

Sam Liccardo (D)

District 17

Ro Khanna (D)

District 18

Zoe Lofgren (D)

District 19

Jimmy Panetta (D)

District 20

Vince Fong (R)

District 21

Jim Costa (D)

District 22

David Valadao (R)

District 23

Jay Obernolte (R)

District 24

Salud Carbajal (D)

District 25

Raul Ruiz (D)

District 26

Julia Brownley (D)

District 27

George Whitesides (D)

District 28

Judy Chu (D)

District 29

Luz Rivas (D)

District 30

Laura Friedman (D)

District 31

Gil Cisneros (D)

District 32

Brad Sherman (D)

District 33

Pete Aguilar (D)

District 34

Jimmy Gomez (D)

District 35

Norma Torres (D)

District 36

Ted Lieu (D)

District 37

Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D)

District 38

Linda Sánchez (D)

District 39

Mark Takano (D)

District 40

Young Kim (R)

District 41

Ken Calvert (R)

District 42

Robert Garcia (D)

District 43

Maxine Waters (D)

District 44

Nanette Barragán (D)

District 45

Derek Tran (D)

District 46

Lou Correa (D)

District 47

Dave Min (D)

District 48

Darrell Issa (R)

District 49

Mike Levin (D)

District 50

Scott Peters (D)

District 51

Sara Jacobs (D)

District 52

Juan Vargas (D)

Democratic Party (45)

Republican Party (9)

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