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Margarita Maria Carranza
Margarita Maria Carranza (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 29th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Biography
Margarita Maria Carranza was born in Calexico, California. Carranza graduated from John H. Francis Polytechnic High School. Her career experience includes working as an office manager.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: California's 29th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House California District 29
Incumbent Luz Maria Rivas, Margarita Maria Carranza, and Steven Sparrow are running in the general election for U.S. House California District 29 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Luz Maria Rivas (D) | |
 | Margarita Maria Carranza (R) | |
| Steven Sparrow (R) | ||
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2024
See also: California's 29th Congressional District election, 2024
California's 29th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 29
Luz Maria Rivas defeated Benito Bernal in the general election for U.S. House California District 29 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Luz Maria Rivas (D) | 69.8 | 146,312 |
 | Benito Bernal (R) | 30.2 | 63,374 | |
| Total votes: 209,686 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 29
Luz Maria Rivas and Benito Bernal defeated Angélica María Dueñas in the primary for U.S. House California District 29 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Luz Maria Rivas (D) | 49.3 | 40,096 |
| ✔ | | Benito Bernal (R) | 26.4 | 21,446 |
 | Angélica María Dueñas (D) | 24.4 | 19,844 | |
| Total votes: 81,386 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Endorsements
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2022
See also: California's 29th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 29
Incumbent Tony Cárdenas defeated Angélica María Dueñas in the general election for U.S. House California District 29 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tony Cárdenas (D) | 58.5 | 69,915 |
| Angélica María Dueñas (D) | 41.5 | 49,520 | |
| Total votes: 119,435 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 29
Incumbent Tony Cárdenas and Angélica María Dueñas defeated Margarita Maria Carranza, Andy Miranda, and Rudy Melendez in the primary for U.S. House California District 29 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Cárdenas (D) | 56.7 | 47,941 |
| ✔ | | Angélica María Dueñas (D) | 22.8 | 19,321 |
| Margarita Maria Carranza (R) | 8.4 | 7,079 | |
 | Andy Miranda (R) | 6.1 | 5,167 | |
 | Rudy Melendez (R) | 6.0 | 5,057 | |
| Total votes: 84,565 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
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2022
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See also
2026 Elections
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