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United States House elections in California, 2024 (March 5 top-two primaries)
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The U.S. House of Representatives elections in California were on November 5, 2024. Voters elected 52 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's 52 U.S. House districts. The primary was March 5, 2024. The filing deadline was December 8, 2023.
This page focuses on California's top-two primaries for the U.S. House. Click here for more information about the state's general election.
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California uses a top-two primary system, in which all candidates appear on the same ballot. The top two vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, move on to the general election. In states that do not use a top-two system, all parties are usually able to put forward a candidate for the general election if they choose to.[1][2]
Unlike the top-two format used in some states (Louisiana and Georgia special elections for example), a general election between the top-two candidates in California occurs regardless of whether the top candidate received 50% of the vote in the first round of elections.
As of June 2025, California was one of five states to use a top-two primary system, or a variation of the top-two system. See here for more information.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Candidates and election results
District 1
Primary candidates
- Doug LaMalfa (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Mike Doran (Democratic Party)
- Rose Penelope Yee (Democratic Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
- Dominick Dorothy
- John Kelly
- Jeffrey Lavin
- Janai Meeks
- Ashkan Nazarian
- Trenten Phillips
- Albert Vitela
- Joanna Warrens
- Aaron Webster
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District 2
Primary candidates
- Jared Huffman (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Jason Brisendine (No party preference)
- Chris Coulombe (Republican Party) ✔
- Tief Gibbs (Republican Party)
- Jolian Kangas (No party preference)
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District 3
Primary candidates
- Kevin Kiley (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Jessica Morse (Democratic Party) ✔
- Robert Smith (No party preference)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 4
Primary candidates
- Mike Thompson (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Andrew Engdahl (Democratic Party)
- John Munn (Republican Party) ✔
- Niket Patwardhan (No party preference)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 5
Primary candidates
- Tom McClintock (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Mike Barkley (Democratic Party) ✔
- Steve Wozniak (No party preference)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 6
Primary candidates
- Ami Bera (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Adam Barajas (Democratic Party)
- Christine Bish (Republican Party) ✔
- Craig DeLuz (Republican Party)
- Chris Richardson (Green Party)
- Raymond Riehle (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 7
Primary candidates
- Doris Matsui (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- David Mandel (Democratic Party)
- Tom Silva (Republican Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
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District 8
Primary candidates
- John Garamendi (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Rudy Recile (Republican Party) ✔
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District 9
Primary candidates
- Josh Harder (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Khalid Jeffrey Jafri (Republican Party)
- Kevin Lincoln II (Republican Party) ✔
- John McBride (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 10
Primary candidates
- Mark DeSaulnier (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Nolan Chen (Republican Party)
- Mohamed Elsherbini (No party preference)
- Katherine Piccinini (Republican Party) ✔
- Joe Sweeney (No party preference)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 11
Primary candidates
- Nancy Pelosi (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Jason Boyce (Democratic Party)
- Eve Del Castello (Republican Party)
- Bruce Lou (Republican Party) ✔
- Marjorie Mikels (Democratic Party)
- Larry Nichelson (Republican Party)
- Bianca Von Krieg (Democratic Party)
- Jason Zeng (Republican Party)
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District 12
Primary candidates
- Tony Daysog (Democratic Party)
- Glenn Kaplan (Democratic Party)
- Ned Nuerge (Republican Party)
- Abdur Sikder (Democratic Party)
- Lateefah Simon (Democratic Party) ✔
- Stephen Slauson (Republican Party)
- Andre Todd (Democratic Party)
- Jennifer Tran (Democratic Party) ✔
- Eric Wilson (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 13
Primary candidates
- John Duarte (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Adam Gray (Democratic Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
District 14
Primary candidates
- Eric Swalwell (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Alison Hayden (Republican Party)
- Vin Kruttiventi (Republican Party) ✔
- Luis Reynoso (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 15
Primary candidates
- Kevin Mullin (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Anna Cheng Kramer (Republican Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
District 16
Primary candidates
- Joby Bernstein (Democratic Party)
- Peter Dixon (Democratic Party)
- Rishi Kumar (Democratic Party)
- Sam Liccardo (Democratic Party) ✔
- Evan Low (Democratic Party) ✔
- Julie Lythcott-Haims (Democratic Party)
- Ahmed Mostafa (Democratic Party)
- Peter Ohtaki (Republican Party)
- Karl Ryan (Republican Party)
- Joe Simitian (Democratic Party)
- Greg Tanaka (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 17
Primary candidates
- Ro Khanna (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Anita Chen (Republican Party) ✔
- Joe Dehn (Libertarian Party)
- Mario Ramirez (Democratic Party)
- Ritesh Tandon (Democratic Party)
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District 18
Primary candidates
- Zoe Lofgren (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Peter Hernandez (Republican Party) ✔
- Luele Kifle (Democratic Party)
- Lawrence Milan (Democratic Party)
- Charlene Nijmeh (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 19
Primary candidates
- Jimmy Panetta (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Jason Anderson (Republican Party) ✔
- Sean Dougherty (Green Party)
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District 20
Primary candidates
- Vince Fong (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Mike Boudreaux (Republican Party) ✔
- Ben Dewell (No party preference)
- Stan Ellis (Republican Party)
- T.J. Esposito (No party preference)
- David Giglio (Republican Party)
- Kyle Kirkland (Republican Party)
- Kelly Kulikoff (Republican Party)
- Andy Morales (Democratic Party)
- Matt Stoll (Republican Party)
- Marisa Wood (Democratic Party)
- James Cardoza (No party preference) (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 21
Primary candidates
- Jim Costa (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Michael Maher (Republican Party) ✔
District 22
Primary candidates
- David G. Valadao (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Melissa Hurtado (Democratic Party)
- Chris Mathys (Republican Party)
- Rudy Salas (Democratic Party) ✔
District 23
Primary candidates
- Jay Obernolte (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Derek Marshall (Democratic Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
District 24
Primary candidates
- Salud Carbajal (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Thomas Cole (Republican Party) ✔
- Helena Pasquarella (Democratic Party)
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District 25
Primary candidates
- Raul Ruiz (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Ryan Burkett (No party preference)
- Miguel Chapa (Republican Party)
- Oscar Ortiz (Democratic Party)
- Ceci Truman (Republican Party)
- Ian Weeks (Republican Party) ✔
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District 26
Primary candidates
- Julia Brownley (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Chris Anstead (Democratic Party)
- Bruce Boyer (Republican Party)
- Michael Koslow (Republican Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
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District 27
Primary candidates
- Mike Garcia (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Steve Hill (Democratic Party)
- George Whitesides (Democratic Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
District 28
Primary candidates
- Judy Chu (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Jose Castaneda (Libertarian Party)
- William Patterson (Peace and Freedom Party)
- April Verlato (Republican Party) ✔
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District 29
Primary candidates
- Benito Bernal (Republican Party) ✔
- Angélica María Dueñas (Democratic Party)
- Luz Maria Rivas (Democratic Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
District 30
Primary candidates
- Francesco Arreaga (Democratic Party)
- Alex Balekian (Republican Party) ✔
- Joshua Bocanegra (No party preference)
- Steve Dunwoody (Democratic Party)
- Mike Feuer (Democratic Party)
- Laura Friedman (Democratic Party) ✔
- Sal Genovese (Democratic Party)
- Maebe A. Girl (Democratic Party)
- J. Emilio Martinez (Republican Party)
- Nick Melvoin (Democratic Party)
- Courtney Najera (Democratic Party)
- Anthony Portantino, Jr. (Democratic Party)
- Jirair Ratevosian (Democratic Party)
- Ben Savage (Democratic Party)
- Sepi Shyne (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 31
Primary candidates
- Bob Archuleta (Democratic Party)
- Pedro Casas (Republican Party)
- Gil Cisneros (Democratic Party) ✔
- Gregory Hafif (Democratic Party)
- Kurt Jose (Democratic Party)
- Erskine Levi (No party preference)
- Mary Ann Lutz (Democratic Party)
- Y. Marie Manvel (No party preference)
- Daniel Martinez (Republican Party) ✔
- Susan Rubio (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 32
Primary candidates
- Brad Sherman (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Dave Abbitt (Democratic Party)
- Christopher Ahuja (Democratic Party)
- James Shuster (Republican Party)
- Douglas Smith (Democratic Party)
- Larry Thompson (Republican Party) ✔
- Trevor Witt (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 33
Primary candidates
- Pete Aguilar (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Tom Herman (Republican Party) ✔
- Mark Porter (Republican Party) (Write-in)
- Ernest Richter (Republican Party) (Write-in)
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District 34
Primary candidates
- Jimmy Gomez (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- David Ferrell (Democratic Party)
- David Kim (Democratic Party) ✔
- Calvin Lee (Republican Party)
- Aaron Reveles (Peace and Freedom Party)
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District 35
Primary candidates
- Norma Torres (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Mike Cargile (Republican Party) ✔
- Melissa May (Democratic Party)
- Vijal Suthar (Republican Party)
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District 36
Primary candidates
- Ted Lieu (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Claire Anderson (No party preference)
- Ariana Hakami (Republican Party)
- Melissa Toomim (Republican Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
District 37
Primary candidates
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Adam Carmichael (Democratic Party)
- John Parker (Peace and Freedom Party)
- Juan Rey (No party preference) ✔
- Baltazar Fedalizo (Republican Party) (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 38
Primary candidates
- Linda Sánchez (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Eric Ching (Republican Party) ✔
- Robert Zhang Ochoa (Republican Party)
- John Sarega (Republican Party)
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District 39
Primary candidates
- Mark Takano (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- David Serpa (Republican Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
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District 40
Primary candidates
- Young Kim (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Allyson Damikolas (Democratic Party)
- Joe Kerr (Democratic Party) ✔
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District 41
Primary candidates
- Ken Calvert (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Anna Nevenic (Democratic Party)
- Will Rollins (Democratic Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
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District 42
Primary candidates
- Robert Garcia (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Joaquín Beltrán (Democratic Party)
- John Briscoe (Republican Party) ✔
- Nicole López (Democratic Party)
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District 43
Primary candidates
- Maxine Waters (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Gregory Cheadle (Democratic Party)
- David Knight (Republican Party)
- Chris B. Wiggins (Democratic Party)
- Steve Williams (Republican Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
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District 44
Primary candidates
- Nanette Barragán (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Roger Groh (Republican Party) ✔
District 45
Primary candidates
- Michelle Steel (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Cheyenne Hunt (Democratic Party)
- Kim Nguyen-Penaloza (Democratic Party)
- Aditya Pai (Democratic Party)
- Derek Tran (Democratic Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
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District 46
Primary candidates
- Lou Correa (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- David Pan (Republican Party) ✔
District 47
Primary candidates
- Scott Baugh (Republican Party) ✔
- Terry Crandall (No party preference)
- Tom McGrath (No party preference)
- Dave Min (Democratic Party) ✔
- Long Pham (Republican Party)
- Boyd Roberts (Democratic Party)
- Bill Smith (No party preference)
- Max Ukropina (Republican Party)
- Joanna Weiss (Democratic Party)
- Shariq Zaidi (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Brian Burley
- Weiming Chu
- Steven Cotton
- Andrew Goffe
- James Griffin
- Julia Hashemieh
- Dom Jones
- Lori Kirkland Baker
- Harley Rouda
- Mike Schaefer
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District 48
Primary candidates
- Darrell Issa (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Stephen Houlahan (Democratic Party) ✔
- Lucinda Jahn (No party preference)
- Matthew Rascon (Democratic Party)
- Whitney Shanahan (Democratic Party)
- Mike Simon (Democratic Party)
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District 49
Primary candidates
- Mike Levin (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Sheryl Adams (Republican Party)
- Matt Gunderson (Republican Party) ✔
- Kate Monroe (Republican Party)
- Margarita Wilkinson (Republican Party)
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District 50
Primary candidates
- Scott Peters (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Timothy Bilash (Democratic Party)
- Peter Bono (Republican Party) ✔
- Solomon David Moss (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 51
Primary candidates
- Sara Jacobs (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Stan Caplan (No party preference)
- Hilaire Shioura (No party preference)
- Bill Wells (Republican Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
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District 52
Primary candidates
- Juan Vargas (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Justin Lee (Republican Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
See also
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