California S 47Th Congressional District Election, 2024 (March 5 Top-Two Primary)
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Scott Baugh (R) and Dave Min (D) advanced from the top-two primary election for California's 47th Congressional District on March 5, 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024.
Ten candidates ran in the top-two primary for California's 47th Congressional District on March 5, 2024. Three candidates led in noteworthy endorsements, fundraising, and media attention: Scott Baugh (R), Dave Min (D), and Joanna Weiss (D).
Incumbent Katie Porter (D) ran for the U.S. Senate. Porter was re-elected in 2022 after defeating Baugh 52%-48% in the general election.
A Republican and a Democrat have advanced from the primary in each of the past three cycles.
At the time of the primary Baugh was an attorney and former California Assembly member who served as the chairman of the Orange County Republican Party from 2004 to 2015.[1] Immigration was a key issue for Baugh, who said the government's focus should "be stopping the flood of illegal immigration and addressing the growing fentanyl crisis."[2] Baugh also said Min and Weiss were too progressive to represent the 47th district. “This district is center right and they are not center right. They’re not even center left, they are progressive left,” Baugh said. The Republican Party of California endorsed Baugh.[3]
Min served in the California Senate since 2020 and previously worked as an attorney and as a senior economic advisor to U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).[4] Min's campaign focused on abortion, gun violence, and climate change. Min said that as a state senator, he “passed 28 bills, including eight protecting domestic violence survivors” and “[took] on the gun lobby, Big Oil, and anti-choice MAGA extremists.” The California Democratic Party and Porter endorsed Min.[5]
At the time of the election, Weiss was the founder of the Women for American Values and Ethics (WAVE), a progressive nonprofit focused on public education and gun safety, among other issues. Weiss said her "#1 fight is reproductive rights & ensuring women have safe legal access to abortions."[6] EMILY's List endorsed Weiss.
In May 2023, Min was arrested on DUI charges and was later sentenced to three years of probation. Weiss' campaign said the incident made Min "a permanently damaged candidate who cannot hold this seat for Democrats." Min apologized for the incident and said he believed voters would judge him "not just on the worst single moment in [his] life.”[7]
Also running in the primary were Terry Crandall (No party preference), Tom McGrath (No party preference), Long Pham (R), Boyd Roberts (D), Bill Smith (No party preference), Max Ukropina (R), and Shariq Zaidi (D).
As of February 15, 2024, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales rated the election Lean or Tilt Democratic, and Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball rated the general election a Toss-up.
This is one of 15 elections across the country in which Speaker of the U.S. House Mike Johnson endorsed a Republican candidate in a primary race. Twelve endorsees have advanced from their primaries. One endorsee withdrew. Three of these races have not occurred. To see a full list of these endorsements click here.
The United Democracy Project (UDP) is a super PAC affiliated with the pro-Israel lobbying group the American Israel Public Affairs Commission (AIPAC). UDP contributed satellite spending in California's 47th Congressional District election in 2024. To learn more about how influencers, including activists, lobbyists, and philanthropists influence elections, click here.
Terry Crandall (No party preference), Tom McGrath (No party preference), Dave Min (D), Boyd Roberts (D), Bill Smith (No party preference), Max Ukropina (R), and Joanna Weiss (D) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. To read those survey responses, click here.
This page focuses on California's 47th Congressional District's top-two primary. For more in-depth information on the district's general election, see the following page:
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Candidates and election results[edit]
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 47
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 47 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scott Baugh (R) | 32.1 | 57,517 |
| ✔ |  | Dave Min (D)  | 25.9 | 46,393 |
 | Joanna Weiss (D) | 19.4 | 34,802 | |
 | Max Ukropina (R) | 14.8 | 26,585 | |
 | Long Pham (R) | 2.7 | 4,862 | |
 | Terry Crandall (No party preference) | 1.6 | 2,878 | |
 | Boyd Roberts (D) | 1.4 | 2,570 | |
 | Tom McGrath (No party preference) | 0.9 | 1,611 | |
 | Bill Smith (No party preference) | 0.6 | 1,062 | |
 | Shariq Zaidi (D) | 0.4 | 788 | |
| Total votes: 179,068 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Goffe (D)
- Weiming Chu (R)
- Harley Rouda (D)
- Julia Hashemieh (R)
- Steven Cotton (R)
- James Griffin (R)
- Mike Schaefer (D)
- Brian Burley (R)
- Lori Kirkland Baker (D)
- Dom Jones (D)
Voting information[edit]
- See also: Voting in California
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Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office:
California Assembly - District 67 (1995-2000)
Biography: Baugh earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Liberty University in 1984 and a law degree from the University of the Pacific in 1987. At the time of the election, Baugh's career experience included owning Scott Baugh & Associates, a business law firm. Baugh also served as the chairman of GRIP (Gang Reduction Intervention Partnership), a board member of the George T. Pfleger Foundation, a founding board member of Angel Force USA, a founding trustee of Pacifica Christian High School, and the founding chairman of the OC Marathon Foundation. Baugh also served as chairman of the Orange County Republican Party from 2004 to 2015.
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Party: No party preference
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I’m a husband, a father of school age twins, an economics professor, and an entrepreneur. I went to junior high and high school in OC and married my high school sweetheart. We are fortunate to be living the American Dream here in OC, but that American Dream isn’t available to everyone. Money in politics has broken our political system and changed the incentives of our leaders. I've studied how to fix this, and in 2020 I began my efforts. First I built VotingSmarter.org, a team of 135 volunteers that conducted 4,000 hours of candidate research and built a “dating app for elections” that matched thousands of voters to the candidates best matched them on the on the issues rather than party, race, gender, or identity. After the 2020 election I started my company Shoppyist.com. We have built a shopping platform that gives regular people their political power back by changing how they shop. Big corporation buy politicians using their customer’s money, and now those customers can see how and choose the brands that match their values! Now I am taking my fight against political corruption and misinformation to DC to try and change the rules from the inside."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House California District 47 in 2024.
Party: No party preference
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I am not a politician. I have never previously run for public office. I am an Independent candidate and not tied to the doctrine of either the Republican or Democratic parties and will evaluate and vote on policies and legislation regardless of the political implications. I am fiscally conservative (don’t spend more than you have) and socially liberal (people should be able to live as they see fit without harming others). My educational background is chemical engineering and business. I completed a B.S. and a M.S. in chemical engineering at UC San Diego and an MBA at UC Irvine. I have been an engineer and manager for 35 years, primarily on projects to characterize and reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from the oil & gas and electric power generation industries. Project success required planning and organization, fact- and best data-based research and analysis collaboration with groups from a wide range of disciplines, budget management, and oral and written communication. Federal, state, and local regulations limit pollutant emissions and frequent regulatory analysis and development work has provided an understanding of data-based regulations that cost-effectively accomplish their intent. I believe that the skill set developed during my professional career will make me an effective legislator."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House California District 47 in 2024.
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: California State Senate - District 37 (Elected: 2020)
Submitted Biography: "I am a native Californian, son of Korean immigrants, husband, father of three children in public schools, and former UC Irvine School of Law Professor running for Congress to protect our Democracy, defend our basic rights, and give everyone a fair shot at the American Dream. I have been endorsed by the California Democratic Party, Congresswoman Katie Porter, Teachers, Police, gun violence prevention groups, organized labor, and over 60 local leaders. I have 100% ratings from Planned Parenthood and Sierra Club, and an ‘F’ rating from the NRA. I began my career holding Wall Street accountable by prosecuting corporate fraud at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. I have testified six times before Congress and led efforts to expand economic opportunity. As a California State Senator, I’ve passed 28 bills, including eight protecting domestic violence survivors, and I’ve taken on the gun lobby, Big Oil, and anti-choice MAGA extremists. I’ve been a champion for: - Reproductive freedom, authoring a proposition to add abortion and contraception access to the California Constitution. 100% rating from Planned Parenthood. - Ending gun violence, passing bills prohibiting gun shows on all state property. F rating from the NRA - Climate rescue, authoring legislation to end offshore oil drilling and end our reliance on fossil fuels. 100% rating from Sierra Club"
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House California District 47 in 2024.
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I am running for Congress – and putting forth two state ballot measures – to solve problems facing Orange County families. The first measure – without raising taxes – would create the University of California Online (UCO). UCO would be the lowest cost, most accessible, highest quality, largest university in the world. Tuition would implode. Education would flourish. Completion rates would soar. Out-of-state fees – likely in the billions – would fund California student scholarships, housing, childcare – at scale. Tens of thousands of high paying – likely union – jobs and unprecedented economic growth would be created. www.UCOCA.org. The second measure would turn the older Toll Roads - the 73, 91, 133, 241, 261 – into freeways. www.NoTolls.org. Proud Democrat for: women’s reproductive freedom, single payer health insurance, labor unions, assault weapons ban, LGBTQ rights, Ukraine, Palestine, a two-state solution, reinstating the SALT deduction, lowering taxes under $400,000. Over $400,000: open to higher taxes and extending the Social Security wage base tax. Long opposed to Trump – on a platform to “impeach” the President – I announced a previous candidacy, January 20, 2017. I strongly oppose Putin and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Vote Boyd Roberts – Common Sense Solutions For America. "
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House California District 47 in 2024.
Party: No party preference
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "VOTE SERIOUSLY! Both parties in Congress have negligently steered us toward a fiscal catastrophe that will bequeath to our children and grandchildren a shocking burden. Both parties have failed to fix the disgrace that has become our border and immigration system. Neither party has moved to change the processes that allow these and other problems to drift into crises. I am the former Chairman of a labor union owned bank and the former General Counsel of a Fortune 500 finance subsidiary. While I cannot prove it to you here (see my website or meet me on the campaign trail!), I have a long history of creating and effecting solutions to intractable problems and I have powerful proposals to fix those facing us today. Our 47th District will hold one of America’s most scrutinized and important Congressional elections this year. You can make it another ho-hum, no real change choice, or, by nominating (and electing) a strong independent member, you can deliver a unique and powerful message through both the campaign and the result. I invite you to visit my website billsmithforcongress.com or listen to my five minute podcasts at @independentvoter2024 to see how you can change the way Congress works."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House California District 47 in 2024.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Max Ukropina is a fifth-generation Californian, conservative, businessman, and political outsider running for Congress in California's 47th District. Max is running to fight for the America First agenda in Washington and make sure the liberal policies destroying Los Angeles and San Francisco never take root in Orange County. He is a vocal patriot for cutting spending and reducing the debt, restoring parents rights in education, securing the border, and building a prosperous economy that creates opportunities for all Americans. "
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House California District 47 in 2024.
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Joanna Weiss, founder and past President of Women for American Values and Ethics (WAVE) Action Fund, is a Democrat, working mom, award-winning litigator, and community organizer born and raised in Orange County. Joanna’s passion has always been her community-based, pro bono legal work fighting for domestic violence survivors, seniors on fixed incomes, and special needs students. Joanna is a former litigator and Adjunct Professor at Chapman University School of Law. Weiss served on the Board of Directors of the Public Law Center for over a decade and has won multiple awards for her legal and community leadership.. Weiss’ father was a Vietnam War veteran, and her mother was a public school teacher. Her family was on food stamps and Medicaid when she was born. After attending Orange County public schools and Saddleback Community College, Weiss transferred to UCLA where she earned a B.A. in Political Science. Weiss then attended USC School of Law. Weiss was a business litigator for the international law firm Latham & Watkins LLP. In 2016, Weiss founded WAVE, Women for American Values and Ethics. For the past six years, Weiss and her team have activated thousands of Orange County residents around the most significant issues of our generation: defending democracy and voting rights; fighting to protect women’s health and reproductive rights; and addressing the devastating effects of climate change."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House California District 47 in 2024.
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Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Money has corrupted our leaders and we have to change the rules about how we fund campaigns and report lobbying.
Our problems are fixable. The middle even agrees on the compromise solutions. We just need need leaders willing to do it.
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
2023 was the hottest year on record and Climate Change induced extreme weather- & climate-events cost the U.S. ~ $150 billion. Unless greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are rapidly reduced, more frequent & extreme events will burden future generations with higher costs, lower economic growth, & social disruption. Needed actions: 1.) Reduce fossil fuel use balanced by an increase in renewable/“zero-carbon” energy to ensure U.S. energy security; 2.) apply a progressive fee on GHG emissions to use market forces to cost-effectively lower fossil fuel use & GHG emissions; and 3.) China dominates manufacturing of renewable energy components & systems. The U.S. needs to reverse this and be the technological leader of the energy systems of the future.
U.S. Healthcare Costs are about $12,000 per person and consume about 18% of our Gross Domestic Product. This level of spending is much greater than all other wealthy peer countries (e.g., Germany, France, England) and U.S. health outcomes are generally the poorest: lowest life-expectancy at birth, highest maternal & infant mortality rates, highest obesity rate, it is a long list. Healthcare system reforms that emphasize preventive care and eliminate waste (an estimated 25 – 30% of healthcare spending) are needed. All the peer countries, with better health outcomes and lower costs, have universal healthcare coverage. The U.S. should transition from its fragmented public/private insurance to universal coverage for similar benefits.
Dave Min (D)
Gun violence prevention
Taking bold action to address the climate crisis
Boyd Roberts (D)
I strongly support aid to Ukraine. The post World War II world order matters. Borders matter. Ukrainian sovereignty matters. It is self-evident. Vladimir Putin put bounties on the heads of American soldiers. In the words of John McCain, he “is a murderer and a thug.” He is the enemy and needs to be degraded. Ukrainians are giving their lives to fight our enemy. They need our full support, especially Anduril Roadrunner Drones made right here in the 47th Congressional District. Additionally, I support the immediate transfer of the $300 billion in frozen Russian sovereign assets – mostly held in European Banks – directly to Ukraine as advance war reparations.
Dave Min cannot win. The 47th Congressional District is evenly split, 35.6% Democrat, 33.9% Republican, and 24.6% no party preference. Harley Rouda, a Democrat incumbent, lost to Michelle Steel by 2.2% in 2020. Katie Porter prevailed over Scott Baugh by 3.4% or 9,113 votes in 2022. Clearly the 47th could go either way. On the Republican side Scott Baugh, likely, will emerge out of the March 5th primary. On the Democratic side, establishment candidate David Min is the current favorite. Before this happens, thoughtful Democrats should Google “Dave Min DUI Arrest” and ask themselves if he is the best candidate to run against Baugh? The balance of power in Washington may lie in the balance.
Bill Smith (No party preference)
Our dual fiscal and border crises are disgraceful. They are a product of an irresponsible Congress. Congress needs self-imposed guardrails. My proposals will create those guiderails.
The 47th District deserves a moderate, independent voice that will join the Problem Solvers Caucus as a first act.
Max Ukropina (R)
I will always fight for the values that made our nation and state great, and I will make sure the policies destroying LA and San Francisco are never imported to the 47th district.
Career politicians are failing Orange County, and it’s time for new leadership.
Joanna Weiss (D)
As a mother of three, I know the importance of restoring reproductive rights. We cannot allow our daughters to grow up in a world where they have fewer rights than we did. I will vote to codify Roe.
Orange County can be the green energy capital of the world. We face enormous challenges from climate change, but through innovation and collaboration we can harness our natural resources to develop sustainable energy and build good paying jobs in our community.
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
lobbying reform, housing affordability, homelessness, crime, gun safety, immigration, healthcare, education, environmental protection,
and the ballooning debt.
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Dave Min (D)
Boyd Roberts (D)
UCO is a ballot measure and has been submitted to the California Attorney General. The first two sentences of the measure read: “The public has the right to audit all publicly owned postsecondary courses and programs online at no cost” and “The public has the right to access, attend, earn full credit, and earn full degrees in all publicly owned for-credit postsecondary, accredited degree programs and courses online at cost.” Everything about UCO flows from those two sentences. When enacted, anyone could access and audit any UCO course at any time for free. Anyone could attend the highest quality university in the world at low cost, at their own pace, and earn full credit. The measure would even provide funding to reduce in-state student homelessness, food insecurity, and book costs.
If in place today, our nation and the world would be better educated. High school students or any student would have the option of not competing for scarce spots in current California University systems. Admissions discrimination would not be as divisive. Completion rates would soar. College costs and student indebtedness would implode.
Bill Smith (No party preference)
VERY CONCERNED AND INFORMED: Upward Mobility. Mental Health Policy. Rational AI regulation. Technical Operation of Congress. Tech Monopolization. COVID Response Lessons. Housing Costs. General Foreign Threats. NATO.
CONCERNED AND SEEKING GREATER UNDERSTANDING. Immigrant assimilation. The Implication of Campaign Finance and Legislator Salaries on Candidate Quality.
Max Ukropina (R)
Joanna Weiss (D)
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
- 2 My wife. Her strength is the foundation our family is built.
- 3 Abraham Lincoln. Transformational leadership.
- 4 Martin Luther King Jr. The ends do not justify the means.
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Bill Smith (No party preference)
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Bill Smith (No party preference)
Vision of the Annointed by Thomas Sowell The Moral Sense by James Q Wilson The Righteous Mind - Why Good People are Divided by Politics by Jonathan Haidt The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt A Theory of Justice by John Rawls The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville The Old Regime and the French Revolution by Alexis de Tocqueville Free to Choose by Milton and Rose Friedman
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Bill Smith (No party preference)
Joanna Weiss (D)
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Bill Smith (No party preference)
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Bill Smith (No party preference)
Joanna Weiss (D)
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Bill Smith (No party preference)
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Bill Smith (No party preference)
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Bill Smith (No party preference)
Political book: Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith for an understanding of how cultures thrive. Personal Growth: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius as a way of thinking and writing about one's day. Mental Health: CPTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker as a good way of understanding how we thrive in the face of personal challenges. Series: Slow Horses by Mick Herron as the funniest, best plotted spy series now in the offer. Physical Health: Breath by James Nestor as an interesting observation about physical health.
Important: Vision of the Annointed by Thomas Sowell that explains how we got to our cultural impasse today.
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Bill Smith (No party preference)
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Bill Smith (No party preference)
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Bill Smith (No party preference)
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Bill Smith (No party preference)
What it does badly is its first Constitutional function: initiating spending legislation. In this arena its lack of discipline, its negligence, and its grandstanding at the extremes has allowed our country to drift toward a fiscal nightmare.
What it does far too well (warning, tongue in cheek!), is another function of broad-based legislatures: reflecting the values and opinions of the nation. Here, rather than focusing on the best of America, too often, Congress has reflected and exacerbated the parts of our culture that are dysfunctional, performative, narrowly focused and narcissistic - all in the guise of owning the other side.
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Dave Min (D)
Bill Smith (No party preference)
Joanna Weiss (D)
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Dave Min (D)
Bill Smith (No party preference)
Getting our fiscal house in order (this includes, among other actions, annually reducing our debt on real terms and as a percentage of GDP [with crisis exceptions] securing Social Security and Medicare and maintaining the soundness of our currency).
Reacquiring national sovereignty through control of our borders (a national disgrace) and our immigration system.
Responsibly and realistically -- over the short and long term -- addressing the international threats created by the modern totalitarian regime in China and its cohorts, the Islamic Revolutionary Regime in Iran, the current Kremlin regime in Russia and the Kim regime in North Korea. This means, among other things, maintaining the power, competency and morale of our fighting forces!
Responsibly and realistically addressing environmental issues without destroying our economy.
Responsibly and realistically addressing the nature of our food supply and our pharmaceutical industry.
Improving our economy in ways that provide all classes opportunities to grow (and that reduce the gamesmanship and reveal and shame those who game the system) `
Reacquiring a color-blind approach to among elite and powerful institutions.
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Bill Smith (No party preference)
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Bill Smith (No party preference)
I have thought about this question a lot and have come to no firm conclusions about term limits for legislators.
I believe the presidential term limit is a good one because the presidency has assumed so much power since the Depression, WWII and the New Deal that there needs to be an artificial limitation.
I do not believe judges or Justices should be term-limited, though I do believe an emeritus status should be established in all courts allowing competent judges to provide their expertise.
Joanna Weiss (D)
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Bill Smith (No party preference)
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Bill Smith (No party preference)
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Here comes an elephant.
That is the first joke I can remember my mother telling.
Bill Smith (No party preference)
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Bill Smith (No party preference)
Compromise is both a tool and an attitude. Compromise for the sake of compromise can lead to absurd and disastrous results as well as good and agreeable ones. So it must be used and approached carefully and with honor and integrity.
Our nation is too big and too diverse (in both the modern and classic senses of this word) to be governed without compromise. The founders understood this, so compromise, with integrity and honor and for the benefit of the country rather than party or partisan gameplayers, is the essence of Constitutional government.
Sound compromise is thus, necessary and desirable and is something in which I believe and which I practice.
Joanna Weiss (D)
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Bill Smith (No party preference)
Terry Crandall (No party preference)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Bill Smith (No party preference)
Joanna Weiss (D)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Scott Barton, retired Principal of The Preuss School, UC San Diego Wendy Coulson, PhD Chemical Engineering. Senior Scientist at Innovative Environmental Solutions (IES) John Kappeler, Engineer Kathleen Leary, Educator Dr. Millie Lee, MD, FACC, MBA, RYT Tom Masiello, retired United States Air Force Major General Jim McCarthy, Engineer, Principal at IES Leona Olson, Educator Jeff Panek, Scientist, Principal at IES E.J. Ziemann, Educator, Small Business Owner
Tina Ziemann, Small Business Owner
Dave Min (D)
The California Labor Federation CA State Attorney General Rob Bonta CA State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara CA State Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis CA State Superintendent Of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond CA State Treasurer Fiona Ma Former CA State Treasurer John Chiang Congressmember Judy Chu, CA-28 Congressmember Andy Kim, NJ-03 Congressmember Grace Meng, NY-06 Congressmember Kevin Mullin, CA-15 Congressmember Scott Peters, CA-50 Congressmember Katie Porter, CA-47 Congressmember Mark Takano, CA-41 Former Congressmember Howard Berman, CA-28 AAPI Victory Fund Asian American Action Fund Asian American Forward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Rising and Empowering (ASPIRE) PAC Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS) California School Employees Association (CSEA) California Federation of Teachers (CFT) Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 9510 Democrats Serve Equality California International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 47 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 441 International Brotherhood of Teamsters Joint Council 42 International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 36 Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA) Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) NeverAgain California Orange County Employees Association (OCEA) Orange County Labor Federation (OCLF) Police Officers Research Association of California (PORAC) Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Southern California Armenian Democrats (SCAD) United Association (UA - Plumbers & Pipefitters) Local 582 United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 324 Democrats of Greater Irvine Irvine Democratic Club Central Orange County Democratic Club Newport Beach Women's Democratic Club Laguna Woods Democratic Club Costa Mesa Democratic Club Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins Senate Majority Leader Mike McGuire Senator Ben Allen Senator Bob Archuleta Senator Angelique Ashby Senator Josh Becker Senator Catherine Blakespear Senator Anna Caballero Senator Dave Cortese Senator Bill Dodd Senator Maria Elena Durazo Senator Steve Glazer Senator Lena Gonzalez Senator Melissa Hurtado Senator John Laird Senator Monique Limon Senator Josh Newman Senator Steve Padilla Senator Richard Roth Senator Susan Rubio Senator Henry Stern Senator Tom Umberg Senator Aisha Wahab Senator Scott Wiener Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon Assembly Speaker Designate Robert Rivas Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gomez Reyes Assemblymember David Alvarez Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains Assemblymember Steve Bennett Assemblymember Marc Berman Assemblymember Tasha Boerner-Horvath Assemblymember Mia Bonta Assemblymember Isaac Bryan Assemblymember Lisa Calderon Assemblymember Mike Fong Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel Assemblymember Mike Gipson Assemblymember Matt Haney Assemblymember Chris Holden Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin Assemblymember Ash Kalra Assemblymember Alex Lee Assemblymember Evan Low Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal Assemblymember Brian Maienschein Assemblymember Kevin McCarty Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva Assemblymember Luz Rivas Assemblymember Miguel Santiago Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo Assemblymember Phil Ting Assemblymember Chris Ward Assemblymember Buffy Wicks Assemblymember Lori Wilson Assemblymember Jim Wood Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur Aliso Viejo Mayor Richard Hurt Aliso Viejo Councilwoman Tiffany Ackley Aliso Viejo Councilman Ross Chun Anaheim Union High School District Superintendent Michael Matsuda Former Anaheim Councilman Dr. Jose Moreno Buena Park Councilman Connor Traut Buena Park Councilman Jose Trinidad Castaneda Costa Mesa Mayor Pro-Tem Jeff Harlan* Costa Mesa Councilwoman Andrea Marr* Costa Mesa Councilman Loren Gameros* Costa Mesa Councilman Manuel Chavez* Former Cupertino Mayor Gilbert Wong Fullerton Mayor Fred Jung Fullerton Councilwoman Shana Charles Fullerton Councilman Ahmad Zahra Garden Grove Councilwoman Kim Bernice Nguyen Former Garden Grove Mayor Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen Glendale Councilman Ardy Kassakhian Huntington Beach Councilwoman Rhonda Bolton* Huntington Beach Councilman Dan Kalmick* Huntington Beach Councilwoman Natalie Moser* Former Huntington Beach Mayor Kim Carr* Irvine Vice-Mayor Tammy Kim* Irvine Councilwoman Kathleen Treseder* Former Irvine Councilwoman MaryAnn Gaido* Laguna Beach Councilman Alex Rounaghi* Laguna Beach Mayor Bob Whalen* Laguna Woods Councilwoman Shari Horne* Former Newport Beach Councilwoman Joy Brenner* San Clemente Councilman Chris Duncan Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua Santa Ana Councilman David Penaloza Santa Ana Councilwoman Thai Viet Phan Santa Monica College Trustee Dr. Sion Roy Seal Beach Mayor Joe Kalmick* Tustin Councilwoman Letitia Clark* Tustin Councilwoman Beckie Gomez* Coast Community College Board Trustee Elizabeth Dorn Parker* Irvine Unified School District Trustee Paul Bokota* Irvine Unified School District Trustee Lauren Brooks* Irvine Unified School District Trustee Jeff Kim* Irvine Unified School District Trustee Katie McEwen* Irvine Unified School District Trustee Cyril Yu* Newport-Mesa Unified School District Trustee Leah Ersoylu* Newport-Mesa Unified School District Trustee Michelle Murphy* Orange Unified School District Trustee Kris Erickson Orange Unified School District Trustee Ana Page Orange Unified School District Trustee Andrea Yamasaki Former Orange Unified School District Trustee Kathy Moffat South Orange County Community College District Trustee Carolyn Inmon* Tustin Unified School District Allyson Damikolas Saddleback Valley Unified School District Trustee Barbara Schulman* Saddleback Valley Unified School District Trustee Suzie Swartz* South Orange County Community College District Trustee Ryan Dack* Municipal Water District of OC Director Randall Crane* Costa Mesa Parks Commissioner Cassius Rutherford* Costa Mesa Parks Commissioner Dr. Kelly Anne Brown* Costa Mesa Planning Commission Chair Dr. Adam C. Ereth* Irvine Community Services Commissioner Naz Hamid* Irvine Green Ribbon Environmental Committee Vice Chair Dr. Steven Allison* Irvine Planning Commissioner Jong Limb* Irvine Transportation Commission Vice Chair Scott Hansen* Irvine Transportation Commissioner Mari Fujii*
- Denotes in District CA-47
Max Ukropina (R)
Joanna Weiss (D)
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Joanna Weiss (D)
Climate change requires urgent action, which I view as both a challenge and an opportunity. I support widespread investment in clean technology, providing incentives to consumers to choose renewable energy sources, and fostering public-private partnerships to collaborate on solving the biggest threats posed by climate change. I will prioritize investments in training our community to ensure we become the green tech capital of the U.S.
In Congress, I will work to end offshore oil drilling and ensure that corporate polluters are held responsible for their reckless oil spills. I will also bring back federal funding to invest in fire mitigation and to address coastal erosion and sea level rise.
Tom McGrath (No party preference)
Joanna Weiss (D)
Campaign ads[edit]
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Scott Baugh[edit]
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Dave Min[edit]
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Joanna Weiss[edit]
| January 25, 2024 |
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Debates and forums[edit]
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Noteworthy endorsements[edit]
This section lists noteworthy endorsements issued in this election, including those made by high-profile individuals and organizations, cross-party endorsements, and endorsements made by newspaper editorial boards. It also includes a bulleted list of links to official lists of endorsements for any candidates who published that information on their campaign websites. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please click here.
Election competitiveness[edit]
Polls[edit]
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We provide results for polls that are included in polling aggregation from FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics, when available. No polls were available for this election. To notify us of polls published in this election, please email us.
Race ratings[edit]
- 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.[12]
- 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.[13][14][15]
| Race ratings: California's 47th Congressional District election, 2024 | |||||||||
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| November 5, 2024 | October 29, 2024 | October 22, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Tilt Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean 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. | |||||||||
Election spending[edit]
Campaign finance[edit]
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Min | Democratic Party | $6,819,413 | $6,377,760 | $441,653 | As of November 25, 2024 |
| Boyd Roberts | Democratic Party | $6,762 | $8,369 | $-1,607 | As of February 14, 2024 |
| Joanna Weiss | Democratic Party | $2,298,173 | $2,290,786 | $7,387 | As of September 30, 2024 |
| Shariq Zaidi | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Scott Baugh | Republican Party | $1,933,119 | $220,644 | $1,725,981 | As of December 31, 2023 |
| Long Pham | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Max Ukropina | Republican Party | $716,280 | $716,280 | $0 | As of December 18, 2024 |
| Terry Crandall | No party preference | $15,626 | $20,816 | $0 | As of May 2, 2024 |
| Tom McGrath | No party preference | $18,271 | $18,271 | $0 | As of April 8, 2024 |
| Bill Smith | No party preference | $15,000 | $15,000 | $0 | As of April 16, 2024 |
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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." |
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Satellite spending[edit]
- See also: Satellite spending
Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[16][17]
If available, satellite spending reports by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and OpenSecrets.org are linked below. FEC links include totals from monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual reports. OpenSecrets.org compiles data from those reports as well as 24- and 48-hour reports from the FEC.[18]
Details about satellite spending of significant amounts and/or reported by media are included below those links. The amounts listed may not represent the total satellite spending in the election. To notify us of additional satellite spending, email us.
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Spending news[edit]
- AIPAC's United Democracy Project announced it would spend $700,000 on TV ads opposing Min on February 13, 2024.[19]
- The AAPI Victory Fund announced they would spend $75,000 in digital ads supporting Min on February 16, 2024.[20]
Ballot access[edit]
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 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| California | U.S. House | All candidates | 40-60 | $1,740.00[21] | 12/8/2023 | Source |
District analysis[edit]
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.
Below was the map in use at the time of the election. Click the map below to enlarge it.
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in California.
| California U.S. House primary competitiveness, 2014-2024 | ||||||||||||||
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| 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[edit]
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
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+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made California's 47th the 181st most Democratic district nationally.[22]
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 47th based on 2024 district lines | ||||
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| Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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| 54.5% | 43.4% | |||
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.[23] The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.
| Inside Elections Baseline for 2024 | ||||
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Republican Baseline
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| 50.9 | 48.7 | D+2.2 | ||
Presidential voting history
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 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | P[24] | 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 |
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of California's congressional delegation as of May 2024.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from California | |||
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| 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 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Gavin Newsom
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| Lieutenant Governor | Eleni Kounalakis
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| Secretary of State | Shirley Weber
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| Attorney General | Rob Bonta
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State legislature
California State Senate[edit]
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
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| Democratic Party | 32 | |
| Republican Party | 8 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | |
California State Assembly[edit]
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
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| 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
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| 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 |
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| 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 |
Election context[edit]
District election history[edit]
2022[edit]
See also: California's 47th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 47
Incumbent Katie Porter defeated Scott Baugh in the general election for U.S. House California District 47 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Katie Porter (D) | 51.7 | 137,374 |
| Scott Baugh (R) | 48.3 | 128,261 | |
| Total votes: 265,635 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 47
Incumbent Katie Porter and Scott Baugh defeated Amy Phan West, Brian Burley, and Errol Webber in the primary for U.S. House California District 47 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katie Porter (D) | 51.7 | 86,742 |
| ✔ | | Scott Baugh (R) | 30.9 | 51,776 |
 | Amy Phan West (R) | 8.3 | 13,949 | |
 | Brian Burley (R) | 7.1 | 11,952 | |
 | Errol Webber (R) | 2.0 | 3,342 | |
| Total votes: 167,761 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michelle Lyons (R)
- William Griffith (D)
2020[edit]
See also: California's 47th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 47
Incumbent Alan Lowenthal defeated John Briscoe in the general election for U.S. House California District 47 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alan Lowenthal (D) | 63.3 | 197,028 |
 | John Briscoe (R) | 36.7 | 114,371 | |
| Total votes: 311,399 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 47
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 47 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alan Lowenthal (D) | 45.4 | 72,759 |
| ✔ | | John Briscoe (R) | 16.8 | 27,004 |
| Amy Phan West (R) | 14.5 | 23,175 | |
 | Peter Mathews (D) | 11.0 | 17,616 | |
| Jalen McLeod (D) | 8.7 | 13,955 | |
| Sou Moua (R) | 3.7 | 5,866 | |
| Total votes: 160,375 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2018[edit]
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 47
Incumbent Alan Lowenthal defeated John Briscoe in the general election for U.S. House California District 47 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alan Lowenthal (D) | 64.9 | 143,354 |
| John Briscoe (R) | 35.1 | 77,682 | |
| Total votes: 221,036 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 47
Incumbent Alan Lowenthal and John Briscoe defeated David Clifford in the primary for U.S. House California District 47 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alan Lowenthal (D) | 60.6 | 70,539 |
| ✔ | | John Briscoe (R) | 21.6 | 25,122 |
 | David Clifford (R) | 17.8 | 20,687 | |
| Total votes: 116,348 | |||
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Earlier results[edit]
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2016 Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Alan Lowenthal (D) defeated Andy Whallon (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Lowenthal and Whallon defeated Sanford Kahn (R) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[25][26]
2014 Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Alan Lowenthal (D) defeated Andy Whallon (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Lowenthal and Whallon defeated Sanford Kahn (R) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[25][26]
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2024 battleground elections[edit]
- See also: Battlegrounds
This was a battleground election. Other 2024 battleground elections included:
- Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)
- Grant Public School District, Michigan, elections (2024)
- Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (April 23 Democratic primary)
See also[edit]
- California's 47th Congressional District election, 2024
- United States House elections in California, 2024 (March 5 top-two primaries)
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2024
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2024
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2024
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2024
External links[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ Baugh for Congress, "About," accessed January 31, 2024
- ↑ Facebook, "Scott Baugh," January 16, 2024
- ↑ Roll Call, "Race in open California district could be pivotal to House control," November 27, 2023
- ↑ Dave Min - Democrat for Congress, "Meet Dave and Jane," accessed January 31, 2024
- ↑ Politico, "House candidate Joanna Weiss ramps up DUI attacks on rival as California Democratic convention begins," November 17, 2023
- ↑ Facebook, "Joanna Weiss for Congress," January 16, 2024
- ↑ Politico, "House candidate Joanna Weiss ramps up DUI attacks on rival as California Democratic convention begins," November 17, 2023
- ↑ Politico, "A nasty North Coast knockdown," February 16, 2024
- ↑ X, "Matthew Kassel," February 22, 2024
- ↑ CalMatters, "California Democrats are divided on Senate race, Gaza war," November 19, 2023
- ↑ NBC News, "Meet the Press Blog," Jan. 18. 2023
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ Amee LaTour, Email correspondence with the Center for Responsive Politics, August 5, 2022
- ↑ X, "Matthew Kassel," February 22, 2024
- ↑ Politico, "A nasty North Coast knockdown," February 16, 2024
- ↑ 2,000 signatures can be provided in lieu of the filing fee
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
- ↑ Inside Elections, "Methodology: Inside Elections’ Baseline by Congressional District," December 8, 2023
- ↑ Progressive Party
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
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