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The presidential election may have been at the top of the ticket in this year’s general election. But it was not the only national race that got people’s attention.
Key Congressional races have also dominated headlines. Democrats are hoping to wrest control of the House from Republicans, who currently have a slim majority in the lower chamber. Both parties have spent heavily in competitive House races this election cycle.
Two of those battleground races are in Los Angeles County. In both races, the incumbents are Republicans, but Democrats are hoping to flip the seats blue.
The contests include the 27th Congressional District, where Republican Rep. Mike Garcia is facing tough competition from Democratic challenger George Whitesides in a district that includes L.A. County’s Antelope Valley. And in District 45, which includes parts of southeast L.A. County and northeastern Orange County, Republican Rep. Michelle Steel is attempting to fend off Democrat Derek Tran.
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Here is where the 17 Congressional races in L.A. County stand this morning, according to the semi-official results of the Nov. 5 election, which the Los Angeles County registrar’s office updated Wednesday afternoon. These results are preliminary. The L.A. County registrar’s office won’t finish counting ballots for days and has until Dec. 3 to certify the results of the elections.
Congressional District 23: Republican incumbent Rep. Jay Obernolte led Democratic community organizer Derek Marshall, who was Obernolte’s only challenger in the primary. Obernolte, first elected to Congress in 2020, widened his lead Wednesday afternoon, 60% to 40%. The winner will represent the Inland Empire’s desert communities between Antelope Valley and the Nevada border, including a small corner of L.A. County.
Congressional District 26: Democratic incumbent Rep. Julia Brownley led Republican health care investigator Michael Koslow, 55.8% to 44.2%. Brownley was first elected to Congress in 2012 after serving in the Assembly. Koslow served in the military for more than three decades. The winner will represent Ventura County’s southern coast, as well as Agoura, Calabasas and Westlake Village in L.A. County.
Congressional District 27: Republican incumbent Rep. Mike Garcia trailed early but then inched out to a slim lead over Democratic challenger George Whitesides. Most of Tuesday evening, the race was within a few hundred votes, but Garcia took a 4,767-vote advantage as of Wednesday afternoon. A former fighter pilot who was first elected to Congress in 2020, Garcia faced fierce competition from Whitesides, a former NASA chief of staff, in this battleground district. The winner will represent parts of northern L.A. County, including the high desert communities of Lancaster, Palmdale and Santa Clarita.
Congressional District 28: Democratic incumbent Rep. Judy Chu had a sizable lead over Arcadia City Councilmember April Verlato, a Republican. Chu appeared headed for victory, 66% to 33%. The Associated Press declared Chu, who has been in Congress since 2009, the winner. Verlato served as the mayor of Arcadia up until this summer. Both women are vying to represent Pasadena as well as the San Gabriel Valley communities of Alhambra, Monterey Park, Altadena and Arcadia.
Congressional District 29: Democratic Assemblymember Luz Maria Rivas moved out to a large early lead over Republican Benito Benny Bernal, a former school bus driver. The Associated Press declared Rivas the winner; she led 67% to 32%. The victor will replace the retiring Rep. Tony Cárdenas and will represent the north central San Fernando Valley, including the communities of Sylmar, Pacoima and Panorama City.
Congressional District 30: Democratic Assemblymember Laura Friedman jumped in front of Republican Alex Balekian, an ICU physician, in this race to succeed Rep. Adam Schiff, who did not seek reelection because he is running for a U.S. Senate seat. The Associated Press declared Friedman the victor; she led 67% to 32.9%. Friedman and Balekian were the top two vote-getters in the March primary, which saw a crowded field of 15 candidates. The winner will represent an area that includes Hollywood, West Hollywood, Burbank and Glendale.
Congressional District 31: Former Democratic Rep. Gil Cisneros pushed ahead of Republican attorney Daniel Jose Bocic Martinez, leading 57% to 42.9%. They were the top two vote-getters out of 10 candidates in the March primary race. The winner of this San Gabriel Valley seat will replace longtime Rep. Grace Napolitano. The district consists of several cities including Azusa, El Monte, West Covina and Baldwin Park.
Congressional District 32: Democratic incumbent Rep. Brad Sherman enjoyed a large early lead over Republican Larry Thompson, a talent manager, film producer and entertainment attorney. Sherman, declared the winner by the Associated Press, led 65% to 34.9%. He has been in Congress since 1997 and is serving his 14th term. In 2020, Thompson waged an unsuccessful bid for the 37th Congressional seat. The district includes Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Canoga Park, Chatsworth, Encino and Northridge.
Congressional District 34: Democratic incumbent Rep. Jimmy Gomez was ahead of children’s court attorney David Kim, another Democrat. Gomez has been in Congress since 2017. Gomez led 56.4% to 43.5%. Kim previously served on his local neighborhood council. The two are vying to represent a portion of the city of Los Angeles that includes Koreatown, Westlake, Boyle Heights and Downtown L.A.
Congressional District 35: Democratic incumbent Rep. Norma Torres dominated Republican businessman Mike Cargile, 64% to 35%. Torres is completing her fifth term in Congress and previously served in the state Senate. Cargile has worked as a writer, actor, director, producer, editor and a marketing director. The winner will represent Pomona in L.A. County and Chino, Fontana, Montclair and Ontario in the Inland Empire.
Congressional District 36: Democratic incumbent Rep. Ted Lieu had a commanding lead over Republican investigative journalist Melissa Toomim, 67% to 21.8%. Lieu, in his fifth term in Congress, was delcared the winner by the Associated Press. Toomim, on her website, pledged to “always vote to support Israel.” The winner of this race will represent West L.A. and the South Bay.
Congressional District 37: Democratic incumbent Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove had a sizable early lead — 78% to 22% — over train mechanic Juan Rey, a “no party preference” candidate. The Associated Press declared Kamlager-Dove the victor late Tuesday. The winner will represent Southwest L.A., including the communities of Jefferson Heights, Pico-Robertson, Crenshaw and Culver City.
Congressional District 38: Democratic incumbent Rep. Linda Sánchez was ahead, 57% to 42%, of Walnut City Councilmember Eric Ching, a Republican. Sánchez was first elected to Congress in 2002. Ching has been on the Walnut City Council since 2012 and previously served as mayor. The winner will represent part of the San Gabriel Valley and Southeastern L.A., including the cities of Norwalk, Whittier, Montebello and Pico Rivera.
Congressional District 42: Democratic incumbent Rep. Robert Garcia snagged a significant lead, 65% to 34%, over Republican business owner John Briscoe. The Associated Press declared Garcia, who served two terms as mayor of Long Beach before being elected to Congress in 2022, the winner. Briscoe twice won election to the Ocean View School District Board of Trustees. The two candidates are vying to represent communities that include Long Beach, Bell, Huntington Gardens and Avalon.
Congressional District 43: Democratic incumbent Rep. Maxine Waters grabbed a big lead, 73% to 26%, over Republican Steve Williams, a commercial real estate broker. Waters, who served in the Assembly for 14 years before she was elected to Congress in 1990, was declared the winner by the Associated Press late Tuesday. Before going into the real estate industry, Williams worked with internet startups during the dot-com era. The winner will represent South L.A., including Inglewood, Gardena, Hawthorne and Compton.
Congressional District 44: Democratic incumbent Rep. Nanette Barragán, who was first elected to Congress in 2016, had a commanding 68% to 31% lead over her Republican challenger Roger Groh. The two also faced off during the two-person primary race in March. The Associated Press declared Barragán the victor late Tuesday. The winner will represent South L.A. and the Harbor Area, including the communities of Carson, Lynwood and San Pedro.
Congressional District 45: Republican incumbent Rep. Michelle Steel rallied to lead Democratic attorney Derek Tran in this battleground race. Steel, leading 52.5% to 47.5%, made history as one of the first Korean American women in Congress when she was elected in 2020. Tran is a political newcomer who hopes to become the first Vietnamese American to represent Orange County’s Little Saigon. District 45 represents Hawaiian Gardens and Artesia in southeastern L.A. County, as well as parts of northeastern Orange County and is one of the few majority-Asian districts in the nation.
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