Advanced to the general election
Maxine Waters 63.8%
Advanced to the general election
Cristian Morales 16.9%
Riding profile
CA-43
The question
CA-43: a safe seat for the Democrats?
Current forecast
Democrat
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 61.2
- P(close race)
- 0%
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Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.
In context
How this riding stacks up
| Democrat | Republican | |
|---|---|---|
| HereCA-43 | 80.6% | 19.4% |
| National averageUnited States | 54.3% +26.3 | 44.9% −25.5 |
Nationwide averages computed across the 435 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Projection track
How the projection has moved
Editorial read
CA-43, a mixed riding in CA, elected a member with the Democrats in the previous cycle, with a 50-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Democrats ahead at 81% vote share, against 19% for the Republicans, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
WATERS, MAXINE MS
Sits with Democrat
Primary race
Primary results
Held Jun 2, 2026 · Certified official result
Who's running
The candidates
Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.
- Democrat Incumbent
Waters, Maxine Ms
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Republican Open seat Cristian Morales
Previous election · 2024
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- Cycle
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