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California 23rd District · House

Tessa Lynn Hodge (D)vsJay Obernolte (R)

Election Day · Nov 3, 2026

Score updated Jul 14, 2026

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212MONITOR

Priority Score Breakdown

Candidates

Tessa Lynn Hodge

Democrat

Jay Obernolte

Republican· Incumbent

Progressive votes: 4.22%

War Chest (FEC)

Hodge

$11k

Obernolte

$1.5M

Cash on hand, most recent FEC filing.

Expert Ratings

Cook PoliticalCookSafe R

California house — Score 212 | Tip the Scale Blue