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California 43rd District · House

Maxine Waters (D)vsCristian Morales (R)

Election Day · Nov 3, 2026

Score updated Aug 29, 2026

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185MONITOR

Priority Score Breakdown

Candidates

Maxine Waters

Democrat· Incumbent

Progressive votes: 96.05%

Cristian Morales

Republican

War Chest (FEC)

Waters

$270k

Morales

—

Cash on hand, most recent FEC filing.

Expert Ratings

Cook PoliticalCookSafe D

California house — Score 185 | Tip the Scale Blue