Cristian Morales
Candidate for California 43rd Congressional District · Republican
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · California 43rd Congressional District · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: California Secretary of State — Certified List of Candidates, November 3, 2026 General Election (certified 2026-08-27): United States Representative District 43 · read Aug 27, 2026
The District
What California 43rd Congressional District covers
Covers part of Los Angeles County.
260 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: enacted plan "AB 604 Congressional Plan (2025)" (AB 604, Chapter 96, Statutes of 2025; made operative by Proposition 50 (Election Rigging Response Act), approved by voters Nov 4, 2025); 2026 status: In effect for the 2026 elections under Proposition 50 (approved Nov 4, 2025); Official file https://aelc.assembly.ca.gov/system/files/2025-08/ab604.zip
Results
Certified results for California 43rd Congressional District
United States Representative District 43
2024 General Election (precinct detail) · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxine WatersDemocratic | Democratic | 160,080 | 75.1% |
| Steve WilliamsRepublican | Republican | 53,152 | 24.9% |
Certified — county Statements of Vote as compiled by the Statewide Database; contest totals compared with the California Secretary of State certified Statement of Vote · Statewide Database
United States Representative District 43
2022 General Election (precinct detail) · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxine WatersDemocratic | Democratic | 95,462 | 77.3% |
| Omar NavarroRepublican | Republican | 27,985 | 22.7% |
Certified — county Statements of Vote as compiled by the Statewide Database; contest totals compared with the California Secretary of State certified Statement of Vote · Statewide Database
United States Representative District 43
2020 General Election (precinct detail) · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxine WatersDemocratic | Democratic | 199,210 | 71.7% |
| Joe E. Collins IIIRepublican | Republican | 78,688 | 28.3% |
Certified — county Statements of Vote as compiled by the Statewide Database; contest totals compared with the California Secretary of State certified Statement of Vote · Statewide Database
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
No totals on file from the reports listed below.
Finance Reports
Campaign committee registered; no periodic FEC report on file yet
Checked 2026-09-24: principal campaign committee C00944405 (candidate ID H6CA43188) has no periodic Form 3 report (quarterly or pre-/post-election) covering 2025–26 in the FEC electronic-filing list or the FEC image index, so no receipts, spending or cash on hand have been reported yet. A committee registered after June 30 files its first report with the October Quarterly (due Oct 15, 2026).
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for California 43rd Congressional District
- Maxine WatersDemocrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
U.S. Representative · CA-43
Republican · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 4, 2026 · Official · California Secretary of StateOn the ballot: U.S. Representative, California 43rd District — November 3, 2026 general election
Listed on the California Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026 General Election (certified August 27, 2026), 'United States Representative District 43', as Cristian Morales (Republican), ballot designation "Manufacturing Executive". Top-two general; opponent: Maxine Waters (Democratic).
Aug 27, 2026 · Official · CA SOS Certified List of Candidates, Nov 3, 2026 General Election · sourceJune 2, 2026 top-two primary, CA-43: 20,009 votes (16.9%), finished second — advances to November
California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 Primary Election, United States Representative, 43rd Congressional District, district totals: Maxine Waters (DEM) 75,693; Cristian Morales (REP) 20,009; Myla Rahman (DEM) 17,847; David Sedlik (DEM) 5,102. Total 118,651.
Jun 2, 2026 · Official · CA SOS Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 Primary · source
Not on file for Cristian yet: Key Votes, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_npdq45hyy.
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