2018Final results
2018 election for California's 43rd District
U.S. House · California
Maxine Waters (D) won with 77.7% of the vote, defeating Omar Navarro (R) by 55.3 points.
Maxine WatersDemocrat · winner
77.7%152,272
Omar NavarroRepublican
22.3%43,780
196,052 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Maxine WatersOmar Navarro
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$1.4M
Spent by the campaign
$1M
$395.5K
Cash on hand
$127.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018