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2022Final results

2022 election for California's 43rd District

U.S. House · California

Maxine Waters (D) won with 77.3% of the vote, defeating Omar Navarro (R) by 54.7 points.

Maxine WatersDemocrat · winner
77.3%95,462
Omar NavarroRepublican
22.7%27,985
123,447 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022

Races before and after

EvenD+52.22016D+55.32018D+43.42020D+54.72022D+50.22024D+65.02026

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Maxine WatersOmar Navarro
$1.2M
Raised by the campaign
$86K
$1.4M
Spent by the campaign
$88.8K
$235.6K
Cash on hand
$4

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2022.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2022