CalledUnofficial results

California's 24th District

U.S. House · California

Salud Carbajal won re-election by 32.0 points over Bob Smith.

Top-two primary

Salud CarbajalDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%125,149
Bob SmithRepublican
34.0%64,460
189,609 votes

Source: California Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:54 PM ET

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

The seat's recent races

EvenD+25.82024 Pres.D+32.02026 House

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Salud CarbajalBob Smith
$1.9M
Raised by the campaign
$346.7K
$1.2M
Spent by the campaign
$289.5K
$3.3M
Cash on hand
$57.2K

Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Oct 14, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Salud Carbajal
>99%
Bob Smith
<1%
Projected margin
D+33.6
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