CalledUnofficial results
California's 43rd District
U.S. House · California
Maxine Waters won re-election by 65.0 points over Cristian Morales.
Top-two primary
Maxine WatersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.5%138,052
Cristian MoralesRepublican
17.5%29,266
167,318 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Maxine WatersCristian Morales
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$15K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$14.5K
$104.7K
Cash on hand
$539
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.
- Maxine Waters
- >99%
- Cristian Morales
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+59.2