Joe Males
Lost the 2026 race for California's 25th District.
- Last margin
- −30.0
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Background
As listed by the official candidate list, Wikidata and campaign filings. 99chambers does not summarize platforms or endorsements.
- On the ballot as
- Hemet city councilor
Every race Males has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Males won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California's 25th District | General | Lost | Raul Ruiz (D) | 35% | D+30.0 | $1.1M | D+6.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: California Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Money
Males’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 2025–26
- $1.1M
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
What’s next
From campaign filings, not from public statements.
| MALES FOR CONGRESS FEC | Active |
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Who Males has run against
- Raul Ruiz (D) · 2026 general, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: California Secretary of State (unofficial)
The seat
- California's 25th District · lean D+8.7 · 171st most Democratic of 435
FEC H6CA25219
Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns); Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC