Tessa Lynn Hodge
Lost the 2026 race for California's 23rd District.
- Last margin
- −3.7
- Lost 2026
- Elections
- 1
- 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
- clinical social worker
Every race Hodge has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Hodge 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 | U.S. House, CA-23 | General | Lost | Jay Obernolte (R) | 48.1% | R+3.7 | $126.8K | R+19.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: California Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Money
Hodge’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 2025–26
- $126.8K
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
What’s next
From campaign filings, not from public statements.
| TESSA LYNN HODGE FOR CONGRESS FEC | Active |
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Who Hodge has run against
- Jay Obernolte (R) · 2026 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: California Secretary of State (unofficial)
The seat
- California's 23rd District · lean R+17.9 · 295th most Democratic of 435
FEC H6CA23230
Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns); Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC