2024 California's 47th congressional district election

2024 California's 47th congressional district election

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Candidate Dave Min Scott Baugh
Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent U.S. Representative

Katie Porter
Democratic



The 2024 California's 47th congressional district election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the United States representative for California's 47th congressional district, concurrently with elections for the other U.S. House districts in California and the rest of the country, as well as the 2024 U.S. Senate race in California, other elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary election will be held on March 5, 2024, concurrently with the Super Tuesday presidential primaries. The Southern California-based 47th district is centered in Orange County and includes the cities of Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Newport Beach, and Seal Beach, as well as portions of Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, and Laguna Woods.

The incumbent is Democrat Katie Porter, who was re-elected with 51.7% of the vote in 2022. She is not seeking re-election, instead choosing to run for the U.S. Senate.[1] Porter was first elected in 2018, unseating incumbent Republican Mimi Walters. She later gained national fame for her progressive politics and frequently went viral for grilling corporate executives during congressional hearings.[2]

The candidates that led in fundraising were state senator Dave Min and attorney Joanna Weiss, both Democrats, and former state assemblyman Scott Baugh and businessman Max Ukropina, both Republicans. Democratic former congressman Harley Rouda was previously in the race and led in fundraising, but dropped out due to complications from an injury. Baugh and Min later emerged as the top two vote-getters in the primary, becoming the nominees for the general election.

The race is expected to be highly competitive as it is a slightly blue suburban district with no incumbent. Both House Democrats and House Republicans have listed California's 47th district among their highest-priority districts in the 2024 election.[3][4] Democrat Joe Biden won the district with 54.5% of the vote in the 2020 presidential election.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference porter launches was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Kang, Hanna (January 10, 2023). "Rep. Katie Porter's most viral moments in Congress". The Orange County Register.
  3. ^ Ackley, Kate (March 10, 2023). "DCCC picks 29 'Frontline' members for extra help next year". Roll Call. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  4. ^ Gibson, Brittany (March 13, 2023). "Republicans release top targets of Democratic-held House seats in 2024". Politico. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts". Daily Kos. September 29, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2023.

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