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Cristian Morales, a Republican manufacturing executive, faces Democratic incumbent Maxine Waters for California's 43rd congressional district in 2026 after both advanced from the top-two primary.
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Cristian Morales, a manufacturing executive, is the Republican candidate in the 2026 election for California's 43rd congressional district. The seat is held by Democrat Maxine Waters, who was re-elected with 75.1% of the vote in 2024.
Morales and Waters advanced from the top-two primary, in which two Democrats, nonprofit executive Myla Rahman and aerospace sales engineer David Sedlik, were eliminated. Morales faces Waters, the incumbent U.S. representative, in the general election on November 3, 2026.