Who's In the Race

Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-CA) faces Republican Genevieve Angel in California's 44th U.S. House District in the Nov. 3 general election. ​

Both candidates advanced through California's top-two primary on June 2. Barragán took about 77% of the primary vote; Angel took about 23%. Barragán was elected to the House in 2016, becoming the first Latina to represent the 44th District, and previously served on the Hermosa Beach City Council and as the city's mayor. Angel holds a nursing degree and a Master of Business Administration and has worked as a health-care executive.

What They Stand For

On cost of living, Barragán has called for affordable housing investment, support for caregivers, lower health-care costs and reversing tariffs she says raise prices, according to the Press-Telegram candidate questionnaire. On housing, she has proposed removing tariffs on building materials to cut construction costs and said success should be measured by faster construction, lower building costs and households spending less of their income on housing, per the same questionnaire. On immigration, she has supported a "clear pathway to citizenship" for long-term immigrants and people brought to the U.S. as children, along with modernized farmworker policies and an orderly border system, the Press-Telegram questionnaire shows. On health care, she has supported adding dental, vision and hearing benefits to Medicare and lowering eligibility to age 60, and has backed restoring Medicaid cuts and expanding adult dental and home-based services, per the questionnaire. On energy, she has opposed expanding offshore oil drilling along the California coast, arguing it threatens ocean and coastal-economy health, and has favored investing in cleaner energy instead, the Press-Telegram questionnaire shows.

On affordability, Angel has argued that government spending and regulation drive up costs and has called for cutting red tape on domestic oil and gas production, reducing housing mandates and taxes, and using antitrust enforcement and health-care price transparency to address medical costs, according to the Daily Breeze candidate questionnaire. On public safety and privacy, she has supported police use of license-plate readers but proposed deleting data within 30 days unless tied to an active case, banning a central federal tracking database and penalizing data sharing or sales, per the Daily Breeze questionnaire. On immigration, she has supported completing the border wall, reducing legal immigration and deporting undocumented immigrants, beginning with violent criminals and unauthorized workers, the Daily Breeze questionnaire shows. On health care, she has supported Medicare and Medicaid anti-fraud measures, Medicaid work requirements for able-bodied adults, Medicare coverage of preventive weight-loss medication and greater prescription-drug price fairness, per the questionnaire. On energy, she has supported expanding offshore oil drilling, arguing it advances energy independence, creates jobs and can lower household energy costs, the Daily Breeze questionnaire shows.

The Money Behind the Race

Federal Election Commission filings show Barragán raised about $786,000 through June 30 and had about $1.1 million in the bank. Angel raised about $13,900 through June 30 and had about $8,700 cash on hand, with $3,000 in debt, according to FEC filings.

Race Outlook: Ratings and Betting Markets

The Cook Political Report rated the race "Solid Democratic" as of Sept. 25; Sabato's Crystal Ball rated it "Solid Democratic" as of Sept. 29; and Inside Elections rated it "Solid Democratic" as of Oct. 2. On Kalshi, traders gave Democrats, whose nominee is Barragán, a 97.21% chance of winning as of Oct. 8.

Barragán won the district with about 72% in 2022 and about 71% in 2024. Democrats held 40 of California's 52 U.S. House seats after 2022 and 43 after 2024. In the 2024 presidential race, Democrats carried California with about 58% of the vote.

Voters in the district can register to vote by Monday, Oct. 19; conditional voter registration is available from Tuesday, Oct. 20 through Election Day. Los Angeles County vote centers open for early voting Saturday, Oct. 24 through Monday, Nov. 2, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Polls on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., according to the California Secretary of State.

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