The Winner
If you live in California's 28th U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Judy Chu (D-CA), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press.
The race was called on Nov. 4, and Chu took about 69.8 percent of the vote to about 30.2 percent for her Republican opponent, April Verlato, according to official results from the California Secretary of State as of Nov. 10.
Chu won by about 40 points, or about 99,717 votes, and the call and these preliminary figures stand until the state certifies the totals.
The Race
Verlato, the Republican nominee, reached the general election ballot by finishing in the top two of the June 2 primary, where she received about 60,020 votes. Cook Political Report rated the seat Solid Democratic before the election.
The district has about 743,100 residents, according to geographic data for the district, with a median household income of about $107,800 and a median age of 43. About 48.4 percent of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the population is about 38.4 percent Asian, 29.9 percent white, 26.9 percent Hispanic, and 4.1 percent Black. Unemployment is about 5.7 percent, and about 9.8 percent of residents live below the poverty line.
The district covers parts of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, including Alhambra, Altadena, Arcadia, East Pasadena and East San Gabriel, according to the California Senate Office of Demographics.
What's Next
Chu is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027, under the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Chu said lowering housing costs is a top priority and pointed to expanding affordable housing supply as a way to address it, according to her responses to the Southern California News Group's candidate questionnaire, which the San Gabriel Valley Tribune published on Oct. 5.
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