The Winner

If you live in California’s 44th Congressional District, Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-CA) will keep representing you after winning a sixth term. The Associated Press called the race for Barragán at 8:35 p.m. Pacific time on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 3. ​

Barragán has 147,571 votes (81.7%) to 33,000 (18.3%) for Republican Genevieve Angel, a margin of about 63 points, with an estimated 98% of votes counted, according to Associated Press election results. She returns to a House where Democrats will hold the majority.

The Race

Angel, a family nurse practitioner, finished second in the June 2 top-two primary, where all candidates share one ballot and the two leaders advance regardless of party. Barragán led that primary with 77.0% to Angel’s 23.0%, according to Ballotpedia’s race page. Cook Political Report and Inside Elections rated the race Solid Democratic, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rated it Safe Democratic.

The race used the new district lines California voters approved through Proposition 50 in November 2025. Barragán’s margin grew by about 21 points from 2024, when she beat Republican Roger Groh 71.4% to 28.6% under the old lines.

The district lies entirely in Los Angeles County and takes in parts of Los Angeles and Long Beach, along with Carson, South Gate, Lynwood, Huntington Park and Paramount, according to the California Senate Office of Demographics. About 744,800 people live in the district, and 61.4% of residents are Hispanic.

The median household income is $85,700, and the median age is 37.3. Of adults, 23.6% hold at least a bachelor’s degree, unemployment is 7.2% and 13.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

What’s Next

Barragán’s new term begins Sunday, Jan. 3, and California has until Friday, Dec. 11, to certify its results. She sits on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and its health, environment, and communications and technology subcommittees, according to her AllCiv committee page. With Democrats in the majority, a Democrat will chair the committee and its subcommittees, which oversee health care, energy, environmental and telecommunications policy.

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