Waters, other incumbents ahead in LA congressional races

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10:45 PM on Tuesday, June 2

(The Center Square) - Democratic incumbents topped the vote counts in Los Angeles congressional districts in Tuesday's primary.

U.S. House District 43

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Inglewood, got the most votes in California’s 43rd Congressional District. Republican Cristian Morales, a manufacturing executive, came in second. That's according to early unofficial results from the California Secretary of State's Office.

With 100% of precincts partially reporting, Waters received 63% of the vote, while Morales received 19.6%. They will face each other in the Nov. 3 general election.

Waters has represented this district since 2013.

U.S. House District 32

U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calabasas, and Republican Larry Thompson are the top vote getters in California’s redrawn 32nd Congressional District.

With 96.4% of the precincts partially reporting, Sherman has 37.8% of the vote while Thompson garnered 37%.

Sherman has represented California’s 32nd District since 2023. Thompson works as an attorney in Malibu.

U.S. House District 34

U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Los Angeles, and Democrat Angela Gonzlaes-Torres gathered the most votes in the primary.

With 100% of precincts partially reporting, Gomez received 48% of the vote, and Gonzales-Torres, an activist, received 24.1%.

Republican Calvin Lee came in third place with 18.4%.

Gomez and Gonzales-Torres appeared to be destined to square off in the Nov. 3 general election, unless Lee surpasses Gonzalez-Torres in later results.

Gomez has represented California’s 34th Congressional District since 2017.

U.S. House District 36

U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Santa Monica, received the most votes while two Republicans, Houston Brignano and Melissa Toomim, battle it out for second place.

With 100% of precincts partially reporting, Lieu, who has represented California’s 36th Congressional District since 2023, got 59.6% of the vote while Brignano, a technology executive, got 17.9% and Toomim, an investigative journalist, got 14.5%. The top two vote getters will square off in the Nov. 3 general election.

U.S. House District 37

U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Los Angeles, earned the most votes in the primary while Republican Baltazar Fedalizo came in second place.

With 100% of precincts partially reporting, Kamlager-Dove gathered 54.3% of the vote while Fedalizao, a lobbyist, got 14.2%. They'll face each other on Nov. 3.

Kamlager-Dove has represented California’s 37th Congressional District since 2023.