California's 24th Congressional District is represented by Salud Carbajal (Democrat), who has held the seat since 2017. Carbajal has an overall VoteSee report card grade of C, voted in 99% of roll-call votes on bills this Congress, and votes with the Democratic majority 98% of the time. The district includes Santa Maria, San Buenaventura (Ventura), and Santa Barbara. It takes in all or part of 3 counties, and 59% of residents live in Santa Barbara County. About 758,000 people live in the district, and the median household income is $97,920.
Salud Carbajal (Democrat) has represented California's 24th Congressional District since 2017.
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Winner: Salud Carbajal.
Incumbent Salud Carbajal is running for re-election. 2 candidates were on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot.
California uses a top-two primary, so the two November candidates can be from the same party.
Polls: No public polls
Source: American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, 119th Congress boundaries.
Members of Congress who previously represented California's 24th Congressional District. District lines are redrawn after each census, so earlier members may have represented a different area under this number.
California's 24th Congressional District covers 4,886 square miles of land. Boundaries are for the current (119th) Congress.