The 2024 California's 47th congressional district election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the

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, concurrently with elections for the other U.S. House districts in California and the rest of the country, as well as the 2024 U.S. Senate race in California, other

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to the

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, and various state and

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. The primary election will be held on March 5, 2024, concurrently with the Super Tuesday presidential primaries. The

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-based 47th district is centered in

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and includes the cities of Costa Mesa,

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, and

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, as well as portions of

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, Laguna Hills, and Laguna Woods. The incumbent is Democrat Katie Porter, who was re-elected with 51.7% of the vote in

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. She is not seeking re-election, instead choosing to run for the U.S. Senate. Porter was first elected in

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, unseating incumbent Republican Mimi Walters. She later gained national fame for her progressive politics and frequently went viral for grilling corporate executives during congressional hearings. The general election will pit former state assemblyman

Scott Baugh Scott Randall Baugh (born July 4, 1962) is an American attorney and politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1995 to 2000, representing the 67th District in coastal Orange County, which included Huntington Beach, Cypress, Fo ...

, a Republican, against state senator

Dave Min David Min (born March 5, 1976) is an American attorney, professor, and politician. He is the Democratic senator for California's 37th Senate district, which includes portions of Orange County. He is an attorney and was an assistant law profe ...

, a Democrat. Candidates eliminated in the primary election included Democratic attorney Joanna Weiss and Republican businessman Max Ukropina. The race is expected to be highly competitive as it is a slightly blue suburban district with no incumbent. Both House Democrats and House Republicans have listed California's 47th district among their highest-priority districts in the 2024 election. Democrat Joe Biden won the district with 54.5% of the vote in the

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Primary election

Candidates

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(Republican), former state assemblyman, former chair of the

Republican Party, and runner-up for this district in

(Democratic), state senator and candidate for this district in

Eliminated in primary

*Terry Crandall (no party preference),

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economics professor *Tom McGrath (no party preference), chemical engineer *Long Pham (Republican), former member of the

Department of Education Board of Directors and perennial candidate *Boyd Roberts (Democratic), realtor and perennial candidate *Bill Smith (no party preference), retired attorney *Max Ukropina (Republican), businessman and former aide to U.S. Representatives John Campbell and

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*Joanna Weiss (Democratic), attorney and law professor *Shariq Zaidi (Democratic), security guard

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*Julia Hashemieh (Republican), outpatient surgery company CEO *Dom Jones (Democratic), gym owner and ''

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'' contestant ''( running for state assembly)'' * Harley Rouda (Democratic), former U.S. Representative ''(endorsed Weiss)'' *

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, member of the

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from the 4th district (2019–present) ''( running for U.S. Senate in Nevada)''

Declined

* Katrina Foley (Democratic), Orange County supervisor ''(endorsed Rouda, then Weiss)'' *

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(Democratic), state senator ''( running for re-election)'' * Katie Porter (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative ''( ran for U.S. Senate, endorsed Min)''

Endorsements

Polling

Fundraising

Results

General election

Predictions

Post-primary endorsements

Polling

;Scott Baugh vs. Joanna Weiss

Results

Notes

References

External links

;Official campaign websites
Scott Baugh (R) for CongressDave Min (D) for Congress
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