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2026 candidates we're tracking in CA-24
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Salud Carbajal
Democratic
Incumbent
Salud Carbajal immigrated from Moroleon, Guanajuato, Mexico, at age five and later worked in the fields with his father in Oxnard, California, per his campaign site. He earned a bachelor's degree from UC Santa Barbara and a master's degree from Fielding Graduate University, and served eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, including active duty during the 1991 Gulf War, per the campaign site. He served on the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors starting in 2004 and was first elected to Congress in 2016 to represent California's 24th District, per the campaign site.
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Bob Smith
Republican
Bob Smith is a retired U.S. Navy commander with more than 26 years of service who was named Navy Engineer of the Year in 2023, per his campaign site. He now works as a senior systems engineer for a defense contractor, per the same source.
About this race
California's 24th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The California primary is Tuesday, June 2, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.