UPDATED: Waters, other incumbents ahead in LA congressional races

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 by Wednesday morning, Waters received 61.8% of the vote, while Morales received 20.2%. 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 100% of the precincts partially reporting by Wednesday morning, Sherman has 36.2% of the vote while Thompson garnered 37.2.%.

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 by Wednesday morning, Gomez received 45.9% of the vote, and Gonzales-Torres, an activist, received 25.6%.

Republican Calvin Lee came in third place with 17.6%.

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 by Wednesday morning, Lieu, who has represented California’s 36th Congressional District since 2023, got 57.9% of the vote while Brignano, a technology executive, got 17.9%. Toomim, an investigative journalist, got 15.1%. Lieu advanced to the Nov. 3 general election, but the race was too close to determine whether Brignano or Toomim will be Lieu's opponent.

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 by Wednesday morning, Kamlager-Dove gathered 51.1% of the vote while Fedalizao, a Republican lobbyist, got 13.6%. Samantha Mota, a Democrat, got 10.3%. Kamlager-Dove has advanced to the general election, but as of Wednesday morning, the race was too close to determine whether Fedalizao or Mota would challenge Kamlager-Dove.

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

U.S. House District 44

U.S. Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragan, D-Carson, earned the most votes, surpassing Republican Genevieve Angel, a nurse practitioner.

With 100% of precincts partially reporting by Wedneday morning, Diaz Barragan got 72.6% of the vote while Angel got 27.4%. They'll square off on Nov. 3. There are no other candidates in the race.

Diaz Barragan has represented California’s 44th Congressional District since 2017.