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2022 California's 27th congressional district election
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Incumbent U.S. Representative; Judy Chu; Democratic	; ;

District 27

Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Democrat Judy Chu to Republican Mike Garcia. Garcia, who has represented the 25th district since 2020, was re-elected with 50.05% of the vote in 2020.^[1]

Candidates

Advanced to general

Mike Garcia (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative^[2]
Christy Smith (Democratic), former state assemblywoman and runner-up for this district in 2020^[3]

Eliminated in primary

Ruth Luevanos (Democratic), Simi Valley city councillor^[4]
Mark Pierce (Republican), small business owner
Quaye Quartey (Democratic), retired U.S. Navy officer^[5]
David Rudnick (Republican), business owner, former U.S. Marine Corps Infantryman^[6]

Candidates^[a]

Councillor
Ruth Luevanos
from
Simi Valley

Declined

Steve Hill (Democratic), appraiser, comedian, and U.S. Marine Corps veteran^[7]^[8]
Chris Bellingham (Democratic), former combat medic and researcher^[9]
Rhoda Nazanin (Democratic), project manager^[9]
Dara Stransky (Democratic), voter registration professional^[10]

Endorsements

Mike Garcia (R)

Organizations

Republican Jewish Coalition^[11]

Ruth Luevanos (D)

Organizations

Progressive Democrats of America^[12]

Individuals

Marianne Williamson, author and candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2020^[13]

Quaye Quartey (D)

Organizations

Christy Smith (D)

Federal officials

Mark DeSaulnier, U.S. Representative^[18]
Jerry McNerney, U.S. Representative^[18]
Harley Rouda, former U.S. Representative^[18]
Lucille Roybal-Allard, U.S. Representative^[18]
Brad Sherman, U.S. Representative^[18]

Statewide politicians

State legislators

Maria Durazo, state senator^[18]

Local officials

Holly Mitchell, Los Angeles County Supervisor and former state senator^[18]

Newspapers

Los Angeles Times^[19]

Organizations

Labor unions

SEIU California^[24]
United Auto Workers^[25]

Primary election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[b]	Margin of error	Mike Garcia (R)	Quaye Quartey (D)	Christy Smith (D)	Undecided
Remington Research Group (R)	April 19–20, 2022	801 (LV)	± 3.3%	44%	10%	34%	12%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[26]	Tossup	December 21, 2021
Inside Elections^[27]	Tossup	December 28, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[28]	Tossup	January 4, 2022
Politico^[29]	Tossup	April 5, 2022
RCP^[30]	Tossup	June 9, 2022
Fox News^[31]	Tossup	July 11, 2022
DDHQ^[32]	Lean R	July 20, 2022
FiveThirtyEight^[33]	Tossup	July 20, 2022

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[b]	Margin of error	Mike Garcia (R)	Christy Smith (D)	Undecided
Remington Research Group (R)	April 19–20, 2022	801 (LV)	± 3.3%	45%	47%	8%

Hypothetical polling

Mike Garcia vs. Quaye Quartey

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[b]	Margin of error	Mike Garcia (R)	Quaye Quartey (D)	Undecided
Remington Research Group (R)	April 19–20, 2022	801 (LV)	± 3.3%	41%	47%	12%

Results

California's 27th congressional district, 2022^[34]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Garcia (incumbent)	57,469	47.1
	Democratic	Christy Smith	45,675	37.4
	Democratic	Quaye Quartey	8,303	6.8
	Democratic	Ruth Luevanos	6,668	5.5
	Republican	David Rudnick	2,648	2.2
	Republican	Mark Pierce	1,352	1.1
Total votes			122,115	100.0
General election
	Republican	Mike Garcia (incumbent)
	Democratic	Christy Smith
Total votes				100.0

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↑ "Rep. Mike Garcia's voting record: Will it be an obstacle to reelection?". Los Angeles Times. July 5, 2021.
↑ Metha, Seema (March 31, 2021). "In congressional rematch, Democrat Christy Smith hopes GOP Rep. Mike Garcia's voting record gives her an edge". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
↑ Mehta, Seema (April 5, 2021). "Rep. Mike Garcia faces another Democratic challenger — Simi Valley Council Member Ruth Luevanos". Los Angeles Times.
↑ Marinucci, Carla; White, Jeremy B.; Tzul, Richard (June 3, 2021). "'EUPHORIC' economic comeback — Veteran challenges MIKE GARCIA — FREE BEER for vaccinations? — SoCAL home prices jumping '$1 every two minutes'". Politico. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
↑ "About David - David Rudnick for Congress". 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
↑ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1523010". docquery.fec.gov.
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1 2 Kurdoghlian, Kev (April 16, 2021). "25th Congressional District candidates report fundraising". The Santa Clarita Valley Signal.
↑ Kurdoghlian, Kev (July 8, 2021). "Lancaster mom joins 25th District race". Retrieved 14 September 2021.
↑ "New House Endorsees". Republican Jewish Coalition.
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↑ "Marianne Williamson's Candidate Summit". Candidate Summit. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
↑ "314 ACTION FUND ENDORSES ENGINEER AND INTELLIGENCE OFFICER QUAYE QUARTEY IN CA-25 RACE". www.314action.org. September 27, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
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↑ "Endorsement: Quaye Quartey for Congress (CA-25)". www.newpolitics.org. September 20, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
↑ "VoteVets PAC Endorses Quaye Quartey for Congress". www.votevets.org. June 29, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
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↑ "Endorsement: Christy Smith for Congress". Los Angeles Times. May 16, 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
↑ "Current Endorsements". California Environmental Voters.
↑ "Equality California Endorses Christy Smith for Congress in CA-27". February 28, 2022.
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[2] "Rep. Mike Garcia's voting record: Will it be an obstacle to reelection?". Los Angeles Times. July 5, 2021.

[3] Metha, Seema (March 31, 2021). "In congressional rematch, Democrat Christy Smith hopes GOP Rep. Mike Garcia's voting record gives her an edge". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 31, 2021.

[4] Mehta, Seema (April 5, 2021). "Rep. Mike Garcia faces another Democratic challenger — Simi Valley Council Member Ruth Luevanos". Los Angeles Times.

[5] Marinucci, Carla; White, Jeremy B.; Tzul, Richard (June 3, 2021). "'EUPHORIC' economic comeback — Veteran challenges MIKE GARCIA — FREE BEER for vaccinations? — SoCAL home prices jumping '$1 every two minutes'". Politico. Retrieved June 11, 2021.

[6] "About David - David Rudnick for Congress". 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2022-05-18.

[8] "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1523010". docquery.fec.gov.

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[SCV-10] 1 2 Kurdoghlian, Kev (April 16, 2021). "25th Congressional District candidates report fundraising". The Santa Clarita Valley Signal.

[11] Kurdoghlian, Kev (July 8, 2021). "Lancaster mom joins 25th District race". Retrieved 14 September 2021.

[New_House_Endorsees-12] "New House Endorsees". Republican Jewish Coalition.

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[Williamson-14] "Marianne Williamson's Candidate Summit". Candidate Summit. Retrieved December 12, 2021.

[15] "314 ACTION FUND ENDORSES ENGINEER AND INTELLIGENCE OFFICER QUAYE QUARTEY IN CA-25 RACE". www.314action.org. September 27, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.

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[17] "Endorsement: Quaye Quartey for Congress (CA-25)". www.newpolitics.org. September 20, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.

[18] "VoteVets PAC Endorses Quaye Quartey for Congress". www.votevets.org. June 29, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.

[SmithEndorsements-19] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Endorsements". Christy Smith for Congress.

[20] "Endorsement: Christy Smith for Congress". Los Angeles Times. May 16, 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.

[CEV-21] "Current Endorsements". California Environmental Voters.

[22] "Equality California Endorses Christy Smith for Congress in CA-27". February 28, 2022.

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