On the March 2024 primary ballot, seven of California’s 52 congressional districts won’t have an incumbent in the running.
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The map above highlights those districts in darker colors — six currently represented by a Democrat (blue) and one by a Republican (red).
The state’s full list of candidates for the House of Representatives, certified Dec. 28 by the secretary of state, is displayed at the bottom of this article.
The seven districts without an incumbent are:
12 (Oakland/Berkeley): Barbara Lee is leaving to run for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Dianne Feinstein. Seven Democrats and two Republicans are on the primary ballot. Collecting the heftiest endorsements so far is Lateefah Simon, a member of the BART board of directors.
16 (Peninsula/South Bay): Anna Eshoo is retiring. Among the slate of 11 contenders are former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, San Mateo County Supervisor Joe Simitian and Assemblymember Evan Low, all Democrats.
20 (Central Valley): Kevin McCarthy resigned last month. He has endorsed Vince Fong, a Republican Assemblymember whose presence on the ballot is being challenged by the secretary of state because Fong is also listed for reelection to his current post. The 10 other candidates include Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux.
29 (San Fernando Valley): Tony Cárdenas is retiring. The three candidates include Democratic Assemblymember Luz Maria Rivas.
30 (San Fernando Valley): Adam Schiff is running for U.S. Senate. The 15 candidates include former Los Angeles City Attorney and former Assemblymember Mike Feuer, Assemblymember Laura Friedman and state Sen. Anthony Portantino, all Democrats, and Ben Savage, a Republican best known as the child star of the TV series “Boy Meets World.” Savage, a Stanford graduate, ran unsuccessfully in 2022 for West Hollywood City Council.
31 (San Gabriel Valley): Grace Napolitano is retiring; she endorsed state Sen. Bob J. Archuleta. The nine other candidates include his Senate colleague Susan Rubio and former House member Gil Cisneros.
47 (Orange County coast): Katie Porter is running for U.S. Senate. The 10 candidates include Republican Scott Baugh, a former Assemblymember who came close to ousting Porter in 2022. Porter has endorsed state Sen. Dave Min.
Footnote: The Steve Wozniak challenging incumbent Tom McClintock in District 5 is not the Apple co-founder.
