Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, CA-24
Salud O. Carbajal
Mexican American politician (born 1964)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-04
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +24.1, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Salud Ortiz Carbajal is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 24th congressional district since 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and his district covers Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- November 18, 1964 (age 61)
- Education
- University of California, Santa Barbara, Bachelor of Arts, 1990
- Fielding Graduate University, Master of Arts, 1994
- Occupation
- Not on file
- In Congress
- 5 House terms, since January 3, 2017
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, CA-24. Won.
- Salud Carbajal Democratic · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +24.1, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: SALUD CARBAJAL FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
2.6% of the $1,156,519 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)1.6%$30,513
- Individuals, itemized58.7%$1,126,006
- Other political committees (PACs)38.8%$744,710
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts0.8%$16,043
Employers donors listed
- TIGER MOON GROUP$14,0004 contributions
- JENNINGS AERONAUTICS INC.$10,5003 contributions
- ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS$7,0002 contributions
- ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS, INC.$7,0002 contributions
- CAPELLO AND NOEL, LLP$7,0002 contributions
- ENTRADA DE PASO ROBLES LLC$7,0002 contributions
- ERNST LAW GROUP$7,0002 contributions
- FIRST TEXAS HOMES$7,0002 contributions
- GRASSINI FAMILY VINEYARDS$7,0002 contributions
- GRASSINI VINEYARDS$7,0002 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-09 · filings can be amended · response hash 042fc01de265
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Agriculture
- House Committee on Armed Services
2 subcommittees
- Tactical Air and Land Forces
- Strategic Forces
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
3 subcommittees
- Aviation
- Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (Ranking Member)
- Highways and Transit
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 37 bills and resolutions, and 2 amendments
- Cosponsored
- 647 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10536: Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction ActIntroduced September 24, 2026. Latest action September 24, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.Res. 1459: Expressing support for the designation of July 2026 as "American Grown Flower and Foliage Month".Introduced July 27, 2026. Latest action July 27, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- H.R. 9185: Alan S. Lowenthal Blue Whales, Blue Skies ActIntroduced June 8, 2026. Latest action June 8, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- H.R. 8785: Medium Transit Intensive Cities Authorization Act of 2026Introduced May 13, 2026. Latest action May 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- H.R. 8439: Commission on Natural Disaster Risk Management and Insurance ActIntroduced April 22, 2026. Latest action April 22, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 7976: Moral Injury Recognition and Restitution ActIntroduced March 18, 2026. Latest action April 9, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-09 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 6057c8b092d6
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- saludcarbajal.com via Wikidata
- Office phone
- 202-225-3601
- Washington office
- 2331 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0524
- Campaign email
- info@saludcarbajal.com · source
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 2:51 AM ET
- 2024U.S. House, CA-24 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, CA-24 · General · won · 159,019 votes (60.6%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, CA-24 · General · won · 212,564 votes (58.7%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, CA-24 · General · won · 166,550 votes (58.6%) Vugol.Me record
- 2017 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2004 to 2016member Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q27805429). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections&oldid=1383742945
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 2:51 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salud_Carbajal
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27805429
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA24303/
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salud_Carbajal_visits_COVID-19_alternative_care_site_at_Cal_Poly_-_2020-04-11.jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salud_Carbajal_-_2020-03-20.jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salud_Carbajal_on_Zoom_call_-_7.24.2020.jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salud_Carbajal_-_2020-04-30.jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salud_Carbajal_attends_Morro_Bay_Chamber_of_Commerce_event.jpg
- photo_gallery https://saludcarbajal.com/
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