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California District 23 candidates

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California District 23 roster

California District 23 lists 9 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 6
  • Independent: 2
  • Republican: 1

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 9

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seen
Alexis L ClaiborneDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA232552026666May 14, 2026May 5, 2026May 9, 2026
Charles Patrick WallisDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA233052026666May 14, 2026May 5, 2026May 7, 2026
David Allen JonesDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA232972026171717August 4, 2026May 5, 2026May 9, 2026
Edwin AlonzoDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA232712026333May 9, 2026May 6, 2026May 9, 2026
Eli C. OwensIndependentchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA252352026242424May 14, 2026May 7, 2026May 7, 2026
Jay ObernolteRepublicanincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH0CA0813520263,7843,7843,784October 24, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Karen MatthewsIndependentchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA232892026656565August 15, 2026May 7, 2026May 7, 2026
Paul ChakalianDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA232632026888May 13, 2026May 5, 2026May 9, 2026
Tessa Lynn HodgeDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA232302026555May 13, 2026May 5, 2026May 9, 2026

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for Alexis L Claiborne, Charles Patrick Wallis, David Allen Jones, Edwin Alonzo, Eli C. Owens, Karen Matthews, Paul Chakalian, and Tessa Lynn Hodge.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Jay Obernolte.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for 9 profiles, including Alexis L Claiborne, Charles Patrick Wallis, David Allen Jones, Edwin Alonzo, Eli C. Owens, Jay Obernolte, Karen Matthews, and Paul Chakalian, and 1 more.
  • 9 of 9 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 9 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from May 9, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
  • 9 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 9 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from May 7, 2026 to October 17, 2026.

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Alexis L Claiborne

Democrat · U.S. House

Charles Patrick Wallis

Democrat · U.S. House

David Allen Jones

Democrat · U.S. House

Edwin Alonzo

Democrat · U.S. House

Eli C. Owens

Independent · U.S. House

Jay Obernolte

Republican · U.S. House

Karen Matthews

Independent · U.S. House

Paul Chakalian

Democrat · U.S. House

Tessa Lynn Hodge

Democrat · U.S. House

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