Salud O. Carbajal

Democrat. Harris won California in 2024. Flagged as a 2032 redistricting risk.

Age on Election Day 2028: 63; Born November 18, 1964.
Lean: D+13; Solidly Democratic. Cook PVI, 2026 lines.
In the House since: 2017; Served since January 3, 2017.
Cash on hand: $3.34M; $3,343,463. Reporting period ended October 14, 2026

The 2026 race

November 3, 2026: Re-elected

Over Bob Smith (R). Called by NBC News on November 4, 2026.

Primary: Advanced, first

54.4% in the top-two primary, June 2. Bob Smith (R) also advanced, with 35.9%.

Endorsements, 2026

Endorsed: Hakeem Jeffries.

None on record: Justice Democrats, Working Families Party, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Democratic Socialists of America.

What a race here costs

TV: Santa Barbara–Santa Maria–San Luis Obispo, 246,000 homes. The district is 86.2% of the market; 2 markets in all.

2026 primary: $710K spent, $3.39 a vote

2024 general: $578K spent, $1.69 a vote

In the House, 119th Congress

Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation

Committees: Agriculture · Armed Services · Transportation and Infrastructure

General-election outcomes

2024 vote share: 62.70%
Victory margin: +25.39 pts
Harris, 2024: 60.96% · +25.04 pts

Margin 0.35 points above Harris. Vote share 1.73 points above.

2024 election districts. Valid votes; margin over the runner-up. Runner-up: Thomas Cole. Returns · Harris baseline · Method. Reviewed November 5, 2026.

Money, past cycles

Money raised, the share from individual donors, and cash on hand, by past cycle
Cycle	Raised	From individuals	Cash at year end
2020	$2.2M	70%	$1.4M
2022	$2.2M	69%	$2.1M
2024	$2.0M	62%	$2.6M

Scorecards and grades

Heritage Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 3
Club for Growth (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 6
Turning Point Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 21
GOP Platform (2025) (opens in a new tab): 10
Conservative average, out of 100: 9.8
Progressive average, out of 100: 93.3 (LCV 96, Progressive Punch 94, Stop Corruption Now 90)
IAP Action score, immigration: -154, rank 409 of 431
Gun Owners of America grade, 2024: F

Read October 31, 2026 from the member’s page on heritageaction.com, clubforgrowth.org, tpaction.com, gopscorecard.limitedgov.org.