# 2024 U.S. House election in California's district 22 — what pundits predicted

House · Election Day 2024-11-05 · certified.

## The ballot

- **David Valadao (Republican, incumbent) — won** · 53.4%
- Rudy Salas (Democratic) · 46.6%

Result: David Valadao by 6.8 points (general); held by the Republican party going in. Source: wikipedia-2024-house.

## What the field called

- Rudy Salas: 1 pick (lost)

## Every claim about this race (1)

- **Lakshya Jain** — Rudy Salas wins CA-22 House seat (2024) (Race Winners, Nov 4, 2024) — scored 0 · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5a57d1ed-c7db-49ba-b385-900b5d93d6c5)