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Mike Ortega

U.S. House, California Congressional District 46

  • 2022
  • California
  • Past race · 2022
Mike Ortega
California · District 46

2022 race briefing

Mike Ortega ran as a Democrat for the U.S. House in California’s 46th Congressional District in 2022, challenging incumbent Democrat Lou Correa.

In the June 7, 2022 top-two primary he finished third with 12.3% of the vote. Correa (49.1%) and Republican Christopher Gonzales (15.6%) advanced, and Correa won the November 8, 2022 general election with 61.8%.

PolRev covered his 2022 campaign.