Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Eli C. Owens

Party
Independent
Running for
U.S. House · California District 23
Filing address
Blythe, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
OWENS, ELI C.
Map of California with the 2026 district highlighted

California, District 23

IndependentU.S. House · California District 23ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6CA25235 · Principal campaign committee: OWENS - MAKE IT AN EVEN PLAYING FIELD

No financial reports filed yet. This candidate has registered with the FEC but has not filed a report with money totals for the 2025–2026 cycle.

The FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

The race

California U.S. House, District 23, 2026 · 9 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Jay Obernolte (R)$1,854,658.18$1,378,568.342026-10-14
Karen Matthews (I)$174,651.43$0.002026-06-22
Tessa Lynn Hodge (D)$126,771.66$12,434.332026-10-14
Paul Chakalian (D)$72,674.73$0.002026-01-29
Charles Patrick Wallis (D)$63,684.00$24.022026-06-23
Alexis L Claiborne (D)$11,842.88$2,654.802025-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RNovember 5, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RJuly 15, 2025
  • The EconomistSafe RMay 6, 2026

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California (districts 1–26) (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: OWENS - MAKE IT AN EVEN PLAYING FIELD.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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