Incumbent John Duarte (R) and Adam Gray (D) are running in the CA-13 general election

Incumbent John Duarte (R) and Adam Gray (D) are running in the general election for California’s 13th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. The race is a rematch from 2022, when Duarte defeated Gray by 564 votes. The 2022 race was the second-closest House race in the country that year. Duarte’s 2022 victory was the first for a Republican in the district since 1974, when Robert Lagomarsino won a special election.

Duarte was first elected in 2022. He is the owner of Duarte Nursery and is a fourth-generational farmer in the San Joaquin Valley. His campaign has focused on affordable living and adequate water supply for the valley. Duarte has cast Gray as out of touch with the district. “Adam’s gonna have a hard time coming into the middle and convincing the voters that his voting record as an Assemblyman for 10 years was more in tune with the Valley and this district than my voting record has been this last year.”

Gray was first elected to the California Assembly in 2012. He is a professor at the University of California Merced and owns a small business. His campaign has focused on his legislative record, particularly leading the New Democratic Caucus, addressing a doctor shortage, and securing funding to extend the ACE train to Modesto and Merced. Regarding the rematch Gray said: “I’ve got a record; now John’s got a record. He didn’t have a record when he ran in ’22 … Now he does. So, voters get a chance to look at the 10 years of service that I provided in the state legislature.”

Four major race ratings outlets rated this election as Toss-Up as of July 9.