Upset Brief · CA-43 · Cristian Morales (R) vs. Maxine Waters (D), incumbent

A long shot on the math: it takes a 50.0-point national wave.

0%
odds today
0%
odds with the plan
65,485
net votes to find
37
days left; voting starts October 5
Where
  1. 01
    Los Angeles
    Starting line Waters +61. 3.7% split their ticket.
    +342
  2. 02
    Inglewood
    Starting line Waters +72. 2.7% split their ticket.
    +331
  3. 03
    Unincorporated Los Angeles County
    Starting line Waters +56. 2.5% split their ticket.
    +290
  4. 04
    Compton
    Starting line Waters +63. 3.7% split their ticket.
    +235
  5. 05
    Torrance
    Starting line Waters +18. 1.8% split their ticket.
    +217
  6. 06
    Hawthorne
    Starting line Waters +47. 2.0% split their ticket.
    +165

The top 8 cities and unincorporated areas carry 100% of the plan.

How
  • P
    Persuade
    1,558 voters who split their ticket in recent elections and lean Waters today.
    +1,558
  • M
    Mobilize
    There are almost no cities and unincorporated areas Morales's side carries, so turnout alone cannot help here.
    +0
  • C
    Consolidate
    Voters who went third party in recent races, in the cities and unincorporated areas that lean Morales's way.
    +144

Plus a national shift of 50 points of margin (63,783 votes) that no campaign controls.

What has to be true
  1. Morales wins 50 percent of the ticket splitters now leaning Waters.
  2. The national environment moves about 50.0 points toward Morales's side between now and November 3.
  3. No 2026 public poll exists for this race, so the starting line is a weighted blend of official recent results; the first real poll will move it.
The numbers behind it
  • 01
    Crossover regression
    249 precincts, R² 0.983, 86 crossover precincts identified
  • 02
    Monte Carlo
    20,000 seeded simulated elections with a 7-point baseline error. 90% range of the final margin with the plan: -78,455 to -49,120 votes.
  • 03
    Money, FEC candidate totals through June 30
    Morales no FEC totals reported; Waters $269,669.
  • 04
    Call program for this list
    2,433 households, 7,300 dials, about 383 live conversations: an estimated $1,509 at published rates.
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Independent analysis by The Political Group from official California Secretary of State precinct returns (2022 and 2024), FEC filings and published polls, as of September 26, 2026. Not affiliated with any candidate or party.