U.S. House · California's 39th District
Steve Manos
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- Race
- U.S. House · California's 39th District
- Result
- Mark Takano, projected winner
- Opponent
- Mark Takano (D)
- Research
- Basic
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Steve Manos, a Republican business owner and mayor of Lake Elsinore, California, lost the November 3, 2026 election for the U.S. House seat in California's 39th District to Mark Takano. According to his campaign website, he has lived in the Inland Empire since 1987, has owned a business since 1996 and was first elected to the Lake Elsinore City Council in 2012. His campaign theme was 'Faith, Family, and Affordability.'[1][2]
Biography
Steve Manos, a Republican business owner and mayor of Lake Elsinore, California, lost the November 3, 2026 election for the U.S. House seat in California's 39th District to Mark Takano. According to his campaign website, he has lived in the Inland Empire since 1987, has owned a business since 1996 and was first elected to the Lake Elsinore City Council in 2012. His campaign theme was 'Faith, Family, and Affordability.'[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
According to his campaign website, Steve Manos grew up in the Inland Empire and has lived there since 1987; he has been married since 1999 and is the father of four children.[1] He has been a business owner since 1996 and is a past president of the Inland Valleys Association of Realtors.[1] Manos was a Sector Commander for the Lake Elsinore Citizens Emergency Response Team and received the 2015 Lake Elsinore Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award.[1]
Manos was elected to the Lake Elsinore City Council in 2012 and has served as mayor of Lake Elsinore in 2015, 2019, 2024 and 2026.[1] He is a director of the Riverside County Habitat Conservation Authority and the Southern California Association of Governments, a director of the League of California Cities and president of its Riverside County Division, and chair of the Southwest Riverside Energy Authority; he is a former director of the Riverside Transit Authority.[1] He ran in the March 3, 2020 nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 67, placing fourth of five candidates with 14.2% of the vote and not advancing to the general election.[3]
Manos advanced from the June 2, 2026 nonpartisan primary with 39.0% of the vote (48,177 votes) to a general election against incumbent Mark Takano.[3] He received 33.3% of the vote to Mark Takano's 66.7%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[2]
In their own words
Priorities
- Campaign platform is 'Faith, Family, and Affordability': he says he would protect parental rights, remove regulatory barriers that raise housing costs, fund freeway repairs along the 215 corridor, support veterans, and limit government overreach.[4]
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Loosen zoning rules to build more housing
“remove the regulatory barriers that increase the cost of housing and basic needs”[4]
On his campaign website
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Profile: /people/steve-manos
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Steve Manos for Congress · Steve Manos campaign Candidate's own words
- 2.U.S. House · California's 39th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 3.Steve Manos · Ballotpedia Reference
- 4.Steve Manos for Congress · Steve Manos campaign Candidate's own words