BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- With more than 200 local, state and federal offices up for grabs in the November election, it's not surprising candidates may have similar -- or in some cases -- the same names. Two Kern County candidates with the same last name are saying they've seen consequential voter confusion. These candidates are Rudy Salas, who's running for Congress, and Kim Salas, who's running for county supervisor. The two emphasize they are not related. "There is some confusion, but there is no relation," said Kim Salas. "Voters ask because of the last name, they see Salas and they wonder if Kim and I are related, and I tell them we're not related but I've known Kim for a long time," said Rudy Salas. Meet Salas and Salas. Well, Rudy Salas and Kim Salas. The two explained the automatic assumption they're related goes way back to when they worked for former state Sen. Dean Florez. And some have even confused Rudy for Kim's husband. "No, no, no, no, that's Rudy, my husband's name is Reuben," Kim Salas recalled with a chuckle. Los Angeles DA recommends resentencing Menendez brothers Some Kern voters may see both names on their November ballots. That's because they live in the crossroads of the 22nd Congressional District, for which Rudy Salas is running, as well as Kern's 5th Supervisorial District, for which Kim Salas is running. "One of the first questions I get when I knock on someone's door and I have my Salas for supervisor -- Salas is prominent on my T-shirts -- and people start closing the door, some people, not all people," Kim Salas said of her experience door knocking. "They say no, I'm, not voting, and I say no, no, no, I'm not running for Congress, and I need to explain to people I'm running for the Kern Board of Supervisors," she added. Both Salas are Democrats, but Kim is running for a nonpartisan position, while Rudy is running for partisan office. And Rudy is endorsing Kim's opponent in the supervisors race -- incumbent Leticia Perez. Kim noted it's a double-edged sword because voter reaction depends on party registration. She said most Democrats she visits are welcoming to a Salas, but for Republicans supporting Rudy's opponent David Valadao, Kim said she really has to make her case. WATCH: 22nd Congressional District Debate with David Valadao and Rudy Salas Kim detailed, "Part of the [voter] confusion may be they see [the name] at the top of the ticket cause it's a congressional seat, and then they go down and say didn't I just vote for a Salas? So, perhaps they're saying, OK, I voted for a Salas, let me vote for another Salas, or I'm not voting for a Salas at all, and that could affect me down the ticket as well." Candidate confusion over a name says a lot about how name ID is the name of the game of politics. Rudy has name ID, as a former Bakersfield City councilmember and California Assemblymember. "I've been in every single community, so name ID I know people out there know me," Rudy said. I know when we're going door to door and I'm talking to people, no one's like who are you."