2018 California's 39th congressional district election

2018 California's 39th congressional district election

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Candidate Gil Cisneros Young Kim
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 126,002 118,391
Percentage 51.6% 48.4%

County results
Cisneros:      50–60%
Kim:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Ed Royce
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Gil Cisneros
Democratic

The 2018 California's 39th congressional district election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, with a primary election being held on June 5, 2018.

This election was one of several 53 House elections that was held in California and 435 nationwide, but it had been called "the weirdest race in the country" due to an over-abundance of Democratic candidates potentially spoiling the ability for any Democrats to place first or second in the primary.[1] Under election rules the top two vote-getters in the jungle primary advanced to the November general election, regardless of party affiliation.[2]

The primary election was held on June 5, 2018. Republican Assemblywoman Young Kim and Democrat Gil Cisneros came in first and second place respectively, assuaging fears that two candidates from the same party would advance.[3]

The general election was held on November 6. On November 17, AP News projected that Cisneros had won the election.[4]

  1. ^ Schneider, Elena (June 3, 2018). "This is the weirdest race in the country". Politico. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Blood, Michael R. (May 5, 2018). "California's Orange County could determine Congress control". Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  3. ^ Martin, Jonathan; Arango, Tim (June 6, 2018). "Democrats Find Relief in California House Race Results". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Democrat Cisneros nabs GOP House seat in Southern California". AP NEWS. November 18, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.

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