2018 California's 39th congressional district election

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.

2018 California's 39th congressional district election

November 6, 2018
 
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

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. Under election rules the top two vote-getters in the jungle primary advanced to the November general election, regardless of party affiliation.

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.

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

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