2018 California's 39th congressional district election
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County results Cisneros: 50–60% Kim: 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||
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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. Incumbent Republican Representative Ed Royce retired instead of running for a 14th term.
This election was one of 53 House elections that were held in California and 435 held nationwide, but it was 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.