- Republican Young Kim defeated first-term Democratic Rep. Gil Cisneros and won California’s 39th Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projected on Saturday.
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- Cisneros previously defeated Kim in 2018 by 3.2 percentage points in the race to replace former Republican Rep. Ed Royce.
- The district is home to parts of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Orange counties.
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Republican Young Kim is projected to unseat incumbent Democratic Rep. Gil Cisneros and win California’s 39th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ.
The candidates
Cisneros, a veteran of the US Navy, was the winner of a $266 million lottery jackpot in 2010. After winning the lottery, Cisneros and his wife became philanthropists and created Generation First Degree Pico Rivera, a charity organization to help children in Pico Rivera attain higher education. He currently serves on the House Armed Services and Veteran’s Affairs committees in Congress.
Kim is a former member of the California House of Representatives for the state’s 65th district, where she was the first Korean-American Republican woman to serve in the California House. She ran against Cisneros in 2018 to represent California’s 39th Congressional District, where she lost by over 3 percentage points. Her campaign platform focuses on addressing California’s homelessness crisis, improving prescription drug affordability, and reforming the country’s immigration system.
The district
California’s 39th Congressional District located in the southern region of the state. It contains parts of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Orange counties as well as the cities of Chino Hills, Yorba Linda, Placentia, Buena Park, Anaheim Hills, La Habra Heights, Brea, La Habra, Fullerton, Rowland Heights, and Hacienda Heights.
The 39th District flipped from voting for 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney by two points in 2012 to voting for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton by eight percentage points in 2016, according to the Daily Kos.
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The money race
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Kim has both outraised and outspent Cisnernos as of September 30. Kim has brought in $4.9 million, spent $3.5 million, and has around $1.4 million in cash on hand, while Cisneros has raised $3.4 million, has spent $2.6 million, and has $808,251 in cash on hand.
What experts say
The race between Cisneros and Kim was rated as “likely Democratic” by The Cook Political Report and Inside Elections. It was rated as “leans Democratic” by Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
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