Ken Calvert Defeats Young Kim to Win Reelection in California's 40th District, 53.6% to 46.4%
The Associated Press on Monday evening, November 9, called California's 40th Congressional District for Republican Rep. Ken Calvert, who defeated fellow Republican Rep. Young Kim in a rare incumbent-versus-incumbent contest. Unofficial results released by the California Secretary of State showed Calvert with 98,455 votes (53.6%) to Kim's 85,145 (46.4%), a margin of 13,310 votes.
The district covers eastern Orange County and parts of Riverside County, including the Temescal Valley, most of Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake and Menifee. The matchup was created by redistricting: Proposition 50, approved by California voters in a November 2025 special election, redrew the state's congressional map and placed Calvert, formerly of the 41st District, and Kim, the 40th District incumbent, in the same seat. Kim conceded on Monday evening, saying Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting scheme had forced two Republican members of Congress into the same race. Calvert had declared victory the previous Thursday night, saying in a statement that ballots were still being counted but the outcome was clear: 'We won.'
Calvert, of Corona in Riverside County, was first elected to the House in 1992, is the longest-serving Republican in California's House delegation and chairs the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. He will serve his 18th term.
Results remain unofficial; California is scheduled to certify the statewide results on December 11. (Source: The Associated Press)
Source: The Associated Press
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Photo: 图：联邦众议员 Ken Calvert 官方肖像（美国众议院官方照片，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons）。 / Photo: Official portrait of U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (U.S. House of Representatives, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons).
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