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Calvert declared winner in Southern California congressional race
Los Angeles Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Rep. Ken Calvert has narrowly won reelection against fellow Republican Rep. Young Kim in a newly redrawn Southern California congressional district spanning Orange and Riverside counties.
- The district was redrawn under Proposition 50, a Democratic-backed initiative that placed both incumbents in the same "safe" Republican district, guaranteeing one would lose.
- Calvert, first elected in 1992 and the longest-serving GOP member from California, retained about half of his previous constituents, while Kim kept about a third.
- Despite Kim outspending Calvert with $10 million to $7 million, outside spending by Americans 4 Security PAC, which spent over $6 million supporting Calvert, helped sway the race by targeting Democratic voters.
- The 40th District has a diverse voter registration makeup with less than 40% Republicans, 31% Democrats, and 21% no-party-preference voters, making it competitive despite its Republican lean.
