California’s 40th Congressional District was redrawn after the passage of Proposition 50 in November 2025 to favor Democrats in elections to the U.S. House of Representatives. However, Republicans have notched wins in several redrawn districts and have now locked out Democrats from securing a win in California’s 40th congressional district.
Primary Election Results
U.S. Reps. Ken Calvert and Young Kim, both Republicans, are projected to head to the Nov. 3 election in the 40th Congressional District. Kim and Calvert traded sharp barbs throughout the primary election process.
Kim celebrated the projected win in a statement posted to social media. She criticized Calvert’s record in the U.S. House and his funding mechanisms. “After more than three decades in Washington, it is time for fresh conservative leadership,” Kim said in a statement. “I will continue fighting to root out fraud, secure borders, for safer, more affordable communities, and a stronger economy.”
Calvert, the longest serving Republican congressman from California and chair of the Defense Appropriations Committee, has been aided in the race from political action committees aligned with defense interests. The Americans 4 Security PAC launched a $2.9 million spending campaign against Kim during the primary election.
Campaign Finances
Kim has received more than $6.6 million toward her campaign, according to the most recent Federal Elections Commission filings. She received $2,000 contributions from the Goldman Sachs PAC, CitiGroup PAC, and Bank of America Federal Corporation PAC.
Kim introduced the PACE Act, legislation that would allow banks and payments companies to get approved for federal registration without using other payment companies in between. “This means we’re going to build a faster, more efficient, more secure payment system that works better for everyday Americans,” Kim said.
In a separate district, Randy Villegas, a college professor, overcame California Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains, a fellow Democrat who is also a physician. He will face off against Incumbent Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., in the November general election.
Villegas told The Center Square his campaign has resonated with voters in the central valley because he is not a career politician. “We cannot win this election by trading one corrupt representative who sold out our communities for another,” Villegas said.
Villegas supported the implementation of what he called a “progressive tax structure” and a 0% interest rate structure for homebuyers. “Over the long term, we’ve got to make sure that we are taxing billionaires and millionaires and making sure that they’re paying their fair share,” Villegas said.
Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.
