California's 39th Congressional District election, 2022
All U.S. House districts, including the 39th Congressional District of California, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline was March 11, 2022.
The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.
Republicans won a 222-213 majority in the U.S. House in 2022.
Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 62.0% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 35.8%.[1]
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 39
Incumbent Mark Takano defeated Aja Smith in the general election for U.S. House California District 39 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Takano (D) | 57.7 | 75,896 |
 | Aja Smith (R) | 42.3 | 55,701 | |
| Total votes: 131,597 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 39
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 39 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Takano (D) | 57.1 | 44,067 |
| ✔ | | Aja Smith (R) | 12.6 | 9,751 |
 | Bill Spinney (R) | 9.6 | 7,421 | |
 | Tony Moreno (R) | 7.2 | 5,527 | |
 | Art Peterson (R) | 6.6 | 5,081 | |
 | John Minnella (R) | 4.7 | 3,662 | |
 | Emmanuel Suarez (R) | 2.1 | 1,600 | |
| Total votes: 77,109 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Oray Auzenne (D)
Voting information
- See also: Voting in California
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[2] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[3] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.
| U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Report | Close of books | Filing deadline |
| Year-end 2021 | 12/31/2021 | 1/31/2022 |
| April quarterly | 3/31/2022 | 4/15/2022 |
| July quarterly | 6/30/2022 | 7/15/2022 |
| October quarterly | 9/30/2022 | 10/15/2022 |
| Pre-general | 10/19/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| Post-general | 11/28/2022 | 12/08/2022 |
| Year-end 2022 | 12/31/2022 | 1/31/2023 |
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Takano | Democratic Party | $1,254,504 | $927,262 | $491,206 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| John Minnella | Republican Party | $5,626 | $5,221 | $405 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Tony Moreno | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Art Peterson | Republican Party | $115 | $2,684 | $-11,131 | As of June 1, 2022 |
| Aja Smith | Republican Party | $163,142 | $150,021 | $1,995 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Bill Spinney | Republican Party | $128,628 | $127,780 | $848 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Emmanuel Suarez | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[4]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[5][6][7]
| Race ratings: California's 39th Congressional District election, 2022 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 8, 2022 | November 1, 2022 | October 25, 2022 | October 18, 2022 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in California in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in California, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| California | U.S. House | All candidates | 40-60 | $1,740.00 | 3/11/2022 | Source |
District analysis
This section will be updated with analysis about California's 39th Congressional District.
District history
2020
See also: California's 39th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 39
Young Kim defeated incumbent Gil Cisneros in the general election for U.S. House California District 39 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Young Kim (R) | 50.6 | 173,946 |
 | Gil Cisneros (D) | 49.4 | 169,837 | |
| Total votes: 343,783 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 39
Young Kim and incumbent Gil Cisneros defeated Steve Cox in the primary for U.S. House California District 39 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Young Kim (R) | 48.3 | 83,941 |
| ✔ | | Gil Cisneros (D) | 46.9 | 81,402 |
 | Steve Cox (Independent) | 4.8 | 8,286 | |
| Total votes: 173,629 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jay Chen (D)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 39
Gil Cisneros defeated Young Kim in the general election for U.S. House California District 39 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gil Cisneros (D) | 51.6 | 126,002 |
| Young Kim (R) | 48.4 | 118,391 | |
| Total votes: 244,393 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 39
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 39 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Young Kim (R) | 21.2 | 30,019 |
| ✔ | | Gil Cisneros (D) | 19.4 | 27,469 |
 | Phil Liberatore (R) | 14.3 | 20,257 | |
 | Andy Thorburn (D) | 9.2 | 12,990 | |
 | Shawn Nelson (R) | 6.9 | 9,750 | |
 | Bob Huff (R) | 6.2 | 8,699 | |
 | Sam Jammal (D) | 5.4 | 7,613 | |
 | Mai Khanh Tran (D) | 5.3 | 7,430 | |
 | Herbert Lee (D) | 4.2 | 5,988 | |
 | Steve Vargas (R) | 2.9 | 4,144 | |
| Suzi Park Leggett (D) | 1.5 | 2,058 | ||
 | John Cullum (R) | 1.2 | 1,747 | |
| Karen Lee Schatzle (Independent) | 0.6 | 903 | ||
| Steve Cox (Independent) | 0.6 | 856 | |
 | Andrew Sarega (R) | 0.6 | 823 | |
 | Sophia Alexander (Independent) | 0.4 | 523 | |
 | Ted Alemayhu (Independent American Party) | 0.1 | 176 | |
| Total votes: 141,445 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Julio Castañeda (Independent)
- Phil Janowicz (D)
- Ted Rusk (D)
- Cybil Steed (D)
- Jay Chen (D)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Edward Royce (R) defeated Brett Murdock (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Both candidates advanced past the top-two primary on June 7, 2016, by default.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Edward Royce Incumbent |
57.2% | 150,777 | |
| Democratic | Brett Murdock | 42.8% | 112,679 | |
| Total Votes | 263,456 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
Edward Royce Incumbent |
60.5% | 85,035 | |
| Democratic | Brett Murdock |
39.5% | 55,520 | |
| Total Votes | 140,555 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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2014
The 39th Congressional District of California held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Edward Royce (R) defeated Peter Anderson (R) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Edward Royce Incumbent |
68.5% | 91,319 | |
| Democratic | Peter Anderson | 31.5% | 41,906 | |
| Total Votes | 133,225 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
June 3, 2014, primary results
Edward Royce - Incumbent 
Peter Anderson
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
