Kim Nguyen-Penaloza
Kim Nguyen-Penaloza (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 45th Congressional District. She lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Kim Nguyen-Penaloza was born in and lives in California. Nguyen-Penaloza graduated from Santiago High School. Her career experience includes working for CalOptima and as a program manager for a large health plan. She was elected to a seat on the Garden Grove City Council.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: California's 45th Congressional District election, 2024
California's 45th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 45
Derek Tran defeated incumbent Michelle Steel in the general election for U.S. House California District 45 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Derek Tran (D)  | 50.1 | 158,264 |
 | Michelle Steel (R) | 49.9 | 157,611 | |
| Total votes: 315,875 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 45
Incumbent Michelle Steel and Derek Tran defeated Kim Nguyen-Penaloza, Cheyenne Hunt, and Aditya Pai in the primary for U.S. House California District 45 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Steel (R) | 54.9 | 78,022 |
| ✔ | | Derek Tran (D) | 15.9 | 22,546 |
 | Kim Nguyen-Penaloza (D) | 15.6 | 22,179 | |
 | Cheyenne Hunt (D) | 8.4 | 11,973 | |
 | Aditya Pai (D) | 5.2 | 7,399 | |
| Total votes: 142,119 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jimmy Pham (D)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Nguyen-Penaloza in this election.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2022)
General election
General election for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 2
Vicente Sarmiento defeated Kim Nguyen-Penaloza in the general election for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vicente Sarmiento (Nonpartisan) | 51.7 | 49,459 |
| Kim Nguyen-Penaloza (Nonpartisan) | 48.3 | 46,248 | |
| Total votes: 95,707 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 2
Vicente Sarmiento and Kim Nguyen-Penaloza defeated Cecilia Iglesias, Jon Dumitru, and Juan Villegas in the primary for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 2 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vicente Sarmiento (Nonpartisan) | 35.0 | 21,916 |
| ✔ | | Kim Nguyen-Penaloza (Nonpartisan) | 22.3 | 13,923 |
 | Cecilia Iglesias (Nonpartisan) | 17.0 | 10,635 | |
| Jon Dumitru (Nonpartisan) | 16.5 | 10,321 | ||
 | Juan Villegas (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 5,733 | |
| Total votes: 62,528 | |||
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2020)
General election
General election for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 1
Incumbent Andrew Do defeated Sergio Contreras in the general election for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Andrew Do (Nonpartisan) | 51.8 | 106,252 | |
| Sergio Contreras (Nonpartisan) | 48.2 | 98,693 | ||
| Total votes: 204,945 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 1
Incumbent Andrew Do and Sergio Contreras defeated Miguel Pulido and Kim Nguyen-Penaloza in the primary for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 1 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Andrew Do (Nonpartisan) | 42.3 | 40,999 | |
| ✔ | Sergio Contreras (Nonpartisan) | 22.4 | 21,721 | |
 | Miguel Pulido (Nonpartisan) | 20.2 | 19,616 | |
| Kim Nguyen-Penaloza (Nonpartisan) | 15.0 | 14,570 | |
| Total votes: 96,906 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kim Nguyen-Penaloza did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Kim Nguyen-Penaloza did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Kim Nguyen-Penaloza did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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