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Congressional District 39
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All Districts > CD39: Fullerton
[incumbent: Ed Royce (R) - term limit: none]

General Election Candidates: 2018

District Projection: Toss-up
  • Gil Cisneros (Democratic) - Education/Veterans Advocate
    cisnerosforcongress.com  
  • Young Kim (Republican) - Small Business Owner
    www.youngkimforcongress.com  
  • Ted Alemayhu (No Party Preference) - Social Entrepreneur
    www.voteted2018.com  
  • Sophia Alexander (Democratic) -
    www.independentsophia.org  
  • Steve Cox (No Party Preference) - Journalist/Photographer
    voteforcox.com  
  • John Cullum (Republican) - Accountant  
  • Bob Huff (Republican) - Businessman
    bobhuff4congress.com  
  • Sam Jammal (Democratic) - Clean energy executive
    www.Sam4Congress.com  
  • Herbert Lee (Democratic) - Physician/Associate Professor  
  • Suzi Park Leggett (Democratic) - Retired
    www.suzileggettforcongress.com  
  • Phil Liberatore (No Party Preference) - Taxpayer Advocate/Businessowner  
  • Camilla Kuo Liou (Democratic) - Businesswoman  
  • Shawn Nelson (Republican) - Orange County Supervisor
    shawnnelsonforcongress.com  
  • Ted Rusk (Democratic) -
    tedrusk.com  
  • Andrew Sarega (Republican) - La Mirada City Councilman
    www.andrewsarega.com  
  • Karen Schatzle (No Party Preference) - Prosecutor  
  • Cybill Steed (Democratic) -   
  • Andy Thorburn (Democratic) - Businessman
    www.thorburnforcongress.com  
  • Mai Khanh Tran (Democratic) - Pediatrician
    doctran2018.com  
  • Steve Vargas (Republican) - Councilmember, Brea  

    • (i) = incumbent

    Analysis

    Congressional district CA39 has no business being a toss-up district, based on voter registration numbers and what we generally assume about midterm elections.

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    District Voter Registration

     

    2016 Presidential Race

    • Hillary Clinton (D) 51.5%
    • Donald Trump (R) 42.9%

    2014 Gubernatorial Race

    • Edmund G. ("Jerry") Brown, Jr. (D) 44.5%
    • Neel Kashkari (R) 55.5%

    2012 Presidential Race

    • Barack Obama (D) 47.1%
    • Mitt Romney (R) 50.8%

    2010 Gubernatorial Race

    • Jerry Brown (D) 38.2%
    • Meg Whitman (R) 54.2%

    Demographics

    2010 Census Demographics for CD39
     AsianBlackLatino
    Citizen Voting-Age Population 24.2% 3.2% 23.0%
    Total Population 28.6% 2.5% 32.6%

    The Bench (likely future candidates)