California's 39th Congressional District election, 2024
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: December 8, 2023 |
| Primary: March 5, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in California |
| Race ratings |
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic Inside Elections: Solid Democratic |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 39th Congressional District of California, are holding elections in 2024. The general election is November 5, 2024. The primary is March 5, 2024. The filing deadline was December 8, 2023.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
Candidates and election results
General election
The primary will occur on March 5, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 39
Incumbent Mark Takano and David Serpa are running in the primary for U.S. House California District 39 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Mark Takano (D) | |
 | David Serpa (R)  | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gene Corey (R)
Voting information
- See also: Voting in California
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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No candidate in this race has completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Ballotpedia is seeking 100 percent participation so voters can learn more about all the candidates on their ballots.
Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Mark Takano | Democratic Party | $468,066 | $434,324 | $524,948 | As of September 30, 2023 |
| David Serpa | Republican Party | $3,424 | $2,001 | $1,423 | As of September 30, 2023 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. 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 three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. 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.[1]
- 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.[2][3][4]
| Race ratings: California's 39th Congressional District election, 2024 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| January 2, 2024 | December 19, 2023 | December 12, 2023 | December 5, 2023 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report | 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
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in California in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in California, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| California | U.S. House | All candidates | 40-60 | $1,740.00[5] | 12/8/2023 | Source |
District analysis
This section will be updated with analysis about California's 39th Congressional District.
District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.
2022
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)
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)
- Jay Chen (D)
- Cybil Steed (D)
Political context
This section will be updated with information about the political landscape in California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 2,000 signatures can be provided in lieu of the filing fee
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