California’s 49th Congressional District is proving too close to call, as Democratic incumbent Mike Levin holds only a slim lead over the Republican challenger Matt Gunderson.
Levin currently holds a 51 percent to 49 percent lead of 5,100 votes over Gunderson, with 70 percent of ballots counted as of Nov. 6.
In the March primary, Levin, 46, was supported by 51 percent of the vote. Gunderson received 25.7 percent of the vote, though he split the vote with three other Republican candidates.
Levin has been serving the congressional district since 2019.
As of the 2020 redistricting, California’s 49th Congressional District represents most of San Diego’s North County and south east Orange County….