MISSION VIEJO, Calif.—Republican Reps. Ken Calvert and Young Kim are set to face off in the 2026 midterm elections for the newly drawn 40th District as a result of Proposition 50.
Calvert currently represents California’s 41st Congressional District while Kim represents the 40th Congressional District. Voters on Nov. 4 overwhelmingly approved Prop. 50, which redraws the state’s congressional boundaries for the next three elections in an effort to boost the Democratic Party’s already sizable advantage in the the state’s U.S. House delegation.
Prop. 50 was touted by Gov. Gavin Newsom as a response to a similar measure in Texas that favored Republicans. An analysis by the election news website Ballotpedia said it would shift five Republican-held congressional districts toward Democrats. Democrats currently have a 43–9 advantage in California’s House delegation….