The Winner
If you live in California's 47th U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Dave Min (D-CA) of Irvine, California, who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press.
Min, the Democrat, took about 57.8% of the vote to about 42.2% for Republican Jenny Le Roux, a margin of about 16 points, according to the state's official results as of Nov. 10.
Min received about 143,846 votes to about 105,165 for Le Roux, a gap of about 38,681 votes. The winner rests on the Associated Press call, and these figures are preliminary and may change until the state certifies the count. The seat stays in Democratic hands.
The Race
Republican Jenny Rae Le Roux reached the general election ballot by finishing in the top two of the June 2 primary, where she received about 49,231 votes. Inside Elections rated the seat Solid Democrat heading into Election Day.
The district has about 755,000 residents, according to Geographies data for the district. Median household income is about $127,900, median age is about 39, and about 59.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
The population is about 52.8% white, 24.6% Asian, and 17.0% Hispanic, with an unemployment rate of about 5.3% and about 9.0% of residents below the poverty line.
The district sits in Orange County and includes Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Irvine, Laguna Beach, and Laguna Hills, according to the California Senate Office of Demographics.
What's Next
Min is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027, the term start date under the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Min said he would prioritize addressing high housing costs by increasing investment in affordable housing and making it easier and faster to build new housing, according to the Orange County Register, which published his responses to the Southern California News Group's candidate questionnaire on Oct. 5.
---
AllCiv makes it easy to stay politically informed and involved.
---
Spot something wrong? Report an issue with this article