The Winner
If you live in California's 27th U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by George Whitesides (D-CA), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press.
Whitesides took about 64.0% of the vote, or about 146,466 votes, to about 36.0% for Republican Jason Gibbs, who received about 82,342 votes, according to official results from the California Secretary of State as of Nov. 10.
Whitesides won by about 28 points, or about 64,124 votes. The winner is based on the AP call, and the vote figures are preliminary and may change until the results are certified.
The Race
Jason Gibbs), the Republican opponent, reached the general election ballot by advancing from the June 2 top-two primary. Cook Political Report rated the seat Solid Democratic before the election.
California's 27th Congressional District has about 746,700 residents, according to Geographies data for the district, and is about 44.4% Hispanic, about 38.1% white, about 9.8% Black, and about 9.6% Asian. Median household income is about $102,400, and the median age is about 37.
About 30.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the unemployment rate is about 6.9% and about 11.3% of residents live below the poverty line. The district covers Santa Clarita, Lancaster, and Palmdale in Los Angeles County, according to the Los Angeles Times.
What's Next
Whitesides is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027, the term start date set by the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. He introduced bipartisan legislation to prohibit chatbots from communicating by default in a human-like way with minors, according to the Office of Rep. George Whitesides, which reported on Oct. 1 that he described child safety as a priority.
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