The Winner
If you live in California's 46th U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Lou Correa (D-CA), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press. Correa took about 70.0% of the vote (about 113,317 votes) to about 30.0% (about 48,564 votes) for Republican David Pan, a margin of about 40 points, according to official results from the California Secretary of State as of Nov. 11.
The call is the basis for the win, and the vote figures are preliminary because the results are not yet certified.
The Race
Pan, the Republican opponent, reached the general election ballot through the June 2 top-two primary. Cook Political Report rated the seat Solid Democratic before the election.
The district sits in Orange County and covers Anaheim, Fullerton, North Tustin, Orange and Placentia, according to the California Senate Office of Demographics.
The district has about 757,300 residents, according to geographic data, and about 65.6% are Hispanic, about 24.8% white, about 15.8% Asian, and about 1.8% Black. Median household income is about $89,900 and median age is about 35. About 22.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the unemployment rate is about 5.5% and about 12.5% of residents live below the poverty line.
What's Next
Correa is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027, at noon, under the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Correa's hometown is Anaheim, California, according to his House biography. He said he will continue to fight for health care, which he called a human right, and for people to get care when they need it at a price they can afford, according to a statement from U.S. Congressman Lou Correa released Nov. 9.
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