The Winner
If you live in California's 39th U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press. The AP called the race at 11:11 p.m. MST on Nov. 3, with Takano running unopposed in the general election, according to official results; vote totals are preliminary and may change until the state certifies them.
The Race
Republican Steve Manos advanced to the general election through California's June 2, 2026 top-two primary, where he received about 39.0 percent of the vote to Takano's about 61.0 percent. Cook Political Report rated the seat Solid Democratic heading into Election Day, and Inside Elections rated it Solid Democrat.
California's 39th Congressional District has about 765,800 residents, according to Geographies data for the district; the median household income is about $91,800, the median age is 33.1 years, and about 20 percent of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The district is about 63.3 percent Hispanic, 25.3 percent white, 8.8 percent Black and 6.4 percent Asian, with an unemployment rate of about 6.6 percent and about 11.8 percent of residents living below the poverty line.
What's Next
Mark Takano is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027, at noon, as established by the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Takano called for Congress to restore Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work-requirement exemptions for veterans and people experiencing homelessness, according to a Congress.gov House Agriculture Committee hearing transcript that recorded his testimony at the House Agriculture Committee's Member Day hearing on Dec. 10, 2025.
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