{"id":2365861,"date":"2024-11-07T21:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T02:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-young-kim-defeats-challenger-in-californias-40th-district-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T21:58:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T02:58:19","slug":"gop-rep-young-kim-defeats-challenger-in-californias-40th-district-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-young-kim-defeats-challenger-in-californias-40th-district-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Rep. Young Kim defeats challenger in California&#8217;s 40th District &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-rep-young-kim-defeats-challenger-in-californias-40th-district-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2365861&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In California&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-republican-goes-full-ilhan-omar-in-anti-semitic-rant\/\" title=\"California Republican Goes Full Ilhan Omar in Anti-Semitic Rant\">40th congressional district<\/a>, Republican\u2064 Representative \u2063Young Kim successfully defeated her Democratic opponent, retired fire captain Joe Kerr, securing 56.4% of \u200dthe votes to Kerr&#8217;s\u2063 43.6%. This election\u2062 result, announced by the Associated Press with 74% of the vote counted, comes as a surprise\u200b in a district that supported Biden in the 2020 presidential election. Young \u200cKim,\u200d who previously represented California&#8217;s 39th \u200bdistrict, became one of the first three Korean American women elected to the House \u2064of Representatives in the\u2062 2020 elections. After redistricting \u200daltered the political \u200blandscape, she transitioned to the 40th district and won re-election in 2022 with a notable 56.8% of \u200bthe vote. \u200dThis victory is \u200dsignificant as it \u2063showcases the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ongoing\u2062 competitive nature<\/a> of \u2064California&#8217;s\u200b political environment, particularly for Republican candidates in areas leaning Democratic.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Young Kim defeats Democratic challenger in California&rsquo;s 40th District<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1874042\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/2857098\/california-districts-house-control-young-kimgilcisneros\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Young Kim<\/a> (R-CA) has once again beat a Democrat in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">California&rsquo;s<\/a> 40th congressional district, which voted for Biden in 2020, topping retired fire captain Joe Kerr.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Kim beat Kerr with 56.4% of the vote to Kerr&rsquo;s 43.6%. The&nbsp;<em>Associated Press<\/em>&nbsp;called the race at 9:09 p.m. with 74% of the vote counted so far.<\/p>\n<p>The California Republican&rsquo;s seat, largely based in once-Republican bastion Orange County, has been a target for Democrats looking to further shut the GOP out of The Golden State. But Kim beat Kerr handily in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netflixs-reed-hastings-gives-3-million-to-a-fund-opposing-newsom-recall\/\" title=\"Netflix\u2019s Reed Hastings Gives  Million To A Fund Opposing Newsom Recall\">nonpartisan primary election<\/a>, garnering 56% of the total vote, offering voters an inevitable preview of her victory in the general election.<\/p>\n<p>Kim became one of the first three Korean American women ever elected to the House when she took office following the 2020 election for California&rsquo;s 39th district. She was elected alongside fellow California Republican Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) and Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA).<\/p>\n<p>Kim shifted from the 39th to the 40th district after redistricting made it more difficult for a Republican to win. She won reelection in 2022 with 56.8% of the vote compared to her Democratic opponent, Asif Mahmood&rsquo;s 43.2%.<\/p>\n<p>For this election cycle, Democrats poured money into California&rsquo;s House races, backing Kerr. The state has a few swing House races that will likely determine which party holds the House.<\/p>\n<p>For Kim&rsquo;s part, she sought to close the distance between Kerr and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) in an effort to sway voters away from Kerr. On Monday, Kim <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/YoungKimCA\/status\/1853283951173140679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tweeted<\/a> out an attack ad against Kerr suggesting that he&rsquo;s a &ldquo;joker.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s fitting that Gavin Newsom stopped by Orange today to attempt to bail out my opponent. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/CA40?src=hashtag_click\">#CA40<\/a> voters know that Newsom and Kerr have worked to raise our taxes and make our lives harder,&rdquo; she wrote. &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t need the failed policies of Sacramento going to Washington. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/PairofJokers?src=hashtag_click\">#PairofJokers<\/a>&ldquo;<\/p>\n<p>With the election win, Kim will go into the House for her third term in Congress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1874042\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1874042\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young Kim wins against Democrat Joe Kerr in CA&#8217;s 40th District<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2365862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Young-Kim-Beagles-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4045,6571,6203,44586],"class_list":["post-2365861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-california","tag-elections","tag-gop","tag-young-kim"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Young-Kim-Beagles-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2365861"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2365865,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365861\/revisions\/2365865"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2365862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}