2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2018 election for California's 39th District
U.S. House · California
Gil Cisneros (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Young Kim (R) by 3.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gil CisnerosDemocrat · winner
51.6%126,002
Young KimRepublican
48.4%118,391
244,393 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Gil CisnerosYoung Kim
$12.3M
Raised by the campaign
$2.9M
$12.2M
Spent by the campaign
$2.9M
$81.4K
Cash on hand
$5.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018