Young Kim

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Young Kim ran for U.S. House in CA-40 in 2026 as a Republican (lost).

American politician (born 1962)

IncumbentU.S. House - CA-40RepublicanLostVugol ID VM-SD6-J28E FEC H8CA39240

Ran for U.S. House, CA-40, 2026 · Lost to Ken Calvert (Republican). Unofficial result, not yet certified. Wikipedia (House results table)

On the California ballot, Nov 3, 2026 United States Representative, District 40, 2 names on the official list. Election Day has passed; see the ballot as it was.

Link: vugol.me/p/young-kim

Roster source: FEC filing (2026-08-26)

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Headshot · unitedstates.github.io

Young Kim, Photo — Photo · U.S. House of Representatives - Office of the Clerk · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Young Kim, Illustration · Vugol.me — Illustration · Vugol.me
Illustration by Vugol.me, adapted from Official U.S. Congress portrait · Public domain

Races

2026 · U.S. House, CA-40 · General · Republican · on the ballot · incumbent
2024 · U.S. House, CA-40 · General · Republican · result not on file · incumbent · source
2022 · U.S. House, CA-40 · General · Republican · won · 161,589 votes (56.8%) · incumbent · source
2020 · U.S. House, CA-39 · General · Republican · won · 173,946 votes (50.6%) · source
2018 · U.S. House, CA-39 · General · Republican · lost · 118,391 votes (48.4%) · source

Background

Young Oak Kim is a South Korean–born American politician and businesswoman serving as the U.S. representative for California's 40th congressional district, previously representing the 39th congressional district from 2021 to 2023.

Her district includes northern parts of Orange County. She is a member of the Republican Party.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-31 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Kim

In the news

At the Races: Regional realignmentRoll Call · Nov 12
GOP lawmaker ousts fellow Republican in gerrymandered California districtFox News · Nov 10
Republican Ken Calvert wins reelection to U.S. House in California's 40th Congressional DistrictABC News · Nov 10
California GOP Rep. Ken Calvert defeats Rep. Young Kim in race for merged 40th DistrictThe Hill · Nov 10
These House and Senate midterm races don't have winners yetCBS News · Nov 6
8 California House races to watch: GOP vs. GOP, Dems at war and Nancy Pelosi’s seat up for grabsNew York Post · Nov 2
Rep. Ken Calvert wins all-Republican race in CaliforniaRoll Call · Nov 10
House Dem leader's attack on voter ID comes back to haunt him after election fraud bust in his home stateFox News · Oct 22

Headlines from outlets across the political spectrum, linked to the publisher. Vugol.me doesn’t write or endorse them. How we choose them · News about this race

Campaign finance

$10,148,196total raised (2026 cycle)

$10,973,617total spent (2026 cycle)

$910,973cash on hand (2026 cycle)

As of 2026-10-14 · Source: FEC

Website and social

Official websitevia Wikidata

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Sources

Official portrait, public-domain congressional image set (unitedstates project)
Background, Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-31 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Kim
Website and social links, Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19662859
Official social accounts, congress-legislators dataset (unitedstates project)
Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8CA39240/
photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Young_Kim_(CA-39).jpg

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