Esther Kim Varet
Ran for California 40th Congressional District · Democrat
Lost the 2026 primary
Ballot status source: Lost the 2026 top-two primary on June 2, 2026 · read Jun 2, 2026
Sources (1)
- Lost the 2026 top-two primary on June 2, 2026 (did not finish in the top two) — California Secretary of State — on the Certified List of Candidates for the June 2, 2026 Primary (United States Representative District 40) but not among the top-two nominees on the certified November 3, 2026 list (2026-08-27): Ken Calvert, Young Kim
The District
What California 40th Congressional District covers
Covers parts of Riverside County and Orange County.
636 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: enacted plan "AB 604 Congressional Plan (2025)" (AB 604, Chapter 96, Statutes of 2025; made operative by Proposition 50 (Election Rigging Response Act), approved by voters Nov 4, 2025); 2026 status: In effect for the 2026 elections under Proposition 50 (approved Nov 4, 2025); Official file https://aelc.assembly.ca.gov/system/files/2025-08/ab604.zip · Precinct lines: display 255.3 KB under the 400 KB exception (saturates at ~249 KB at coarser tolerance)
Results
Certified results for California 40th Congressional District
United States Representative District 40
California Statewide Direct Primary Election June 2, 2026 · Jun 2, 2026| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken CalvertRepublican | Republican | 75,811 | 34.9% |
| Young KimRepublican | Republican | 44,818 | 20.6% |
| Esther Kim-VaretDemocrat | Democrat | 36,072 | 16.6% |
| Lisa RamirezDemocrat | Democrat | 30,495 | 14.0% |
| Joe KerrDemocrat | Democrat | 18,634 | 8.6% |
| Claude M KeissiehDemocrat | Democrat | 4,832 | 2.2% |
Certified county Statements of Vote · California Secretary of State — Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 Statewide…
Sources (2)
- Certified county Statements of Vote (precinct level) reconciled exactly to the California Secretary of State certified Statement of Vote
- privacy-suppressed precincts carried as one county-level entry per candidate
United States Representative District 40
2024 General Election (precinct detail) · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young KimRepublican | Republican | 211,998 | 55.3% |
| Joe KerrDemocratic | Democratic | 171,637 | 44.7% |
Certified — county Statements of Vote as compiled by the Statewide Database; contest totals compared with the California Secretary of State certified Statement of Vote · Statewide Database
United States Representative District 40
2022 General Election (precinct detail) · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young KimRepublican | Republican | 161,589 | 56.8% |
| Asif MahmoodDemocratic | Democratic | 122,722 | 43.2% |
Certified — county Statements of Vote as compiled by the Statewide Database; contest totals compared with the California Secretary of State certified Statement of Vote · Statewide Database
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for California 40th Congressional District
- Young KimRepublican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
- Ken CalvertRepublican · On the 2026 ballot
Not on file for Esther yet: Key Votes, Their Money, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, Polls, The Paper Trail. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_jejahgmjj.
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