Maricar Payad
Ran for California 40th Congressional District · American Independent
Not running in 2026
Ballot status source: California Secretary of State — not on the Certified List of Candidates for United States Representative District 40 in the June 2, 2026 Primary · read Aug 27, 2026
Sources (1)
- California Secretary of State — not on the Certified List of Candidates for United States Representative District 40 in the June 2, 2026 Primary (certified 2026-03-26) or the November 3, 2026 General (2026-08-27), nor for any other office on either list
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
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File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_bfa44q0ww.
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