California Primary Election Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Unofficial Election Results
U.S. House of Representatives District 40 - Orange County Results
Unofficial Election Results
Results will be certified by July 10, 2026.
( 319 of 319 ) precincts partially
reporting as of June 11, 2026, 5:17 p.m. 
Visit the County Reporting Status page to determine when a county has submitted its latest report.
Vote-by-mail, provisional, and other ballots will continue to be processed and counted after Election Night.
Election results will change throughout the ballot counting canvass period as vote-by-mail ballots, provisional ballots (including conditional voter registration provisional ballots), and other ballots are tallied.
| Candidate | County Votes | County % | District Votes | District % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Xavier Hoffman (Party Preference: DEM) | 1,325 | 1.6% | 3,280 | 1.5% | |
| Claude M Keissieh (Party Preference: DEM) | 1,874 | 2.2% | 4,788 | 2.2% | |
| Joe Kerr (Party Preference: DEM) | 7,660 | 9.1% | 18,481 | 8.6% | |
| Esther Kim-Varet (Party Preference: DEM) | 15,163 | 18.0% | 35,851 | 16.6% | |
| Lisa Ramirez (Party Preference: DEM) | 11,532 | 13.7% | 30,246 | 14.0% | |
| Ken Calvert (Party Preference: REP) | 22,963 | 27.3% | 75,191 | 34.9% | |
| Young Kim (Party Preference: REP) | 22,432 | 26.7% | 44,490 | 20.6% | |
| Nina Linh (Party Preference: NPP) | 1,152 | 1.4% | 3,281 | 1.5% | |
