California 49 (CA-49) was one of the districts flipped by the Democrats in 2018. Rep. Darrell Issa, then a nine-term incumbent, chose not to run again for the district seat. Democrat Mike Levin went on to beat Republican State Senator Diane Harkey, and the seat was successfully secured for the Democrats. While the Orange County Republican Party has had some success in crawling back the failure to retain seats in that cycle, with demographic and district boundary changes, save for very red and very conservative San Clemente in South Orange County, CA-49, which encompasses the southern end of Orange County (Laguna Niguel/San Juan Capistrano/San Clemente) through Northern San Diego (Oceanside/Vista/Encinitas/Carlsbad) is now a Democrat stronghold.Read More
CA-49 Remains a Democrat Hold, as Mike Levin Beats Back Republican Bryan Maryott
