Key facts
- Representative Young Kim faced Republican incumbent Ken Calvert in California's 40th District after redistricting.
- Calvert, a 17-term Republican, emphasized support for President Donald Trump and his movement, local broadcaster KVCR reported.
- Representative Dave Min sought reelection in California's 47th District, taking 45.4% in the June primary.
- Representative Marilyn Strickland sought a fourth term in Washington's 10th District against Republican Chris Chung.
- Dan Koh, a former White House official under former President Joe Biden, ran in Massachusetts' 6th District.
- Cyndi Munson, Oklahoma's state House Democratic leader, ran for governor against Republican Mike Mazzei.
Korean American candidates competed for congressional and gubernatorial seats in the US midterm elections on November 3, 2026, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported. The report focused on Representative Young Kim's contest against fellow Republican incumbent Representative Ken Calvert in California.
Redistricting turned Calvert's former 41st District into more favorable territory for Democrats, prompting him to challenge Kim in the neighboring 40th District, which covers parts of Orange and Riverside counties. In California's June primary, Calvert secured 34.9% of the vote against Kim's 20.6%, and both advanced under the state's top-two primary system.
Campaign finance disclosures filed with the Federal Election Commission showed Kim's campaign had raised $10.15 million and spent $10.97 million as of October 14, compared with $7.05 million raised and $6.33 million spent by Calvert's campaign. Calvert emphasized his support for President Donald Trump and his movement, while Kim sought to appeal to more moderate voters, according to local public broadcaster KVCR.
Representative Dave Min sought reelection in California's 47th District, which election analysts consider solidly Democratic, after taking 45.4% in the June primary, nearly double his Republican opponent's share. Representative Marilyn Strickland sought a fourth term in Washington's 10th district, rated solidly Democratic by the Cook Political Report, against Republican Chris Chung, a pharmacist who ran for Washington state insurance commissioner in 2024.
In Massachusetts' 6th District, Dan Koh, a former White House official during former President Joe Biden's administration, faced Republican Micah Quinney Jones, an attorney and military veteran. In Oklahoma, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cyndi Munson, the state House Democratic leader, sought to become the first Korean American governor in US history against Republican Mike Mazzei in the race to succeed term-limited Governor Kevin Stitt.