California Republican Wins Both Assembly and Congressional Seats

The resignation of former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) set in motion a chain of events that resulted in Rep. Vince Fong (R-Calif.) winning two races.

California State Assemblyman Vince Fong, vice chair of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, asks questions during a meeting in Sacramento, Calif., on Jan. 23, 2024. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times

Rep. Vince Fong (R-Calif.) was on the ballot in two races—one each for the state Assembly and the House of Representatives—and he is leading both contests by wide margins in preliminary results.

The U.S. congressman received nearly twice the number of votes, at 65.3 percent, as his Republican challenger Mike Boudreaux for the 20th district seat—which Fong has held since June after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) resigned.