Democrat Gil Cisneros Wins GOP Seat in California, Completing Blue Wave in Orange County

The last undecided House contest in California ended Saturday with Democrat Gil Cisneros winning a Republican-held seat, a victory that has turned the previously GOP-controlled Orange County blue. Cisneros, a newcomer and a Navy veteran, beat Republican Young Kim for the state’s 39th District seat in a close race. Since midterm elections earlier this month, Democrats have now captured six Republican-held congressional seats in the state.