Kiley maintains lead in California congressional race
U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley, I-Calif., is running in a redrawn congressional district for the 2026 midterm election. Kiley is an independent who caucuses with Republicans. Photo: Congress / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain
Gas prices start at $5.699/gallon at a Mobil station in Simi Valley, Calif., May 19, 2026. Photo: Dave Mason / The Center Square
(The Center Square) – With less than a month to go in the vote count, U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley continues to hold onto the lead in the race for California Congressional District 6.
According to the California Secretary of State’s website, Kiley, an independent from Rocklin, has 46,921 votes or 24.3%.
Democratic candidate Richard Pan, a pediatrician, has 44,805 votes or 23.2%.
Republican Michael Stansfield, an applications engineer and author, is in third with 38,823 votes or 20.1%.
There are 25 days remaining in the counting process.
Under California law, the two candidates with the greatest number of votes in the June 2 primary, regardless of party…