2026 Election Results: In CA-27, Republican Jason Gibbs and Democrat George Whitesides in top two
Santa Clarita Councilmember Jason Gibbs, a Republican, was ahead of three other candidates, including Democratic incumbent George Whitesides, in the 27th Congressional District race, based on partial results for California’s primary election released by the Los Angeles County registrar’s office shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday.
The other candidates in the race are Caleb Norwood, a college student, and Roberto Ramos, a retired military analyst. Both are Democrats.
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Gibbs had 44.94% of the vote while Whitesides had 38.41%, based on the latest update. The other two candidates were below 10%.
The top two vote-getters in the primary election, regardless of party affiliation or even if one person gets more than 50% of the vote, will face off in the November general election.
California’s 27th Congressional District represents Lancaster, Palmdale and Santa Clarita in the Antelope and Santa Clarita valleys.
Because of redistricting, it lost Acton …