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Results from California Congressional District 31 show that incumbent Democratic Congressman Happy Jilly leads Republican Chinese candidate Qin Zhenguo by a wide margin, showing that the district still has a clear lead for the Democratic Party.
In this midterm election, California Congressional District 31republican party Challenged by Chinese-American candidate Eric Chingdemocratic party Current members of the House of Representativeshello good morning (Gil Cisneros). Voting results show that Qin Zhengguo is currently trailing by a significant margin, failing to break the Democratic Party’s traditional advantage in this constituency.
According to voting data on the morning of November 4, approximately 163,102 votes have been counted in the 31st District. Zijili received 104,133 votes, a vote rate of about 63.8%; Qin Zhenguo received 58,969 votes, a vote rate of about 36.2%. There was a difference of 45,164 votes between the two.
Looking at the district voting results, in Los Angeles County, Zijili received 64.4% of the votes and Qin Zhengguo received 35.6% of the votes; In San Bernardino County, Xijili received 60.3% and Qin Zhenguo received 39.7%. Results from both counties showed that the Democratic candidates were in the lead.
This year, after 2022 and 2024, Qin Zhengguo is running for Congress for the third time. Due to the redistricting of California’s congressional districts in this election, Qin Zhengguo moved to the 31st district and faced off against Democratic incumbent Happy Jilly. Hijri once served in the US Navy and became a billionaire after winning the lottery jackpot. He entered Congress in 2019 and served as Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness in the Biden administration.
Looking at the political composition of the district, Democratic voters still have the edge in District 31. Voter registration data shows that Democratic voters make up about 44%, Republicans make up about 26%, and the remaining about 30% are independent or other voters. In the 2024 presidential election, the Democratic candidate also had an advantage of about 12 percentage points in redrawn districts.
Qin Zhengguo’s candidacy reflects the continued efforts of Chinese-American Republicans in US congressional elections. However, the election results also show that in districts where the Democratic Party has a structural advantage, Republican candidates still face challenges in garnering support from cross-party and median voters.
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Currently, the current representative of the Democratic Party, Happy Jili, is leading with 104,133 votes and Qin Zhengguo is leading with 58,969 votes. There is a difference of 45,164 votes between the two, which is quite clear.
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Both the states are leading. In Los Angeles County, he received 64.4% of the vote, while Qin Zhenguo received 35.6%; In San Bernardino County, it was 60.3% to 39.7%, both maintaining Democratic gains.
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Because in the 31st District, Democratic voters are about 44%, Republicans are about 26%, and Independents and other voters are about 30%. Apart from this, the Democratic Party also gained a lead of about 12 percentage points in the 2024 presidential election.
