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California GOP Incumbents Calvert and Kim Trade Trump Loyalty Attacks Before June 2 Primary
The only Republican House incumbents facing each other in 2026 are airing attack ads as redistricting turns the race into a Trump loyalty test.
- On June 2, Rep. Ken Calvert and Rep. Young Kim will face each other in a primary forced by California's redrawn congressional map, the only Republican House incumbents competing against each other in the 2026 primaries.
- Governor Gavin Newsom pushed to redraw the California congressional map, aiming to secure five additional House seats for Democrats, which forced Calvert and Kim into the same district.
- Campaigns are trading accusations of disloyalty to President Donald Trump, with Calvert calling Kim a "traitor" while Kim accused Calvert of "sabotaging President Trump's agenda" and being in "lockstep with Nancy Pelosi."
- Conservative activists in Corona remain divided by negative advertising, with some seeking to purge "RINOs"—Republicans in name only—as Republicans defend a fragile 217-212 House majority.
- If both candidates advance to November, GOP strategist Jon Fleischman warned the fight for nonconservative voters could become "ugly" as the race tests Republican loyalty to Trump amid climbing consumer prices.
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In heavily Democratic California, 2 GOP House rivals grapple in nasty fight over Trump loyalty
California is one of the most heavily Democratic states in the country. But in a U.S. House district southeast of Los Angeles, the campaign is being shaped by a different dynamic: Two sitting GOP lawmakers are duking it out over who is most loyal to President Donald Trump.
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