Rep. Gil Cisneros Gilbert (Gil) Ray CisnerosMORE (D-Calif.) is slated for a rematch in November against Republican Young Kim after they both secured spots in the all-party primary on Tuesday.



Cisneros narrowly flipped the Orange County-area district from red to blue in 2018 after longtime GOP incumbent Rep. Ed Royce Edward (Ed) Randall RoyceThe 'extraordinary rendition' of a US Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, 'Hotel Rwanda' hero Gil Cisneros to face Young Kim in rematch of 2018 House race in California The most expensive congressional races of the last decade MORE retired.





The district became a top target for Democrats during the 2018 midterms after former Secretary of Statecarried it in 2016.

It took more than a week for the competitive race to be called in 2018. Cisneros ultimately defeated Kim, a former member of the state assembly, by about 3 points.



Cisneros, a Navy veteran, was among the seven freshman lawmakers with national security backgrounds who wrote a Washington Post op-ed calling for an impeachment inquiry into President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE's efforts to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate his political opponents.



The Cook Political Report currently rates the race as "lean Democratic."