California has just a handful of truly competitive congressional races this year, as a nationwide redistricting battle and a new map approved under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Proposition 50 have reshaped the electoral landscape. The tightest contests are in the Central Valley and San Diego County, but the fight also extends to Orange County, a onetime Republican stronghold where Democratic Rep. Derek Tran is defending his seat.
This year marks the first time two Vietnamese Americans are running to represent the district, which includes Little Saigon, the largest concentration of people of Vietnamese ancestry outside of Vietnam. Roughly 13% of the district’s population is Vietnamese, according to Census Bureau data.
