Dem Incumbent Cong. Alan Lowenthal (D, LB-West OC) Will Face November Runoff With Repub Andrew Whallon

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Dem Incumbent Cong. Alan Lowenthal Will Face Repub Andrew Whallon in November Runoff

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(June 9, 2016) -- Democrat incumbent Cong. Alan Lowenthal will face Republican Andrew Whallon in the 47th Congressional district that includes most of Long Beach and reaches to Little Saigon. Congressman Lowenthal received 65.8% on June 7 and Mr. Whallon received 22.1%, with Repub Sanford Kahn receiving 12.0%.

During the primary, Mr. Whallon sought name recognition by associating himself with an effort calling itself the "Long Beach Rebellion" in opposition to LB City Hall's proposed sales tax increase.

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Long Beach area state legislators State Senator Ricardo Lara (D, Long Beach-Huntington Park) and Assemblyman Patrick O'Donnell (D, Long Beach) faced no primary ballot opponent and both are re-elected.

June 10: The initial version of this story erroneously reported that under CA's "top two finishers" rule, Cong. Lowenthal had been re-elected outright. LBREPORT.com regrets our error in this.