{"id":"CA-19","state":"CA","label":"California's 19th Congressional District","election_id":"86967","status":"called","winner_id":"civic-86967-5b7635a9410c90ed","reporting":52,"previous_party":"D","afi_rating":{"rating":"Safe Democrat","rating_tier":"safe_d","category":"Safe","favored_party":"D","gop_win_chance":1,"color":"#0f4b8f","updated":"2026-08-05T16:27:15+00:00","projected_flip":false,"flip_direction":null,"incumbent_party":"D","incumbent_name":"Panetta, Jimmy","open_seat":false,"freshman":false,"flipped_in_24":false,"trump_margin_2024":-34.47,"gop_margin_2024":-38.6,"redraw":true,"margin_change":null,"source":"AFI Ratings Admin","source_updated":"2026-10-11T16:14:09+00:00"},"updated":"2026-10-12T17:28:27.159Z","candidates":[{"id":"civic-86967-5b7635a9410c90ed","name":"Peter Verbica","party":"R","votes":96342,"color":"#a21a15","photo_url":"","source_name":"Peter Verbica","identity_aliases":[],"incumbent":false,"endorsed":false,"match_method":"exact","pct":64.67642320085929},{"id":"civic-86967-6bbb6b2d60414c2b","name":"Jimmy Panetta","party":"D","votes":52618,"color":"#0f4b8f","photo_url":"https://americafirstinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/PanettaIcon.webp","source_name":"Jimmy Panetta","identity_aliases":[],"incumbent":false,"endorsed":false,"match_method":"exact","display_priority":0,"pct":35.32357679914071}],"featured_candidates":[{"id":"civic-86967-6bbb6b2d60414c2b","name":"Jimmy Panetta","party":"D","votes":52618,"color":"#0f4b8f","photo_url":"https://americafirstinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/PanettaIcon.webp","source_name":"Jimmy Panetta","identity_aliases":[],"incumbent":false,"endorsed":false,"match_method":"exact","display_priority":0,"pct":35.32357679914071},{"id":"civic-86967-5b7635a9410c90ed","name":"Peter Verbica","party":"R","votes":96342,"color":"#a21a15","photo_url":"","source_name":"Peter Verbica","identity_aliases":[],"incumbent":false,"endorsed":false,"match_method":"exact","pct":64.67642320085929}],"matching_review":[],"office":"house","election_type":"House of Representatives","county_data_status":"pending","county_data_note":"","total_votes":148960,"winner_party":"R","leader_party":"R","leader_name":"Peter Verbica","leader_color":"#a21a15","vote_margin":43724,"margin":29.35284640171858}