共和党籍众议员凯文·凯利（I-加利福尼亚州）今年早些时候因反对重划选区而退出共和党，据Decision Desk HQ预测，他将无法在加州新近重新绘制的第6国会选区连任成功。民主党人理查德·潘医师和前州参议员潘理查德以近15个百分点的优势击败凯利，结束这位国会议员在众议院任职两届。凯利于周三承认败选，称已祝贺潘理查德获胜。
Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-Calif.), who left the Republican Party earlier this year over his opposition to gerrymandering, is projected to lose his reelection bid in California’s newly redrawn 6th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Democrat Richard Pan, a physician and former state senator, defeated Kiley by nearly 15 percentage points in a district reshaped by California’s redistricting effort, ending the congressman’s two terms in the House. Kiley conceded the race Wednesday, saying he had congratulated Pan on his victory.
凯利在周三清晨的社交平台X上写道：“我与理查德·潘通了电话，祝贺他当选代表第6选区。”凯利对竞选感到自豪，感谢众多民众的支持。“感谢大家相信加州值得为之奋斗。”
“I spoke with Richard Pan and congratulated him on being elected to represent the 6th District,” Kiley wrote on the social platform X early Wednesday. “I'm proud of our campaign and grateful for the amazing support of so many people. Thank you for believing California is worth fighting for.”
凯利目前代表加州第3国会选区，在2022年首次当选国会议员后，成为中期重划选区的最直言不讳的批评者之一。此前，他去年提出了一项在全国范围内禁止该做法的法案，并在今年5月发起了一项质询动议，要求众议院就该法案进行表决。该动议未能推进。
Kiley, who currently represents California’s 3rd Congressional District, became one of the most vocal critics of mid-decade redistricting as Republicans and Democrats moved to redraw congressional boundaries ahead of the midterms. He introduced legislation last year to prohibit the practice nationwide and launched a discharge petition in May to force a House vote on the measure. The effort did not advance.
重划选区的斗争在得克萨斯州共和党人批准了一张旨在帮助共和党赢得额外五个众议院席位的新的国会选区地图后进一步升级。加州州长加文·纽森（D）随即支持了第50号提案——一项允许州政府暂时采用旨在帮助民主党人的新国会选区边界的选票措施，该措施于2025年11月由选民批准。
The redistricting battle escalated after Texas Republicans approved a new congressional map aimed at helping the GOP gain five additional House seats. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) responded by backing Proposition 50, a ballot measure allowing the state to temporarily adopt new congressional boundaries designed to help Democrats, and the measure was approved by voters in November 2025.
凯利是纽森的老牌批评者，他反对该举措，将重划选区称为“民主的瘟疫”，并警告说他的现有选区将被分割成六块。新地图获批后，凯利选择竞选第6选区，该选区包含萨克拉门托部分地区。
Kiley, who was first elected to Congress in 2022 and is a longtime critic of Newsom, opposed the effort, calling gerrymandering a “plague on our democracy” and warned that his existing district would be divided into six pieces. After the new map was approved, Kiley chose to run in the 6th District, which includes parts of the Sacramento area.
对这位前共和党人来说，这场竞选是一场艰难的战斗，无党派选举预测机构《库克政治报告》将该选情评为“稳固民主党”。今年3月，基利宣布退出共和党成为独立人士，理由是他反对共和党和民主党主导的各州的选区重划行动。基利在9月表示，如果再次当选，他不会在下一届国会与众议院共和党人结盟，并呼吁修改众议院规则，该规则要求独立人士必须加入某个党派党团才能获得委员会任命。
The race was an uphill battle for the former Republican, with the nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report rating the race as “solid Democratic.”In March, Kiley announced that he was leaving the GOP to become an independent, citing his opposition to redistricting efforts in both Republican- and Democratic-led states. Kiley said in September that he would not caucus with House Republicans in the next Congress if reelected, and called for changing House rules that require independents to affiliate with a party caucus in order to receive committee assignments.