Desmond declares bid for Congress in 2026
REGION — Supervisor Jim Desmond has his sights set on federal office, launching a campaign on Thursday to challenge Democratic incumbent Rep. Mike Levin for...
49th congressional district
Levin, Blakespear win North County state, federal seats
REGION — A pair of closely-watched state and federal races in North County have been called in favor of Democrats after additional election results were...
Democrats widen leads in North County’s state, federal races
REGION — Democrats in several key North County races appeared to widen their leads against their Republican challengers, according to official election results made available...
Early results show Blakespear, Levin, Bruce-Lane hold slim leads
ENCINITAS — In a closely-watched race in North County San Diego, Democratic candidate Catherine Blakespear holds a slight lead over her Republican opponent Matt Gunderson...
Levin, Rodriguez top two candidates in latest 49th District poll
REGION — A recent poll of the 49th Congressional District race shows Democratic incumbent Rep. Mike Levin (D-San Juan Capistrano) holding a large and expected...
Maryott changes ballot designation following Bartlett complaint
REGION — 49th Congressional District candidate Brian Maryott has officially changed his ballot designation after a complaint filed by Republican primary challenger Supervisor Lisa Bartlett...
Bartlett files complaint over Maryott’s ‘misleading’ ballot designation
REGION — Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett has filed an official complaint against fellow Republican candidate Brian Maryott, accusing the former San Juan Capistrano mayor...
Bartlett drops from 38th CA Senate race to challenge Levin
REGION — Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett is dropping out of the race for state senator in District 38 due to the impacts of regional...
House passes bill proposing $20M for local infrastructure projects
REGION — Millions of federal dollars could be coming to the 49th Congressional District after a huge infrastructure bill made it through the House of...
Oceanside council member Rodriguez announces run for Congress
OCEANSIDE — Oceanside City Council’s representative for District 2 has announced his bid for the 49th Congressional District. Councilmember Christopher Rodriguez, a Republican, officially announced...
Rep. Mike Levin proposes offshore drilling ban along SoCal coast
REGION — The 49th District’s congressman wants to ban offshore drilling along Southern California’s coastline. Rep. Mike Levin (D-San Juan Capistrano) introduced the American Coasts...
Election 2020: 49th Congressional District
REGION — The former mayor of San Juan Capistrano is challenging the 49th Congressional District’s freshman congressman for his two-year seat in office. In November...
Levin defeats Harkey in 49th Congressional District Race
Democrat Mike Levin defeated Republican candidate Diane Harkey, 53.5 percent to 46.5 percent, flipping the district in favor of the Democrats for the first time...
NBC 7, MiraCosta College to host District 49 candidate debate
NBC 7 and MiraCosta College are partnering today to present a debate between California Congressional District 49 candidates Diane Harkey and Mike Levin at 6:30...
49th candidates defend recent ads, allegations
New videos, ads suggest the campaigns to win Darrell Issa’s seat in the 49th Congressional District are starting to heat up....