Wednesday November 7, 2018
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Volume 104 Issue 31
Local district candidates await final results
DOMINIQUE KAYE VILLAMOR / DAILY TITAN
JESSICA RUIZ / DAILY TITAN
Gil Cisneros, Democratic candidate for the 39th District, said his campaign set a foundation for a blue wave in Southern California.
Young Kim, Republican candidate for the 39th District, would be the first Korean-American congresswoman.
Cisneros and his supporters remained hopeful throughout election night.
Kim was confident that she would be taking Ed Royce’s seat at her campaign watch party.
Congressional District seat, the loss will ensure at least two more years of Republican dominance in the district. As Kim’s chances of victory steadily increased throughout the night, Cisneros and his supporters remained optimistic. “There’s still a long way to go in this election. We aren’t going to know the results for a while but because of all the hard work and all of the support that has been given to me, I know that we’re going to do very well tonight,” Cisneros said. “I still feel really good that the results are going to be great and they are going to be in our favor.”
DIANE ORTIZ News Editor
With 85 percent of votes counted by the end of election night, Young Kim led with 52.6 percent of votes, with Gil Cisneros at 47.4 percent after a year-long campaign. The results were not final Wednesday as of print time. However, Kim maintained the lead from the start of the night with Cisneros following closely behind. If Cisneros does not take the 39th
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NOAH BIESIADA Asst. News Editor
After a heated congressional race over the past year, Young Kim was leading the polls Wednesday as of print time in the race to become the new representative for California’s 39th District. If she wins she would be the first Korean-American women in Congress. The race couldn’t be called on election night, as only 81 percent of the vote had been counted, with Kim holding 52.8
percent of the vote and her Democratic opponent, Gil Cisneros, holding 47.2 percent as of print time. “I’m dying to say I won, but I’m holding my tongue,” Kim said. In June, the California primary narrowed the pool from 17 candidates to only Cisneros and Kim. The campaign between the two was close throughout, and the marathon race that began in January was considered one of the nation’s key tossup elections. This election will select the first newcomer to the 39th congressional seat in over two decades. SEE RED
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#TitansTurnOut on Titan Walk Several CSUF organizations lined up to inform students on Election Day. IAN FINELY
Asst. News Editor
A barrage of student organizations flooded Titan Walk on Thursday, marking the culmination of Cal State Fullerton’s efforts to engage younger voters. This included the formation of the Associated Students’ Voter Registration Coalition and the universitywide hashtag used by President Fram Virjee, #TitansTurnOut. Students, staff and faculty were approached by members from several campus groups encouraging them to vote in the 2018 midterm elections. While each group on Titan Walk shared the goal of increasing voter turnout among college students, they did so with several different motivations. For Pi Sigma Alpha (the CSUF political honors society) and the Political Science Student Association, that goal was to create a more politically-involved culture regardless of which candidates students vote for, said political association member Jakob Castro, whose organization sold
American flag ribbons to encourage students to go to the polls. “Even outside of election season, politics is everything around us. I think it’s something that we as a nation should care more deeply about, because it does affect our daily lives more than we think,” Castro said. Only a few yards away, the Associated Students’ Lobby Corps mirrored this sentiment with a free barbecue in front of the Titan Student Union that also provided information to help students vote. “I think it’s about empowering students to make their own choices. We’re not looking to make choices for students or tell them how to vote,” said Faith Colburn, advocacy coordinator for Associated Students’ Lobby Corps. Like many of the organizations on Titan Walk, Lobby Corps is most visible during election season, but Colburn said they continue to be involved in politics year-round. “It’s about engaging with our legislators and with our policy, continuing to make sure we hold our legislators accountable. I don’t think that stops from today, I think that it’s ongoing,” Colburn said. SEE POLITICS
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