Going into the race, the Cook Political Report projected the 49th District as “lean” Democratic, downgrading Levin’s advantage from Cook’s earlier forecast that the district was “likely” Democratic. In the final days of the election, polling numbers from SurveyUSA for the Union-Tribune and Channel 10 projected Levin with a 13-point lead.

In a tight race for California’s 49th Congressional District, incumbent Democratic Rep. Mike Levin held a roughly 5,000 vote lead over Republican challenger Matt Gunderson as of Wednesday.