Independent California Rep. Kevin Kiley advanced to his district's general election Tuesday night and will face former Democratic State Sen. Richard Pan in November, the Associated Press projected.

Kiley made a name for himself as a Republican lawmaker in the Golden state but left the party earlier this year to represent the sixth district as an independent. 

The former Republican said at the time that he plans to continue caucusing with the GOP, which would allow him to keep his positions on committees, with the approval of the party’s leadership. But he said he was becoming independent because of his disgust with the gerrymandering going on across the country.

Governors and legislators in a number of states, including California, are working to redraw their maps to give their party an advantage in the midterm and future elections. 

Kiley is now running to represent a newly redrawn Sixth congressional district that is widely viewed as favorable to Democrats, according to the New York Times. The new district includes the state's capital of Sacramento.

The results come one week after the state had its primaries because mail-in ballots in California are counted as long as they are either dropped off in person by 8 p.m. on Election Day, or postmarked by Election Day and received by county election offices by the following Tuesday. 

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.