'Bold and Beautiful' Actress Kimberlin Brown Advances in California Primary (CA-36)

On Tuesday, Kimberlin Brown Pelzer, who has famously played soap villain Sheila Carter on both The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless over the years, advanced in the race to represent California's 36th District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Democratic U.S. House member Raul Ruiz garnered nearly 55 percent of the vote, while Republican challenger Brown Pelzer received nearly 23 percent. In California, the top two vote-getters advance to the November election regardless of party.

Brown Pelzer faces an uphill battle to replace the incumbent in Congress but was clearly excited to have passed the first big test of her political career.

Upon receiving a phone call about the result, Brown Pelzer fist-pumped and exclaimed, "Boom!"