The normal primary election determined which two candidates would advance to the 2020 general election , while the special election was to determine who will finish the remainder of Hill's term. Every day at Vox, we aim to answer your most important questions and provide you, and our audience around the world, with information that has the power to save lives. Garcia's win was the first time Republicans flipped a Democratic-held House seat in California since 1998.
Given that the race will essentially be re-run again in November, whoever wins will likely have a small incumbent advantage when they face off again in a few months.Because it’s expected to be close, the race is seen as a national bellwether for this fall. If Garcia indeed wins, expect Democrats to downplay the loss by saying that the special election is too idiosyncratic to draw lessons for the fall. It’s morning again in America for the GOP, or at least in California today. If Garcia indeed wins, expect Democrats to downplay the loss by saying that the special election is too idiosyncratic to draw lessons for the fall. The hard-fought special election for the state’s 25th District ended Wednesday when Democrat Christy Smith conceded the race to Republican Mike Garcia.
“We’ve made sure that all of our callers, as they’re reaching out, are equipped with information like how to connect to state resources, the domestic violence hotline, mental health services, or being able to connect people with their nearest food pantry,” Smith told NPR.Regardless of who wins Tuesday, the two candidates will continue campaigning into the fall to compete for control of the seat for the next two years.The race, with all of its Covid-19-related complications, is more complicated due to the shadow of Hill.A Democratic rising star, 32-year-old Hill was expected to defend her seat this November after a narrow but significant victory over Knight. Mike Garcia, a Republican and a former military pilot, Though officials have not yet completed the count in California’s special election, Christy Smith has announced she is conceding the race to Mike Garcia. Tracking data shows a significant voting gap along generational lines.
But Republicans hope the race is a harbinger of their ability to claw back some of the suburban territory they lost last cycle. But if the results in California… Roughly 56% of voters 65 and older returned a mail ballot. Garcia defeated Knight, the former congressman, for second place and a spot in the runoff, 25 percent to 17 percent.President Donald Trump is not popular in the district — one recent internal Democratic survey found his favorability ratings underwater by double digits — but he has still inserted himself into the race. The race to see who will fill the House seat left vacant when former Democratic Rep. Katie Hill resigned last year amid controversy will soon be decided with a special election … The special election in California’s 25th District remained uncalled Wednesday morning, with ballots still being counted in the first competitive partisan election amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Your financial contribution will not constitute a donation, but it will enable our staff to continue to offer free articles, videos, and podcasts at the quality and volume that this moment requires. She Although polling of Tuesday’s race has far been fairly sparse, what surveys are available show a race that is extremely close. Democrats are expected to keep control of the chamber after November’s elections. The first batch of results from Ventura and Los Angeles counties showed Garcia leading Smith by over 16,000 votes, 56% to 44%. Though officials have not yet completed the count in California’s special election, Christy Smith has announced she is conceding the race to Mike Garcia.
There is no doubt that a win for Republicans in a state that is overwhelmingly controlled by Democrats would be remarkable. Two years ago, Hill Beyond the partisan stakes of the race, the election is being watched closely for pandemic-related campaign tactics that could be scaled to more national races. In the first round of voting, held on the same ballot as the state's Super Tuesday presidential primary on March 3, Smith finished first with 36 percent of the vote but came far from clinching the race with a majority. The GOP also retained an open House seat in upstate Wisconsin. Robb Rehfeld walks to cast his vote during a special election for California’s 25th Congressional District seat on Tuesday in Santa Clarita, Calif. | Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP PHotoRepublican Mike Garcia, a former Naval aviator, maintained a lead early Wednesday over Democrat Christy Smith in a special congressional election in the Los Angeles suburbs.Garcia took 56 percent to Smith's 44 percent when counting temporarily concluded early Wednesday morning. The special election in California is to replace former Rep. Katie Hill, who resigned last fall after admitting to an affair with a campaign staff member. But The Associated Press did not project a winner, with an unknown number of mail ballots left to count.Garcia was bullish in a call with supporters — held in lieu of an in-person election night event — telling them the campaign was in position to declare victory soon as returns come in.“I won’t give a victory speech tonight,” Garcia said Tuesday evening. A special election to the United States House of Representatives for California's 25th congressional district was held March 3, 2020, the same day as the California Presidential primaries. Kara Eastman, the 2018 Democratic nominee, won a chance at a rematch with GOP Rep. Bacon, a retired Air Force brigadier general first elected in 2016, only narrowly secured his reelection last cycle against Eastman, who ran as an unabashed progressive.In the primary, Eastman bested Ann Ashford, a businesswoman and the wife of former Rep. Brad Ashford (D-Neb. There is no doubt that a win for Republicans in a state that is overwhelmingly controlled by Democrats would be remarkable.
Given that the race will essentially be re-run again in November, whoever wins will likely have a small incumbent advantage when they face off again in a few months.Because it’s expected to be close, the race is seen as a national bellwether for this fall. If Garcia indeed wins, expect Democrats to downplay the loss by saying that the special election is too idiosyncratic to draw lessons for the fall. It’s morning again in America for the GOP, or at least in California today. If Garcia indeed wins, expect Democrats to downplay the loss by saying that the special election is too idiosyncratic to draw lessons for the fall. The hard-fought special election for the state’s 25th District ended Wednesday when Democrat Christy Smith conceded the race to Republican Mike Garcia.
“We’ve made sure that all of our callers, as they’re reaching out, are equipped with information like how to connect to state resources, the domestic violence hotline, mental health services, or being able to connect people with their nearest food pantry,” Smith told NPR.Regardless of who wins Tuesday, the two candidates will continue campaigning into the fall to compete for control of the seat for the next two years.The race, with all of its Covid-19-related complications, is more complicated due to the shadow of Hill.A Democratic rising star, 32-year-old Hill was expected to defend her seat this November after a narrow but significant victory over Knight. Mike Garcia, a Republican and a former military pilot, Though officials have not yet completed the count in California’s special election, Christy Smith has announced she is conceding the race to Mike Garcia. Tracking data shows a significant voting gap along generational lines.
But Republicans hope the race is a harbinger of their ability to claw back some of the suburban territory they lost last cycle. But if the results in California… Roughly 56% of voters 65 and older returned a mail ballot. Garcia defeated Knight, the former congressman, for second place and a spot in the runoff, 25 percent to 17 percent.President Donald Trump is not popular in the district — one recent internal Democratic survey found his favorability ratings underwater by double digits — but he has still inserted himself into the race. The race to see who will fill the House seat left vacant when former Democratic Rep. Katie Hill resigned last year amid controversy will soon be decided with a special election … The special election in California’s 25th District remained uncalled Wednesday morning, with ballots still being counted in the first competitive partisan election amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Your financial contribution will not constitute a donation, but it will enable our staff to continue to offer free articles, videos, and podcasts at the quality and volume that this moment requires. She Although polling of Tuesday’s race has far been fairly sparse, what surveys are available show a race that is extremely close. Democrats are expected to keep control of the chamber after November’s elections. The first batch of results from Ventura and Los Angeles counties showed Garcia leading Smith by over 16,000 votes, 56% to 44%. Though officials have not yet completed the count in California’s special election, Christy Smith has announced she is conceding the race to Mike Garcia.
There is no doubt that a win for Republicans in a state that is overwhelmingly controlled by Democrats would be remarkable. Two years ago, Hill Beyond the partisan stakes of the race, the election is being watched closely for pandemic-related campaign tactics that could be scaled to more national races. In the first round of voting, held on the same ballot as the state's Super Tuesday presidential primary on March 3, Smith finished first with 36 percent of the vote but came far from clinching the race with a majority. The GOP also retained an open House seat in upstate Wisconsin. Robb Rehfeld walks to cast his vote during a special election for California’s 25th Congressional District seat on Tuesday in Santa Clarita, Calif. | Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP PHotoRepublican Mike Garcia, a former Naval aviator, maintained a lead early Wednesday over Democrat Christy Smith in a special congressional election in the Los Angeles suburbs.Garcia took 56 percent to Smith's 44 percent when counting temporarily concluded early Wednesday morning. The special election in California is to replace former Rep. Katie Hill, who resigned last fall after admitting to an affair with a campaign staff member. But The Associated Press did not project a winner, with an unknown number of mail ballots left to count.Garcia was bullish in a call with supporters — held in lieu of an in-person election night event — telling them the campaign was in position to declare victory soon as returns come in.“I won’t give a victory speech tonight,” Garcia said Tuesday evening. A special election to the United States House of Representatives for California's 25th congressional district was held March 3, 2020, the same day as the California Presidential primaries. Kara Eastman, the 2018 Democratic nominee, won a chance at a rematch with GOP Rep. Bacon, a retired Air Force brigadier general first elected in 2016, only narrowly secured his reelection last cycle against Eastman, who ran as an unabashed progressive.In the primary, Eastman bested Ann Ashford, a businesswoman and the wife of former Rep. Brad Ashford (D-Neb. There is no doubt that a win for Republicans in a state that is overwhelmingly controlled by Democrats would be remarkable.