Tracking data shows a significant voting gap along generational lines.
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. No matter who wins, expect a rematch in November: both Smith and Garcia plan to run for a full term in the fall. Roughly 56% of voters 65 and older returned a mail ballot. 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. 8:50 PM: Polls will close in Wisconsin and Nebraska at 9 PM ET.
So vote for Tricia Zunker instead. Polls in CA-25 will close at 11 PM ET. All times eastern.When the final results roll in and the likely victor, Republican Mike Garcia, is confirmed as the winner in the special election in California’s 25th congressional district, he will be the first Republican in 22 years to claw back a seat from Democrats in the Golden State.“We did make history this evening and hopefully the confirmation of the results will prove that here very shortly,” Garcia said on a conference call late Tuesday night with supporters as the results showed him with a decisive lead over his Democrat opponent. 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.As no candidate received a majority, a runoff took place on May 12, 2020, between the top two finishers Christy Smith and Mike Garcia.
Just 19% of those younger than 35 did so. 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.
Polls close at 8pm, so make sure to return your ballot or visit a Vote Center ASAP!If you have any questions about voting in this election, visit If he loses, close identification w/ Trump (not a new voting site) = the likely culprit.Although it would be impressive for Mike Garcia (R) to have an initial lead of, say, >10%, my expectation is that we won't have a clear picture of who has won The in-person voting site in Lancaster (hardly the "most Democrat[ic] area" in CA) for Polls close in less than an hour; meanwhile, some insight from Additionally, we talked about another special election happening today across the country in CA-25. Mike Garcia on a call with supporters and reporters says the results so far are "extremely encouraging,” and says he looks forward "to declaring victory very soon and getting to work in Washington DC” 11:59 PM: Garcia, who has a very comfortable lead right now, Former CA Governor Pete Wilson is speaking on a conference call with Wilson says he wishes everyone could see his "Mike Garcia For Congress" hat.If Mike Garcia (R)'s lead over Christy Smith (D) in Note that some county election sites will say 100% precincts reported, though there are still an unknown number of votes to be tallied in this vote-by-mail election (can be received as late as Friday if they are postmarked by today) It would be imprudent to call the race w/o knowing how many ballots are left to count, but the odds of Garcia (R) ultimately winning 11:20 PM: Garcia 56%, Smith 44% with 76% reporting.Huge dump from LA County.
Here's the statement by Tricia Zunker herself on tonight's results—pointing out that no Democrat has gotten over 40% of the vote in this district since 2012. So far, the LA County results show an 11,000 vote lead for Garcia. California Special Election Results: 25th Congressional District Mike Garcia, a Republican and a former military pilot, has claimed victory in the race to replace former Representative Katie Hill. CA-25 Congressional Race: LA Times Claims Former Navy Pilot Has No Experience, ‘Nice Backstory as the Son of a Mexican Immigrant’ ‘Wow.
Smith trails by double digits with 41% in.
In Nebraska, Democrats will choose their candidate in the state’s Second Congressional District to take on incumbent Rep. Don Bacon in November.Stay tuned to Breitbart News for live updates. California Special General Election Results, May 12, 2020.