Democrat Christy Smith has conceded to Republican Mike Garcia in a special election for a California U.S. House seat, giving the GOP a victory in a district that Democrats flipped in 2018.
Democrat Christy Smith has conceded to Republican Mike Garcia in a special election for a California U.S. House seat, giving the GOP a victory in a district that slipped away from them in the 2018 Democratic wave election.
The Associated Press has not officially called the race, as large numbers of votes submitted by mail continue to be tallied, but Smith conceded with Garcia leading by more than 17,000 votes, or 12 percentage points. "While it's critical that we ensure every vote is counted and recorded, we believe that the current tally shows Mike Garcia is the likely victor in the May 12 special election," Smith saidgarners him the seat representing California's 25th Congressional District, which he will hold through the end of the year. In November, Garcia and Smith will once again face off for a full two-year term.
California has been under a formal stay-at-home order since March 19, issued by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.As a result, the special election in the 25th district became a primarily mail-in ballot race. Many Republicans, including President Trump, have criticized, without evidence, the voting option as particularly susceptible to voter fraud. And they've said mail-in voting is somehow unfavorable to their party.
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