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Republican flips House seat in California special election
Democratic state Assemblywoman Christy Smith on Wednesday conceded defeat in the special election in California’s 25th District after vote returns showed her opponent, Republican Mike Garcia, with a comfortable lead.
The concession flips a seat that Democrats reclaimed from GOP control less than two years ago. The special election was held on Tuesday to fill the seat vacated last fall by former Rep. Katie Hill (D-Cailf.), who resigned amid a House ethics investigation into an inappropriate relationship between her and one of her congressional staffers.
Garcia’s apparent win is a major accomplishment for the GOP, marking the first time since 1998 that a Republican has flipped a Democratic-held House seat in California.
Republicans also won a special House election in Wisconsin on Tuesday, in a race they were widely expected to win.
Shades of what November will look like? PossiblyDemocratic state Assemblywoman Christy Smith on Wednesday conceded defeat in the special election in California’s 25th District after vote returns showed her opponent, Republican Mike Garcia, with a comfortable lead.
The concession flips a seat that Democrats reclaimed from GOP control less than two years ago. The special election was held on Tuesday to fill the seat vacated last fall by former Rep. Katie Hill (D-Cailf.), who resigned amid a House ethics investigation into an inappropriate relationship between her and one of her congressional staffers.
Garcia’s apparent win is a major accomplishment for the GOP, marking the first time since 1998 that a Republican has flipped a Democratic-held House seat in California.
Republicans also won a special House election in Wisconsin on Tuesday, in a race they were widely expected to win.