No candidate in the special election received more than 50% of the vote so the top two candidates advanced to a runoff to be held on May 12, 2020. 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. The special election and the primary election for the regular general election for California's 25th congressional district was held on March 3, 2020. Main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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While stopping short of a full endorsement, he stated "among the remaining field, the progressive candidate with the best chance of winning is Cenk Uygur." Democratic Party Declared ĭemocratic candidate Christopher Smith ended his campaign shortly after participating in the January 9 debate. According to the certified list of candidates signed by the Secretary of State of California on January 15, 2020, six Democrats and six Republicans had filed for the special election and would appear on the ballot. On October 31, 2019, at least a dozen people had filed paperwork with the FEC to run for the seat. However, in the special election for the balance of Hill's term, had a candidate received more than 50% of the primary vote, they would have been automatically elected and the runoff election cancelled. In regular congressional elections, the top two vote getters in the primary advance to a runoff election regardless of party affiliation or vote tally. Candidates Ĭalifornia uses a primary system in which all candidates run in a single primary regardless of political party. In recent presidential elections the district narrowly voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, while Hillary Clinton (D) won the district by 7 percentage points in 2016. On November 15, 2019, the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, issued a proclamation declaring a special election for the 25th Congressional District on May 12, 2020, with a primary on March 3, 2020. Hill resigned in October 2019 following a scandal in which she admitted to an "inappropriate relationship" with a campaign staffer and nude photos of her were published without her consent. Steve Knight (R) then won over Tony Strickland (R) in the 2014 election and served until he was defeated by Katie Hill (D) in 2018 by 8.8 percentage points. Main articles: California's 25th congressional district and Katie Hill (politician) § Resignationīuck McKeon (R) represented the district from 1993 until he retired in 2014. A separate primary and general election on March 3, 2020, and on November 3, 2020, respectively, was held to determine the representative for the 117th Congress Garcia narrowly defeated Smith in a rematch. Steve Knight, who had represented the district until 2019, ran in the primary but did not advance to the runoff.īy winning the special election, Garcia finished the remaining balance of Hill's term in the 116th Congress. Katie Hill, who had been elected in 2018, had resigned on Novem after reports of an inappropriate relationship with a campaign staffer and allegations of sexual relations with her congressional staff, as well as nude photos of her which were published without her consent. Garcia's win was the first time Republicans flipped a Democratic-held House seat in California since 1998. As no candidate received a majority, a runoff took place on May 12, 2020, between the top two finishers Christy Smith and Mike Garcia. 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.