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Now that Kern and Ventura Counties have posted their full results, some quick takeaways from California's House races.
#CA25
POTUS '16
Clinton 50.32%
Trump 43.65%
POTUS '20
Biden 53.95%
Trump 43.85%
CNG '18
Hill 54.37%
Knight 45.63%
CNG '20
Garcia 50.05%
Smith 49.95%
POTUS '16
Clinton 50.32%
Trump 43.65%
POTUS '20
Biden 53.95%
Trump 43.85%
CNG '18
Hill 54.37%
Knight 45.63%
CNG '20
Garcia 50.05%
Smith 49.95%
Interestingly, the conservative Ventura County portion of #CA25, which houses the Reagan Library, voted 49.4% /44.44% for Trump over Clinton in 2016, but narrowly went 48.93%/48.86% to Biden by 51 votes this year, while Mike Garcia carried it 54.23%/45.77%.
With resignation of Rep. Paul Cook (R-#CA08) effective at 12 Noon today, House now has 430 voting mbrs for 116th Congress: 233 Democrats, 196 Republicans, 1 Libertarian Amash-MI & 5 Vacancies: CA08-Cook (R), CA50-Hunter (R), GA14-Graves (R), NC11-Meadows (R) & TX04-Ratcliffe (R).
Rep. Paul Cook (R-CA), who will be sworn in as a San Bernardino, CA County of Board of Supervisors later today, on his resignation from the House: "Serving the people of the Eighth Congressional District has been one of the greatest honors of my life." cook.house.gov/media-center/p…
Cook (R-CA): "While there have been many partisan battles, there have also been important bipartisan successes that don’t get as much attention."
