Posted on 11/10/2020 5:49:45 PM PST by 11th_VA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican Michelle Steel defeated first-term Rep. Harley Rouda on Tuesday in a Southern California district, only the second time in more than two decades that a GOP candidate in the state has defeated an incumbent Democrat.
Rouda captured Orange County’s 48th District in 2018 from longtime Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, part of a Democratic sweep of seven House seats in California that year.
Steel said the vote this year showed the American dream “is alive and well in Orange County.” She vowed to fight for lower taxes, small businesses and their workers, and to defeat the coronavirus.
“I stand ready to work with both parties,” she said in a statement.
Steel joins Washington state’s Marilyn Strickland as the first Korean American women elected to Congress. Strickland, a Democrat, last week won the open 10th Congressional District southwest of Seattle.
Steel won about 51% of the votes in a year when Joe Biden trounced President Donald Trump in the state. Trump was backed by about 33% of California voters.
Steel, who heads the Orange County Board of Supervisors, benefited from the district’s Republican registration edge and also surmounted widespread distaste for Trump in the strongly Democratic state.
In addition to Steel's victory, Republican candidates are leading in two other undecided races in Democratic-held districts:
Young Kim is running ahead of Democratic Rep. Gil Cisneros in the 39th District anchored in Orange County, and Republican former Rep. David Valadao is leading Democratic Rep. TJ Cox in the Central Valley's the 21st District.
In the 25th District north of Los Angeles, Republican Rep. Mike Garcia is narrowly trailing* Democrat Christy Smith. And Republican former Rep. Darrell Issa captured the conservative-leaning 50th district...
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Fake news. michelle steel is no republican.
What does Tucker have to say about it?
Really ?
Been so focused in the Pres race, haven’t been paying as much attention and then there’s the ones not called and so the numbers you see leave out those uncalled races.
ANY chance of taking back the house.
We did well either way
If we pick up the ‘leans’ in CA, NY, and UT - I think we come out to 212 or 213.
Well that’s pretty cool. Thanks.
I would say that biden’s presidency and subsequent screw ups would give us the majority in 2020, but he’s not gonna be president so it doesn’t matter
“Note: CNN reports Garcia (CA-25) re-took the lead ~167 votes, 99% reporting”
That’s interesting because I’ve been getting emails for the last two days from his campaign indicating he’s down by nearly 1300 votes. Of course he’s looking for more money so take it with a grain of salt. I did give him about 25 bucks for no other reason that he’s running against another plastic Barbie just like the p**** Queen who had to resign and disgrace last year.(same district no less)
There are still 10 Dems in the House that voted against Pelosi for speaker in 2018 - that’s why they don’t believe she can again be speaker
As soon as she said she could work with both parties, you know she’s a RINO! Hope for the best ,though.
That’s my district...Back in May he won by about 9 percentage points. Expected him to be able to win
again given the margin of victory in May.
We will have (re)gained about 12 seats when it’s all over, based on the remaining races, about 5 short of a House majority.
.... CA has ballot harvesting and will keep harvesting until this will be reversed .... Similar results happened during the mid terms ....
My old neighborhood. Left 11years ago for AZ. Praying Garcia can keep the seat he won in May. I believe I read that the bulk of those still to be counted are from Ventura. If so, good news.
Perhaps Simi Valley area?
I really want Mike Garcia to win (CA-25)
I laugh at the ads Christy Smith ran. She is a clone to Kinky Katie Hill in the mom and apple pie wholesomeness of her ads.
High Desert - Santa Clarita, Palmdale, Lancaster, Plant 42 (Skunk Works), out to Edwards AFB I believe
Oh wait, my bad, I think the votes left are between Valencia and Ventura; I’ve heard it’s pro Trump; he was trailing this morning
Santa Clarita was trending Left when we moved away.
Yes
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