CA-13: Duarte Predicts Victory: In the lone undecided US House race, California Republican candidate John Duarte, a local farmer and agri-businessman, predicts that he will eventually win the election once officials finally count all the ballots. The state allows counties 33 days to finish their processing and tabulation procedures, with a certification deadline of December 16th.
Mr. Duarte supports his prediction by pointing out that most of the uncounted ballots are from Fresno and San Joaquin Counties in areas where the Republican performed better than his opponent, state Assemblyman Adam Gray (D-Merced). Currently, the districtwide count is stalled with Mr. Duarte clinging to a 593-vote lead. If the remaining ballots from the five counties perform like the counted ballots, Mr. Duarte would win by approximately 483 votes. It is difficult to know just how many ballots remain. Percentage estimates as to how much of the vote has been counted have not, heretofore, proven particularly accurate. Therefore, the final count remains a clouded picture. VA-4: No Special Election Timetable Yet: The unexpected death of Rep. Don McEachin (D-Richmond) leaves a void in the Virginia congressional delegation, and Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) said he will soon call an election to replace the late Congressman. At a news conference, the Governor said that now is the time to remember Rep. McEachin’s positive contributions meaning a replacement election schedule will be determined at a later date. Under Virginia election law, the Governor is encumbered with no special restrictions and free to call a special federal election at his own discretion. The Governor indicated he wanted to seek advice before making a decision as to when to calendar the election. Until then, Virginia’s 4th District seat will remain vacant. Rep. McEachin was initially elected in a similar special election, taking office in January of 2017. Prior to his tenure in Congress, Rep. McEachin served in the Virginia state Senate and House of Delegates. Comments are closed.
|
The Rundown BlogLearn more about the candidates running in key elections across the United States. Archives
April 2024
Categories
All
|
|
BIPAC© 2022 BIPAC. All rights reserved
|