Aspecial election was held on June 6, 2017, to elect the member of theUnited States House of Representatives forCalifornia's 34th congressional district . A special open primary election was held on April 4, 2017.
Incumbent RepresentativeXavier Becerra , nominated byGovernor Jerry Brown to succeedKamala Harris , was confirmed asAttorney General of California on January 23, 2017.[ 1] United States Senate to succeedBarbara Boxer , resigned as attorney general on January 3, 2017.[ 2]
DemocratsJimmy Gomez and Robert Lee Ahn advanced to the runoff.[ 3] [ 4]
Upon the announcement of incumbent representativeXavier Becerra 's selection asAttorney General of California ,John Pérez , the formerSpeaker of theCalifornia State Assembly , announced his candidacy to succeed him in the House of Representatives.[ 2] [ 5]
Robert Lee Ahn, attorney and Los Angeles City planning commissioner Vanessa Aramayo, former congressional aide and former California Assembly aide[ 6] Maria Cabildo, former Los Angeles City planning commissioner and director of homeless initiatives at the LA County Community Development Commission & Housing Authority,[ 7] [ 8] Alejandra Campoverdi , formerWhite House aide forU.S. President Barack Obama [ 9] Arturo Carmona, formerBernie Sanders presidential campaign staff member[ 10] Wendy Carrillo , labor activist and radio host[ 11] [ 12] Ricardo De La Fuente, businessman and son of2016 presidential candidateRocky De La Fuente [ 13] Yolie Flores, formerLos Angeles Unified School District board member[ 14] Melissa "Sharkie" Garza, filmmaker and businesswoman[ 15] Jimmy Gomez , state assemblyman[ 16] Sara Hernandez, former public school teacher, attorney, nonprofit founder, and former district director and special counsel to LA City Council Member Jose Huizar.[ 17] Steven Mac, Los Angeles County DeputyDistrict Attorney [ 9] Sandra Mendoza, candidate for the State Assembly in 2014 and 2016[ 18] Raymond Meza,SEIU labor organizer[ 9] Armando Sotomayor, activist Richard Joseph Sullivan, attorney Tracy Van Houten, aerospace engineer[ 19] Tenaya Wallace, public relations strategist[ 18] William Rodriguez Morrison, apartment building manager and perennial candidate[ 18] Mark Padilla, law office administrator Wendy Carrillo (D)
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Jimmy Gomez (D)
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Robert Lee Ahn (D)
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Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Wendy Jimmy Sara William Rodriguez Other / FM3 Research (D-Hernandez) [ 49] February 11–14, 2017 500 ± 4.4% 5% 20% 9% 5% 61% [ 50]
California's 34th congressional district special election, 2017[ 51] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Jimmy Gomez 10,728 25.5 Democratic Robert Lee Ahn 9,415 22.2 Democratic Maria Cabildo 4,259 10.1 Democratic Sara Hernandez 2,358 5.6 Democratic Arturo Carmona 2,205 5.2 Democratic Wendy Carrillo 2,195 5.2 Green Kenneth Mejia 1,964 4.6 Democratic Yolie Flores 1,368 3.2 Republican William Morrison 1,360 3.2 Democratic Tracy Van Houten 1,042 2.5 Democratic Alejandra Campoverdi 1,001 2.4 Democratic Vanessa Aramayo 853 2.0 Democratic Sandra Mendoza 674 1.6 Democratic Steven Mac 663 1.6 Democratic Raymond Meza 509 1.2 No party preference Mark Edward Padilla 427 1.0 Democratic Ricardo De La Fuente 331 0.8 Libertarian Angela McArdle 319 0.7 Democratic Adrienne Nicole Edwards 182 0.4 Democratic Richard Joseph Sullivan 155 0.4 Democratic Armando Sotomayor 118 0.3 Democratic Tenaya Wallace 103 0.2 Democratic Melissa "Sharkie" Garza 79 0.2 Democratic Michelle Walker (write-in ) 0 0.0 Total votes 42,308 100.0
Jimmy Gomez (D)
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Robert Lee Ahn (D)
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