Aspecial election to theUnited States House of Representatives forCalifornia's 25th congressional district California presidential primaries . As no candidate received a majority, a runoff took place on May 12, 2020, between thetop two finishersChristy Smith andMike Garcia .[ 1] House seat inCalifornia since1998 .[ 2] [ 3]
Katie Hill , who had beenelected in 2018 , had resigned on November 3, 2019[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] Steve Knight , who had represented the district until 2019, ran in the primary but did not advance to the runoff.
By winning the special election, Garcia finished the remaining balance of Hill's term in the116th Congress . A separate primary and general election on March 3, 2020, and on November 3, 2020, respectively, was held to determine the representative for the117th Congress ; Garcia narrowly defeated Smith in a rematch and again for a second full term in 2022.[ 8]
Buck McKeon (R) represented the district from 1993 until he retired in 2014.Steve Knight (R) then won overTony Strickland (R) in the 2014 election and served until he was defeated byKatie Hill (D) in 2018 by 8.8 percentage points.
Hillresigned 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.[ 5]
On November 15, 2019, theGovernor 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.[ 9]
In recent presidential elections the district narrowly voted forBarack Obama (D) in 2008 andMitt Romney (R) in 2012, whileHillary Clinton (D) won the district by 7 percentage points in 2016.[ 10]
California uses a primary system in which all candidates run in a single primary regardless of political party.[ 11] [ 12]
On October 31, 2019, at least a dozen people had filed paperwork with theFEC to run for the seat.[ 4] 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.[ 13]
Democratic candidate Christopher Smith ended his campaign shortly after participating in the January 9 debate. While stopping short of a full endorsement, he stated, "among the remaining field, the progressive candidate with the best chance of winning isCenk Uygur ."[ 14]
Robert Cooper III, university professor[ 13] Getro Franck Elize, patient resource worker[ 13] David Rudnick, businessman, real estate investor, political activist and U.S. Marine Corps veteran[ 13] Christy Smith , state assemblywoman[ 13] Cenk Uygur , co-founder, CEO, and host ofThe Young Turks Justice Democrats and founder ofWolf PAC [ 13] Aníbal Valdez-Ortega, attorney and community organizer[ 13] Christopher C. Smith, documentary filmmaker[ 14] Mike Garcia , U.S. Navy veteran and businessman[ 13] [ 18] [ 10] Kenneth Jenks, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and telecommunications executive[ 13] Steve Knight , former U.S. representative[ 13] [ 19] Courtney Lackey, businesswoman[ 13] David Lozano, attorney and business owner[ 13] Daniel R. Mercuri, business owner[ 13] The special election and theprimary election for the regular general election for California's 25th congressional district was held on March 3, 2020. The normal primary election determined which two candidates would advance to the2020 general election , while thespecial election was to determine who will finish the remainder of Hill's term. 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.
Several candidates were on the ballot in both elections on March 3, as these elections concern two differentCongresses .[ 24]
On December 22, 2019, Democratic candidates Christopher Smith, Aníbal Valdéz-Ortega and Cenk Uygur called on Christy Smith, Robert Cooper III and Getro Elize to attend a primary debate "to be held tentatively atCollege of the Canyons on Thursday, January 9, 2020".[ 25] [ 26] [ 27] The Talk of Santa Clarita , an interview podcast within the district that hosted a Democratic debate during the 2018 election and has interviewed both Christy Smith and Cenk Uygur,[ 28] [ 29]
Uygur stated on January 4 that all of the Democratic candidates, with the notable exception of Christy Smith, will attend a debate inPalmdale (at Transplants Brewing Company) on January 9, 2020.[ 30] [ 36] The Talk of Santa Clarita .[ 37] [ 38]
Mike Garcia (R)
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Mel Alfarero, founder and National Chairman of Filipino American Republicans[ 22] B.J. Atkins, director of Santa Clarita Valley Water Board[ 22] Bill Ayub,Ventura County Sheriff[ 22] Glen Becerra, formerSimi Valley councilman[ 22] Michael Bradbury, formerVentura County district attorney[ 22] Bob Brooks, formerVentura County Sheriff[ 22] Dr. Roy Burns, former President of Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs[ 22] Dee Dee Cavanaugh, formerSimi Valley councilwoman[ 41] Steve Cooley , formerLos Angeles district attorney and GOP nominee for Attorney General[ 22] Bill Cooper, President of Santa Clarita Valley Water Board[ 22] Stephanie English,Los Angeles County Justice Deputy - Public Safety Legislative and Policy Advisor[ 22] Yvonne Farris, former President of the Board of Education ofVentura County [ 22] Don Henry, President of Agua Dulce Town Council[ 22] Mike Judge,Simi Valley councilman[ 22] Bob Kellar,Santa Clarita councilman[ 22] R.J. Kelly, Director of Santa Clarita Valley Water Board[ 22] Dennis Koontz, formerSanta Clarita councilman[ 22] Dean Kunicki, former member of the Board of Education of Ventura County[ 22] Elaine Litster,Simi Valley councilwoman[ 22] Keith Mashburn, Mayor ofSimi Valley [ 22] Gary Martin, Vice President of Santa Clarita Valley Water Board[ 22] Joe Messina, Trustee of the Williams S. Hart School Board[ 22] Bill Miranda,Santa Clarita councilman[ 22] R. Rex Parris, Mayor ofLancaster [ 22] Nancy Smith, Trustee and Retired Superintendent of Palmdale School District[ 22] Linda Storli, Trustee of the Williams S. Hart School Board[ 22] Steve Sturgeon, President of the Williams S. Hart School Board[ 22] Greg Totten,Ventura County district attorney[ 22] Barbra Williamson, formerSimi Valley councilwoman[ 41] Individuals
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A. Arvatin, WWII Col. United States Marine Corps (Ret)[ 45] Jeffrey Smith, Master Sgt USAF (Ret) Iraqi Freedom Warrior of the Month, Enduring Freedom[ 45] Christy Smith (D)
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Ami Bera , U.S. representative (CA-7)[ 48] Joe Biden , formervice president of the United States Barbara Boxer , lobbyist and former United States Senator from California[ 49] Julia Brownley , U.S. representative (CA-26)[ 50] [better source needed Judy Chu , U.S. representative (CA-27)[ 50] [better source needed Dianne Feinstein , U.S. senator from California[ 51] Jimmy Gomez , U.S. representative (CA-34)[ 52] [better source needed Mike Levin , U.S. representative (CA-49)[ 50] [better source needed Alan Lowenthal , U.S. representative (CA-47)[ 48] Barack Obama , formerpresident of the United States Nancy Pelosi ,Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (CA-12)[ 53] Harley Rouda , U.S. representative (CA-48)[ 54] [better source needed Brad Sherman , U.S. representative (CA-30)[ 50] [better source needed State politicians
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Rebecca Bauer-Kahan , state assemblywoman[ 52] [better source needed Autumn Burke , state assemblywoman[ 52] [better source needed Sabrina Cervantes , state assemblywoman[ 52] [better source needed Ed Chau , state assemblyman[ 17] Susan Eggman , state assemblywoman[ 52] [better source needed Laura Friedman , state assemblywoman[ 52] [better source needed Jesse Gabriel , state assemblyman[ 54] [better source needed Cristina Garcia , state assemblywoman[ 52] [better source needed Todd Gloria , state assemblyman[ 52] [better source needed Lena Gonzalez, State Senator[ 56] [better source needed Lorena Gonzalez , state assemblywoman[ 52] [better source needed Chris Holden , state assemblyman[ 52] [better source needed Tasha Boerner Horvath , state assemblywoman[ 52] [better source needed Melissa Hurtado , state senator[ 17] Hannah-Beth Jackson , state senator[ 52] [better source needed Ash Kalra , state assemblyman[ 56] [better source needed Sydney Kamlager-Dove , state assemblywoman[ 56] [better source needed Jacqui Irwin , state assemblywoman[ 52] [better source needed Kevin de León , formerCalifornia State Senate Pro Tem [ 52] [better source needed Connie Leyva , state senator[ 52] [better source needed Monique Limón , state assemblywoman[ 56] [better source needed Holly Mitchell , state senator[ 52] [better source needed Patrick O'Donnell , state assemblyman[ 52] Cottie Petrie-Norris , state assemblywoman[ 52] [better source needed Sharon Quirk-Silva , state assemblywoman[ 52] [better source needed Anthony Rendon ,Speaker of the California Assembly [ 52] [better source needed Eloise Gomez Reyes , state assemblywoman[ 52] [better source needed Blanca Rubio , state assemblywoman[ 52] [better source needed Henry Stern , state senator[ 17] Buffy Wicks , state assemblywoman[ 54] [better source needed Local politicians
David Barlavi, Saugus Union School District board member[ 56] [better source needed Joe Buscaino , Los Angeles City Councilmember[ 52] [better source needed Brian Dennert, Rancho Simi Park Director[ 56] [better source needed Jenny Hughes Fitzgerald,Conejo Valley Unified School District board member[ 56] [better source needed Robert Garcia , Mayor ofLong Beach, California [ 17] Lindsey Horvath , West Hollywood Mayor Pro Tempore[ 56] [better source needed Amy Howorth, Mayor ofManhattan Beach [citation needed Paul Koretz, Los Angeles City Councilmember[ 54] [better source needed Sheila Kuehl , Los Angeles County Supervisor[ 52] [better source needed Julie Olsen,Saugus Union School District Governing Board President[ 56] [better source needed Jeff Prang, Los Angeles County Assessor[ 56] [better source needed David Ryu , Los Angeles City Councilmember[ 52] [better source needed Christopher Trunkey, Saugus Union School District board member[ 56] [better source needed Dr. Marc Winger, former Superintendent ofNewhall School District [better source needed Labor unions
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In December 2019, Uygur stated that his campaign did not accept endorsements from outside the 25th district[ 72] [ 73]
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Ro Khanna , U.S. representative (CA-17)(retracted at Uygur's request) [ 10] Bernie Sanders , US Senator from Vermont and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate[ 75] (retracted at Uygur's request) [ 73] 2020 California's 25th congressional district special election, March 3[ 76] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Christy Smith 58,920 36.2% Republican Mike Garcia 41,365 25.4% Republican Steve Knight 27,911 17.1% Democratic Cenk Uygur 10,699 6.6% Democratic Aníbal Valdez-Ortega 7,473 4.6% Republican Courtney Lackey 3,100 1.9% Democratic Robert Cooper III 2,986 1.8% Republican David Lozano 2,775 1.7% Republican Daniel Mercuri 2,567 1.6% Republican Kenneth Jenks 2,549 1.6% Democratic Getro F. Elize 1,434 0.9% Democratic F. David Rudnick 1,100 0.7% Total votes 162,879 100%
Since no candidate in the March 3, 2020, special election received more than 50.0% of the vote, arunoff election between the top two finishers was held on May 12, 2020.[ 9]
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John August , writer, director, producer and novelist[ 80] Parvesh Cheena , actor[ 81] Jon Cryer , actor, comedian and director[ 82] Carol Mendelsohn , writer[ 83] Bill Prady , writer and producer[ 84] Eric Roth , writer[ 85] Joe Spano , actor[ 82] Steven Spielberg , director[ 82] Poll source Date(s) Sample[ a] Margin Mike Christy Undecided 1892 Polling (R) [ 90] Mar 8–11, 2020 500 (LV) ± 4.38% 43% 39% 10%
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County Mike Garcia Republican Christy Smith Democratic Margin Total votes # % # % # % Los Angeles (part) 72,815 54.15 61,659 45.85 11,156 8.30 134,474 Ventura (part) 22,852 57.25 17,062 42.75 5,790 14.51 39,914 Totals 95,667 54.86 78,721 45.14 16,946 9.72 174,388
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November 14, 2019. RetrievedNovember 14, 2019 .^a b c "CA-25: Rep. Katie Hill (D) Resigns" .RRH Elections . RetrievedOctober 28, 2019 .^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Garcia, Mike (2019)."Endorsements - Mike Garcia for Congress" .electmikegarcia.com . California: Mike Garcia for Congress. Archived fromthe original on December 12, 2019. RetrievedJanuary 3, 2020 . ^a b Miller, Devon (November 18, 2019)."UPDATE: Angela Underwood-Jacobs, Mark Cripe Suspend Congressional Campaigns" .KHTS AM 1220 . Santa Clarita Latest News. RetrievedNovember 18, 2019 . ^ @judabuzen (November 26, 2019)."I'm voting twice (yes, 2 Times!!!) for @ChristyforCA25 on March 3, 2020 ... Once for the Special Election and Once for the Primary Election !! 👍💙👍" (Tweet ). Retweeted byChristy Smith . RetrievedJanuary 3, 2020 – viaTwitter . ^ Uygur, Cenk [@cenkuygur] (December 23, 2019)."Cenk Uygur on Twitter: 'We're calling on @ChristyforCA25 to join us for a debate next month so we can finally have an actual discussion on the issues.' (Tweet ). RetrievedDecember 24, 2019 – viaTwitter . ^ Smith, Christopher [@Christopher_C_S] (December 23, 2019).".@christyforca25 @AsmChristySmith The people of #CA25 deserve a #debate. #progress #greennewdeal #medicareforall https://www.facebook.com/christophersmithforcongress/posts/133776354745024 …" (Tweet ). RetrievedDecember 30, 2019 – viaTwitter . ^ Valdez-Ortega, Aníbal [@AVOrtega3] (December 23, 2019)."The people deserve to have their concerns addressed in a public forum, and the Democratic candidates for CA-25 owe it to them to express their policy and their plan to represent the district. This is an open call for a public debate" (Tweet ). RetrievedDecember 27, 2019 – viaTwitter . ^ Daniels, Stephen (August 1, 2018)."The Talk of Santa Clarita: Episode 103 The 25th Congressional District Primary Debate 4.28.18" .YouTube Santa Clarita, California : Radio Free Santa Clarita. The Talk of Santa Clarita. RetrievedJanuary 4, 2020 . ^ Talk of Santa Clarita [@thetalkofsc] (December 23, 2019)."TalkofSantaClarita on Twitter: '@cenkuygur I am willing to host a debate for the dem candidates on the 25th of January in front of a live audience if all four candidates will commit. Are you in?' (Tweet ). RetrievedDecember 24, 2019 – viaTwitter . ^ Uygur, Cenk (January 4, 2020).Why Do I Sometimes Oppose Pelosi? Cenk2020.com Castaic, California : Cenk for Congress. RetrievedJanuary 4, 2020 .We're doing a debate on January 9, [...] We're gonna do it inPalmdale in theAntelope Valley . And every democrat is coming, uh, oh sorry, except [Christy Smith]. ^ Smith, Christy [@ChristyforCA25] (December 28, 2019)."Hey Fellas- Got your letter. 1. It's Assemblywoman Smith 2. Thanks for the firefighter stamp- proud to have their endorsement 3. Return address not in #CA25?? Supporters- first fundraising deadline 12/31: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/christysmithforcongress-sm" (Tweet ). RetrievedJanuary 4, 2020 – viaTwitter . ^ Uygur, Cenk [@cenkuygur] (December 29, 2019)."All of the Democratic candidates sent a letter to the establishment Dem in the #CA25 race asking her to debate. She said no because she's entitled to the seat. Then added: "Hey Fellas- Got your letter. 1. It's Assemblywoman Smith." I love how she thinks she's Lt. Col. Vindman" (Tweet ). RetrievedJanuary 4, 2020 – viaTwitter . ^ Smith, Christopher [@Christopher_C_S] (December 30, 2019)."Why won't @ChristyForCA25 debate? Every other Dem candidate in the #CA25 race will be there, why won't she? Perhaps she's afraid to reveal how little she knows about federal issues or maybe she'll wither under actual scrutiny. Endorsements can't help her #debates! #progressnow" (Tweet ). Archived fromthe original on January 11, 2020. RetrievedJanuary 4, 2020 – viaTwitter . ^ Valdez-Ortega, Aníbal (2020)."25th District Democratic Debate" .valdezortegaforcongress.org . California: Valdez-Ortega for Congress. RetrievedJanuary 7, 2020 .Debate of the Democratic candidates for California's 25th Congressional District. Confirmed attendees: Aníbal Valdez-Ortega, Cenk Uygur, Christopher Smith, Getro Elize. [.../] January 9, 2020 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm Transplants Brewing Company, 40242 La Quinta Ln, Unit 101, Palmdale, CA 93551 [permanent dead link ^ Transplants Brewing Company (January 6, 2020)."Defend the 25th District!" .transplantsbrewing.com .Palmdale, California . Archived fromthe original on September 13, 2020. RetrievedJanuary 7, 2020 .Join us for the first CA-25 Democratic debate being held right here at Transplants this Thursday at 6:30PM! The following candidates have confirmed their attendance: Cenk Uygur[,] Anibal Valdez-Ortega[,] Christopher Smith for Congress[, &] Getro Elize for Congress[.] We expect a big turnout and media presence, come early and claim your seat! ^ [ 31] [ 32] [ 33] [ 34] [ 35] ^ Martin, Brittany (January 7, 2020)."A CA-25 Debate Will Take Place Thursday–Without the Top Dem in the Race" .Lamag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles . California. Los Angeles Magazine. RetrievedJanuary 8, 2020 . ^ Bookout, Jed (January 10, 2020)."The Democratic Party's Pick to Fill Katie Hill's Seat Wasn't at Last Night's Debate—but She Still Loomed Large" .Lamag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles . California. Los Angeles Magazine. 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It took a ton of courage to do that in the first place, and I asked him to take it back because I didn't want it to hurt his campaign. ^a b c Wu, Brianna (December 23, 2019)."Progressive Women Candidates for Congress, Media Leaders and Activists Write Open Letter of Support for Cenk Uygur" .medium.com . Medium. RetrievedDecember 25, 2019 .On every issue, from reproductive justice to equal pay — Mr. Uygur has demonstrated in the time since that he is on the side of American women. We believe people are defined by their actions as well as their words and we would invite Mr. Uygur's critics to look particularly at the strong intersectional work of The Young Turks under his leadership. [...] We believe these things speak to his integrity, and how he would conduct himself as a public servant if he's elected to serve the people of California in the House of Representatives. ^ Medina, Jennifer (December 13, 2019)."Bernie Sanders Retracts Endorsement of Cenk Uygur After Criticism" .The New York Times . ^ "Final Official Election Results - Congressional District 25" .sos.ca.gov . RetrievedJuly 16, 2021 .^ "Election 2020: GOP's Steve Knight endorses Mike Garcia in northern LA County race for Congress" .Daily News . March 11, 2020.^ @WINRED (May 9, 2020)."Special Alert for #CA25: @EliseStefanik & @DanCrenshawTX are rallying on WinRed to help @MikeGarcia2020 win: https://winred.com/blog/stefanik-garcia/ …" (Tweet ). RetrievedMay 13, 2020 – viaTwitter . ^ Waltz, Michael [@michaelgwaltz] (May 10, 2020)."California needs new leadership and we need more veterans in Congress! #CA25 @MikeGarcia2020https://twitter.com/mikegarcia2020/status/1244742890661658624 …" (Tweet ). 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