When Susan Davis, a Democrat, decided not to run for an 11th term, the field opened to a tussle between the Bernie Sanders-backed Georgette Gómez, who is president of the San Diego City Council, and Sara Jacobs, an establishment favorite who served as an aide to Hillary Clinton. In 2016, California had 55 electoral votes, which was the most of any state. "Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.There are no Pivot Counties in California. Ms. Harris herself has not made any public comments about the remaining candidates, and neither has Jerry Brown, the popular former governor and former presidential candidate.While Mr. Sanders leads in popular support in the polls, he has received few endorsements from elected officials in the state. But with voters standing in line in L.A. into the night, expect a long count ahead. But this year’s Democratic primary has made it so that candidates are focusing in on areas that have long been ignored — including the Inland Empire and the Central Valley. Susan Davis (D) (Incumbent) ✔ 2. While Ms. Warren did not spend her own campaign money, a super PAC supporting her spent roughly $3.6 million.Many of the state’s most high-profile politicians, including Gov. Elizabeth Warren plans to drop out of the presidential race on Thursday and will inform her staff of her plans later this morning, according to a person close to her. That would make it possible for Mr. Sanders to win half the delegates in the state even if he wins only one-quarter of the total vote. Research by Dustin Dienhart, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Dhrumil Mehta, Mai Nguyen, Nathaniel Rakich, Derek Shan and Geoffrey Skelley. Sending every registered voter a ballot by mail is smart policy and absolutely the right thing to do during this COVID-19 pandemic." With so much still unclear in the race, what happens in the country’s most populous — and arguably most liberal — state will play a key role in who becomes the nominee and ultimately shape the fate of the Democratic Party.Several polls in recent days show Mr. Sanders with a comfortable lead. Forecast models by Nate Silver. © 2018 ABC News Internet Ventures.
The elections will coincide with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.
But California is also home to a reliable bastion of centrist voters, particularly in Orange County and the Central Valley.Ahead of Super Tuesday, polls suggest that Senator A lot. "California will not force voters to choose between protecting their health and exercising their right to vote.
As California officials are fond of saying, that is a feature, not a flaw, of the system.Tuesday’s primaries will serve as early indicators of the staying power of the Democrats who flipped Republican-held congressional seats in 2018. Incumbent's margin in last election She is facing off against Georgette Gomez, a progressive who has received a financial boost in recent weeks from endorsements by Mr. Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.In several other districts, former Republican representatives are eyeing comebacks, including Darrell Issa, once a hard-charging and powerful committee chairman, who is running to replace Duncan Hunter, who resigned after pleading guilty to conspiracy to misuse campaign funds; David Valadao, who is seeking a re-match against Representative T.J. Cox, who ousted him in 2018; and Steve Knight, who was defeated in 2018 by Katie Hill.Catie Edmonson contributed reporting from Washington.A voter prepared her ballot during early voting last week for the California presidential primary election at a new L.A. County Mobile Vote Center outside Universal Studios Hollywood. It voted for Clinton in 2016 and Obama in 2012.
Some 415 pledged delegates will be rewarded based on the results in California — the biggest haul of any state in the country and more than all four early states combined.