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The most recent House-only election took place in 1972, and the most recent Senate-only election took place in 1970. The last independently dated Senate election writ occurred during the Gair Affair in 1974. Federal elections must be held on a Saturday [13] which has been the case since the 1913 federal election. [14]
The Senate is divided into three classes to stagger the terms of its members such that one-third of the Senate would be up for re-election every two years. Upon California's admission to the Union in 1850, the state was assigned a Class 1 seat and a Class 3 seat, first elected in 1849.
Effective January 1, 2018, all of California's cities, K-12 school districts, community college districts and special districts will have to move their election dates to a statewide election (primary or general) held during an even-numbered year due to the passage of Senate Bill 415 (California Voter Participation Rights Act), which was ...
The only 2024 statewide electoral contest is for Senate and includes Reps. Katie Porter, Barbara Lee and Adam B. Schiff along with former Dodger Steve Garvey.
California saw more than 300,000 violent crimes per year throughout the 1990s, compared to more than 190,000 in 2022, according to the state Department of Justice’s Crime in California report.
(A brief refresher: Under California's election system, the top-two primary finishers advance to November's general election, regardless of party. The winner will finish Feinstein's term, ending ...
Schiff, along with Republican former baseball player Steve Garvey, advanced to the general election in both the special and regular elections. As no Republican has won a Senate election in California since 1988, Schiff was considered a heavy favorite, and easily won both the regular and special general elections with more than 58% of the vote.
With Rep. Adam Schiff of Burbank comfortably in the lead, the California Senate race hasn't been much of one at all. 'The primary was the election.' California's sleepy Senate race is almost over