Republican Mike Garcia defeats Democrat Christy Smith in California's 25th congressional special election
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The republican Mike Garcia defeated the democrat Christy smith in the special election for District 25 of the California Congress.
Democratic State Legislator Christy Smith admitted on Wednesday her career loss for filling the former congresswoman's seat. Katie Hill before the republican Mike García.
"While it is critical that we ensure that every vote is counted and recorded, we believe that the current count shows that Mike Garcia is the likely winner in the May 12 special election. As such, I would like to congratulate him, ”Smith said in a statement.
SMITH RELEASES STATEMENT ON ELECTION RESULTSSANTA CLARITA, CA – Today, California State Assemblywoman Christy Smith…
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Mike Garcia, a former Navy pilot, will represent California's 25th congressional district through November.
Garcia will serve for the remainder of Hill's term in the 116th State Congress until January, but Smith and Garcia will have a rematch in just six months, during the regular general election in November to represent that seat at the 117th Congress.
Why was this choice so important to both parties?
California's District 25 of Congress is a district in southern California that includes parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, as well as the cities of Simi Valley, Santa Clarita and Palmdale.
It is one of several Democratic-leaning districts in California that voted for the senator Mitt romney in the 2012 presidential elections and by Hillary clinton in 2016.
In the 2018 midterm elections, the former representative Katie Hill He changed the district from Republican to Democrat with an 8-point victory over current Republican Representative Steve Knight.
After only about 10 months in Congress, Hill, 32, resigned from the House after dozens of explicit photos of her were published on websites such as the conservative blog RedState and the Daily Mail.
The photos and text messages posted on the sites, believed to have been leaked by Hill's husband, who was separated from her, and revealed that he and Hill entered into a polyamorous relationship with one of the paid employees of the Hill.
On March 3, Smith, a Democratic state assemblywoman and former school board member, and Garcia, a former Navy pilot and defense contractor, advanced through a busy primary to the top two spots as candidates for the special general election. Tuesday April 12.
With information from Business Insider and ABC 7
