{"id":2143488,"date":"2024-01-08T15:07:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T20:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-election-to-replace-mccarthy-scheduled-for-after-state-primaries\/"},"modified":"2024-01-08T15:09:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T20:09:44","slug":"special-election-to-replace-mccarthy-scheduled-for-after-state-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-election-to-replace-mccarthy-scheduled-for-after-state-primaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Special election to replace McCarthy set after state primaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspecial-election-to-replace-mccarthy-scheduled-for-after-state-primaries%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2143488&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>California Governor Sets Special Election to Replace Former Republican Rep.<\/h2>\n<p>California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has scheduled a\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-poll-majority-of-americans-want-republican-party-to-control-the-senate-sean-hannity\/\" title=\"LATEST POLL: Majority of Americans Want Republican Party to Control the Senate | Sean Hannity\">special election<\/a> to fill the seat left\u2062 vacant by former Republican\u200c Representative Kevin McCarthy. The election will take place two weeks\u2064 after the state&#8217;s primary races.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-bds-house-candidate-soundly-defeated-in-florida-primary\/\" title=\"Pro-BDS House Candidate Soundly Defeated in Florida Primary\">special primary election<\/a> is set\u2062 for March 19, where candidates will compete to finish the remainder of McCarthy&#8217;s term. If a\u2064 candidate wins the majority in the special primary, they will be sworn \u200cinto Congress shortly \u2062after. If no\u200d candidate secures an outright victory,\u200b the top two \u200dcandidates will \u2063face off in\u200b a runoff on May 21.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom&#8217;s decision to hold the special primary just two weeks after the state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-minority-leader-mccarthy-speaks-highly-of-president-trump-after-previous-critical-comments\/\" title=\"House Minority Leader McCarthy speaks highly of President Trump after previous critical comments\">primary elections<\/a> on March 5 aims to avoid increased \u2062costs and voter confusion. Many of \u2063the same candidates will be\u2062 vying for a \u200cspot on the November ballot\u200d to secure a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-democrat-running-against-gops-mayra-flores-says-she-stole-that-last-election\/\" title=\"Texas Democrat running against GOP's Mayra Flores says she 'stole that last election'\">full-year term<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Several candidates have \u200dalready declared\u2063 their bids to replace McCarthy, including Republican Assemblyman Vince Fong, who has received McCarthy&#8217;s endorsement. Fong is also running for the seat in \u2063November.<\/p>\n<p>Other Republican candidates in the race include Tulare County Sheriff\u200c Mike Boudreaux, businessman \u2064David Giglio, casino owner Kyle Kirkland, and businessman Matt Stoll. The district is considered to be safely Republican.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy announced his resignation just two \u200cmonths after being ousted from the speakership, making history as the first House leader to be voted out. Initially, McCarthy had stated \u200bhe\u2062 would\u200d not resign before his term expired, but\u200b he later\u2062 changed his mind and left at the end of last year.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062 How could the outcome\u2064 of the special election impact \u200dthe political landscape in California leading up to the November elections<\/h2>\n<p><span>  California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has \u2063officially announced the scheduling of\u2063 a special election to\u2063 fill the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sarah-palin-announces-run-for-congress-in-alaska\/\" title=\"Sarah Palin Announces Run for Congress in Alaska\">vacant seat left<\/a> by former Republican Representative Kevin McCarthy.\u200b The election is set to \u2062take place two weeks after the state&#8217;s primary\u200c races.<\/p>\n<p>The special primary election is slated for March 19, during which candidates will \u2063compete to finish the remainder of McCarthy&#8217;s term. Should\u2062 a candidate secure the\u2064 majority of votes in the special primary, they will be sworn into Congress shortly after. However, if no candidate manages to secure \u2064an\u2062 outright victory, the top two candidates will face off in a runoff on May 21.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Newsom&#8217;s decision to hold the special primary just two weeks after the state&#8217;s\u200b primary elections on March 5 is aimed at avoiding increased costs and confusion among voters. Many of the same\u2062 candidates will be vying\u2063 for a spot on the November ballot to\u2063 secure a \u2063full-year term.<\/p>\n<p>Several candidates \u200dhave already declared their\u200b bids to replace McCarthy, \u2062including Republican Assemblyman Vince Fong, who has received McCarthy&#8217;s endorsement. Fong is also running for\u200b the \u200cseat in the \u200dNovember election.<\/p>\n<p>Other notable Republican candidates in the race include Tulare \u2062County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, businessman David Giglio, casino owner Kyle\u2062 Kirkland, and businessman Matt Stoll. The\u200c district is considered to be safely Republican, making this election \u2064particularly crucial for the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy&#8217;s decision to resign came just two months after being ousted \u200dfrom the speakership, a historic event as he became the first House \u200dleader to be voted out. Initially, McCarthy had stated that he would not resign before his term expired, but he later\u2064 changed his\u2064 mind and left at\u200d the end of last \u2062year.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, this special election will play a significant role in\u200b determining the new Representative for California&#8217;s vacant seat. With\u2062 multiple Republican candidates vying for the position, it remains to be seen who will emerge \u2063victorious and serve the remainder\u2063 of McCarthy&#8217;s term. The \u2063outcome\u2062 of this special election will undoubtedly have implications for the November elections, further intensifying the political \u2062landscape in California.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has set the special election to replace ex-Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) two weeks after the state&#8217;s primary races. On March 19, candidates will vie in the special primary election to complete McCarthy&#8217;s term, as per state law<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2143488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2143488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2143488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2143488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2143488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2143488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2143488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}