{"id":2368476,"date":"2024-11-13T12:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T17:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-baugh-concedes-to-democrat-dave-min-in-california-house-race-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-13T12:40:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T17:40:45","slug":"scott-baugh-concedes-to-democrat-dave-min-in-california-house-race-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-baugh-concedes-to-democrat-dave-min-in-california-house-race-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Baugh concedes to Democrat Dave Min in California house race- Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fscott-baugh-concedes-to-democrat-dave-min-in-california-house-race-washington-examiner%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=2368476&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--><p>In a recent electoral battle\u200c for California&#8217;s 47th district, Democrat Dave Min\u200b has emerged victorious against Republican \u200bScott Baugh, who\u2062 has conceded the race. This outcome preserves Democratic control of \u2062a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tv-news-anchor-christina-pascucci-running-for-calif-senate\/\" title=\"Christina Pascucci, TV News Anchor, seeks Calif. Senate seat.\">seat\u200c previously held<\/a>\u2064 by Rep. Katie Porter, in a district that was historically Republican before shifting blue in 2002. \u2064As of the latest results, Min holds 50.9% of the votes compared to \u2064Baugh\u2019s 49.1%, although the race was still too close to be officially called by \u2062the Associated Press at that time. In his concession letter, Baugh expressed disappointment\u2063 but conveyed optimism for the future of America, emphasizing the need for\u2062 collaboration across party lines to address pressing issues. He reflected on the American people&#8217;s entrepreneurial spirit and called \u2064for less governmental interference to foster productivity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Dave Min cements blue hold over Orange County seat<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1879940\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Republican Scott Baugh has conceded to Democrat Dave Min in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"House\">House<\/a> race to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"House\">succeed<\/a> Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) in a toss-up Orange County, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">California<\/a> district, keeping the seat within Democratic control.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; State Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine) listens as lawmakers discuss a bill before the Senate at the Capitol in Sacramento, California, July 10, 2023. (AP Photo\/Rich Pedroncelli, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The race, still too close for the <em>Associated Press<\/em> to call, currently sits at 50.9% for Min and 49.1% for Baugh. Baugh <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ScottBaughCA47\/status\/1856549987628507448\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">posted<\/a> his letter of concession to X on Tuesday night, leaving remarks of disappointment in the race but optimism for America.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was looking forward to working with Democrats, Republicans, and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> to solve serious problems like an open border, increasing crime, and runaway federal spending, but the voters have spoken, and this is not what is intended for me,&rdquo; Baugh wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Despite the outcome of this race, I remain hopeful and optimistic about America because the American people are entrepreneurial, industrious, creative, and are rooted in the values that made this country the greatest country in the history of the world,&rdquo; Baugh continued. &ldquo;We just need to get government out of the way to unleash the enormous power of productivity in the minds and hands of every person who calls America their home.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>California&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-dem-lawmaker-drops-re-election-bid-over-brain-injury\/\" title=\"Ex-Dem Lawmaker Drops Re-Election Bid Over Brain Injury\">47th district seat<\/a>, once called &ldquo;Reagan Country,&rdquo; had been reliably red for decades until  the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">county flipped blue<\/a> in 2002, staying the same ever since. Baugh has attempted to flip the seat red twice, narrowly losing to Porter in 2022 and conceding to Min in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than running for reelection, Porter chose to run for California&rsquo;s open <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a> seat left by the late Dianne Feinstein. Porter lost to Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) in the primary; Schiff went on to win the Senate position with 59% of the vote. Porter&rsquo;s decision to leave the seat open made Democrats nervous, knowing they needed to save every blue seat in the House they could.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Min ran for the House seat in California&rsquo;s 45th district but lost in the primary race. He then got elected to the California State Senate in 2020, representing the 37th district, which is comprised of South Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Associated Press<\/em> has officially called 46 of California&rsquo;s 52 races, with 38 districts going to Democrats and Republicans taking eight seats. There are still six races too close to call, including the 47th, but it&rsquo;s estimated Democrats and Republicans will win three seats each.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1879940\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1879940\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave Min secures Orange County seat as Scott Baugh concedes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3427,"featured_media":2368477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24277605586703.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44942,44941,44940],"class_list":["post-2368476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california-house-race","tag-dave-min","tag-scott-baugh"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24277605586703.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368476","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\/3427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2368476"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2368480,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368476\/revisions\/2368480"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2368477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2368476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2368476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2368476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}