{"id":2371654,"date":"2024-11-21T11:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T16:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-house-race-tightest-in-the-nation-remains-too-close-to-call-two-weeks-after-election-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T11:23:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T16:23:13","slug":"california-house-race-tightest-in-the-nation-remains-too-close-to-call-two-weeks-after-election-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-house-race-tightest-in-the-nation-remains-too-close-to-call-two-weeks-after-election-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"California House race tightest in the nation remains too close to call two weeks after election &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/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%2Fcalifornia-house-race-tightest-in-the-nation-remains-too-close-to-call-two-weeks-after-election-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=2371654&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>The California House race between Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) and Democratic challenger \u2063Derek Tran remains extremely competitive, with results still too close to call more than two weeks after Election Day. As \u200cof Thursday morning, \u200bTran \u2064is leading Steel by \u2063only 314 votes, following a\u2063 period\u2063 where Steel initially held a significant lead. The ongoing counting process in California\u200b is slower\u200b due to a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">long ballot verification process<\/a> and the high use of\u200c mail-in ballots.\u200c California law allows ballots \u2063postmarked \u2064by Election Day to be counted if received within a week after the election. Tran\u200b expressed gratitude for the\u200c election workers and emphasized the importance of \u2064every vote, while Republican officials\u200c have \u200dmobilized volunteers to\u200d ensure proper monitoring of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-in-third-circuit-court-of-appeals-grants-expedited-review-for-team-trumps-appeal-in-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"JUST IN: Third Circuit Court of Appeals Grants Expedited Review For Team Trump&#039;s Appeal in Pennsylvania\">ballot counting<\/a>.\u200d A recount can be requested within five days of \u2063election certification, but \u200btypically comes at a high cost, and recounts infrequently change outcomes. The race serves as a reminder of the complexities and \u200dchallenges \u200din election processes,\u200b especially\u200c in \u2062close contests.  <\/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\">California House race tightest in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germany-imposes-strict-travel-ban-from-covid-19-variant-countries\/\" title=\"Germany imposes strict travel ban from COVID-19 variant countries\">nation remains<\/a> too close to call two weeks after election<\/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>More than two weeks after Election Day, the race between Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) and Democratic challenger Derek Tran remains too close to call as California continues to count its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ballots<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The race for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/California\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">California<\/a>&rsquo;s 45th District, which comprises parts of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Los Angeles<\/a> and Orange counties, has remained the closest in the country for several days now.<\/p>\n<p>As of Thursday morning, Tran was ahead of Steele by just 314 votes. In the initial Election Day count, Steel took a sizable lead of thousands of votes, but as more ballots were counted, her lead narrowed until the race flipped in Tran&rsquo;s favor. Last week, Steel led by 58 votes, until Tran pulled 36 votes ahead of her over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>None of this is fraudulent, however, as California has a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3233029\/california-slow-vote-count-critical-house-races-limbo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> notably slower rate of counting<\/a> than other states due to its long ballot verification process and the fact many of its residents utilize mail-in ballots. California law also requires that ballots are counted so long as the envelopes are postmarked by Election Day and arrive at the registrar&rsquo;s office within a week of the election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These votes count just as much as those from early voters,&rdquo; Tran <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/derektranCA45\/status\/1858573708631384478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> in a social media post. &ldquo;Both parties and campaigns have had officials observing the count in OC and LA. I am grateful to the election workers who continue to do their essential work in the face of lies, hostility, and bomb threats.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While California does not have automatic recounts, any voter or campaign can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.ca.gov\/administration\/regulations\/current-regulations\/elections\/recounts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">request one<\/a> within five days of the election being certified, but the entity that requested it is required to cover the costs of a recount. Recounts for congressional races can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and they rarely change the outcomes of elections, according to FairVote.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, California Republican Party Chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson said the party recruited thousands of volunteers to monitor the state&rsquo;s ballot-counting process and reach out to voters whose ballots were flagged due to technical problems with their ballots.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know how frustrating it can be to wait on results during this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-andy-biggs-ndaa-veto-override-a-crying-shame\/\" title=\"Rep. Andy Biggs: NDAA veto override a crying shame\">long process<\/a>,&rdquo; she said in a public video. &ldquo;But please know that the California Republican Party and our partners are committed to ensuring that our elections are fair and your vote is safe and secure. We won&rsquo;t rest until the last legal ballot is counted.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We knew this was coming, as we&rsquo;ve seen it before,&rdquo; Patterson added.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2022 midterm elections, it took nearly a month for the race between Democrat Adam Gray and now-Rep. John Duarte (R-CA) to be called. Duarte beat Gray by 564 votes, but the <em>Associated Press <\/em>did not call the race until Dec. 2.<\/p>\n<p>Gray and Duarte faced each other in 2024 as well, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-elections\/california-us-house-district-13-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">that race<\/a> again remains too close to call. As of Thursday, Duarte leads Gray by 351 votes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Republicans have retained their House majority, but this race, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/weekly-score\/2024\/11\/18\/whats-left-to-call-in-the-battle-for-the-house-00190067\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">two others<\/a> that remain too close to call, will determine how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3230665\/house-republicans-confront-math-problem-trump-erodes-majority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">narrow it<\/a> is. Republicans have won 219 seats in the House for the next Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Some Republican vacancies are coming, thanks to President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s picking representatives for his administration. The margin for the early weeks of Congress, before special elections are held to fill those vacancies, will be very narrow.<\/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>California&#8217;s tightest House race still undecided weeks post-election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2371655,"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\/02\/FEA.saigon2-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4045,45448,36618,41105],"class_list":["post-2371654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california","tag-close-call","tag-election-2023","tag-house-race"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FEA.saigon2-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371654","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\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2371654"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2371658,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371654\/revisions\/2371658"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2371655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2371654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2371654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2371654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}