New Leader In Key CA Race After More Ballots Counted
Primary voters in Folsom, Rancho Cordova, and Citrus Heights went to the polls on Tuesday night to decide who would represent California’s 7th Assembly District.
Wednesday.
Democratic candidate Amy Slavensky got about 44% of the vote.
Based on reports from the Associated Press, the two candidates will face off in November.
The seat went from being Democratic to Republican under Hoover in 2022
Hoover hosts the political podcast “Point of Order” and is a member of the bipartisan California Problem Solvers Caucus.
Living in Folsom, Hoover was Kevin Kiley’s chief of staff when he was an assemblyman in California.
Slavensky recently came out of retirement to become the interim deputy superintendent for the San Juan Unified School District
Initially, she retired in 2021 as the superintendent of the Amador County Unified School District.
The entire state of California has once again faced criticism this week as several closely watched elections took place on Tuesday night.
Making matters even more worrisome, Democratic leaders in the state claim it could take weeks to count all the ballots
But in the Los Angeles mayoral contest, incumbent Democrat Karen Bass didn’t crack the 51% needed to win outright, setting up a runoff in November.
More importantly, there’s a battle between former reality TV personality and Republican Spencer Pratt and City Council member and Democrat Nithya Raman.
At the time of this writing on Thursday morning, Pratt is ahead and Raman would have to make up a huge number of votes
Roughly 62% of the vote has been counted as of Wednesday night.
Per the New York Times, here’s where the voting totals stand as of this writing on Thursday morning:
Karen Bass — 183,701 (35%) –Spencer Pratt — 157,116 (29.9%) –Nithya Raman — 119,809 (22.8%)
–Spencer Pratt — 157,116 (29. 9%) –Nithya Raman — 119,809 (22. 8%)
So far, Pratt looks likely to square off against Bass in November.
No Republican has won a mayoral race in Los Angeles in more than three decades.
But the votes he has already earned reflect a real frustration among Angelenos with a city that has declined after years of Democratic rule
This comes after two incidents of attempted election interference may have occurred in Long Beach and elsewhere before the June 2 primary election.
Pratt announced the complaint Tuesday in a post on X.
Karen Bass just violated election law here,” Pratt wrote
“She is so accustomed to breaking the law with no accountability, she even filmed herself doing it. Well, those days are over. We just filed a formal complaint for illegally gaming the election.
We must protect our democracy. ”
Pratt argued that Bass violated laws designed to prevent electioneering near voting locations.
Electioneering within 100 feet of a ballot box is AGAINST THE LAW
Soliciting votes at a ballot box is AGAINST THE LAW,” he wrote.
“These clear violations show a reckless disregard for the rule of law and our democratic process. ”
The candidate went on to accuse Bass of believing different rules apply to elected officials.
It’s ‘rules for thee, but not for me,’” Pratt said
It’s ‘rules for thee, but not for me,’” Pratt said.
Pratt included a photograph of the complaint filing in his social media post and vowed to pursue the matter.
Under California law, candidates and campaign workers are prohibited from electioneering within 100 feet of a ballot drop box.
Pratt’s complaint centers on a campaign video posted by Bass that appeared to show her encouraging supporters to vote while standing near a ballot box
A spokesperson for Bass dismissed the complaint and questioned Pratt’s campaign.
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