Millions pour into California's heavily contested special election

[PoliticAverse]

The special election being held for former Rep. Katie Hill’s open seat in California’s 25th District on Tuesday is being closely watched as polls and early voting figures suggest that the district could go red.

Democrat Christy Smith and Republican Mike Garcia are facing off for the second of three times this election year to determine who holds the seat until January. The two finished ahead of 11 other candidates in a March primary to compete in Tuesday’s runoff. But they’ll also compete in November’s general election.

With a relatively older electorate that historically favored the GOP, Democrats are setting low expectations. Around 44 percent of the 118,000 ballots returned as of Friday are from registered Republicans, while 36 percent from Democrats, Politico reported.

In a tight race that is receiving national attention, including President Donald Trump accusing Democrats of rigging the election, Smith maintains a marginal $21,000 fundraising edge over Garcia. While Smith raised close to $2.3 million, Garcia raised over $2.2 million. The candidates spent around $1.9 million each, with both having over $300,000 cash remaining through May 2020.

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[samnsara]

1. darn katie....i really liked her. To throw a career away so young and so quickly..now we

..may lose a seat because of her immaturity. Donating to Smith now!