California special election to replace McCarthy heads to runoff, extending House GOP vacancy another 2 months

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Trump-endorsed Vince Fong advances to May runoff against a fellow Republican, Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, to replace former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

A special election in California to replace former Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the House ended in a runoff Tuesday, meaning there will be another two months of vacancy in the heavily Republican-leaning district as the GOP holds onto a razor-thin majority in the lower chamber of Congress.

McCarthy’s dramatic fall in the House – he is the only speaker in history to be voted out of the job – left behind a messy race to succeed him that has included an ongoing lawsuit and exposed rivalries within the GOP. With nine names on the ballot, it appeared unlikely any candidate would surpass that threshold to claim the seat outright.In California's jungle primary system, the top two vote-getters advance to the general election.

 

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