California Governor Gavin Newsom has decided against calling a special election ...
SAN DIEGO - California Governor Gavin Newsom has decided against calling a special election to fill the seat U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter will leave vacant in Congress next week when he resigns following his conviction in a federal corruption scandal.
The timing of Hunter’s exit would leave an extremely narrow window in which to conduct a special election, and a run-off if needed, before the state holds its normal election-year primary, scheduled much earlier than usual this year for March 3. The general election will be held in November and new representatives sworn in next January.
He is due to be sentenced on March 17, and a federal prosecutor has said Hunter is likely to face “upwards of 14 months” in jail if the presiding judge accepts the recommendation of the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Hunter’s conviction set off a scramble among Republicans to succeed him while seemingly boosting Democrats’ chances to gain his seat. The 50th congressional district incumbent narrowly fended off a Democratic challenge while under indictment in 2018. [L1N29D03U]
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