California Republican Assemblyman Vince Fong led the field, but didn't get above 50% of the special election vote on Tuesday to avoid a runoff election.
Republican Assemblyman Vince Fong, the frontrunner in the race, was unable to pocket enough votes to fend off challenges from Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux and Democrat Marisa Wood., both Republicans, will compete in the May 21 runoff election to fill McCarthy’s former seat for the remainder of his term.
Fong previously won the primary to replace McCarthy for a full term starting January 2025 on March 5 and is set to face Boudreaux, who came in second place, in November. Wood, the Democrat, finished in third place with 21.3% but due to California’s jungle primary — where the top two finishers, irrespective of party affiliation, move on to the general election — is ineligible to run for McCarthy’s seat full-term.Fong’s failure to garner enough votes in the primary comes amid Trump’s record of endorsements after a dismal 2022 midterm performance. The endorsement was meant to boost Fong among MAGA Republicans in the reliably red 20th Congressional District.
McCarthy had long supported Fong’s congressional bid to fill his former seat as the two have been allies for a long time.
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