California, Election Day and Congressional
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The state now has just four congressional districts considered safe for Republicans, and four seen as competitive. The rest of its 52 members of Congress are all but certain to be Democrats.
California’s congressional primaries on Tuesday are a preliminary test of Democrats’ best chance at countering Republican redistricting gains elsewhere this year.
California’s June 2 primary is reshaped by new district maps under Prop 50, shifting key races and raising stakes statewide.
The party won voter approval last year to redraw the state's congressional map to create five more winnable U.S. House seats. But some Democrats now worry that they could be locked out of the November ballot in one of those districts,
Voters in California's 22nd Congressional District are choosing between Rep. David Valadao and two Democratic challengers in a high-stakes primary.
State Sen. Scott Wiener and tech entrepreneur Saikat Chakrabarti will face off in the general election for the seat held by retiring Rep. Nancy Pelosi.