2024 California's 20th congressional district special election
May 21, 2024
California's 20th congressional district
U.S. Representative before election

Kevin McCarthy
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

TBD

The 2024 California's 20th congressional district special election is an upcoming special election to elect a new member of the United States House of Representatives.[1] The election follows the resignation of Kevin McCarthy, the former speaker of the House, who resigned on December 31, 2023.[2]

In accordance with division 10, part 6, of the California Elections Code,[3][4] Governor Gavin Newsom scheduled the special election for May 21, 2024, with a primary occurring on March 19, 2024.[5] This district is considered safely Republican, as McCarthy won 67.2% of the vote in 2022.

Background

At the start of the 118th Congress, the Republicans' narrow majority garnered from the 2022 elections allowed McCarthy, the then-leader of the House Republican Conference, to be elected speaker at the start of the session. However, opposition from the far-right Freedom Caucus prolonged the election, leading to fifteen rounds of voting that eventually resulted in McCarthy's election. The caucus continued its opposition of McCarthy during his tenure, threatening a government shutdown following his involvement in negotiations for the federal budget. When McCarthy led the House in passing a continuing resolution, relying on votes from the Democratic Caucus to effectively avert a shutdown, Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida filed a motion to vacate the speakership. On October 3, the motion narrowly passed, and McCarthy was removed from the office of Speaker of the House, the first instance of which in American history.

Two months after his political defeat, McCarthy published an op-ed with The Wall Street Journal announcing his resignation from Congress, highlighting his accomplishments and stating that his work is "only getting started."[6] His announcement came while House Republicans' majority was slimming following the expulsion of Representative George Santos of New York, making the legislative agenda of the new speaker, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, more difficult to pass. As such, Republicans see both the special and general House elections in 2024 as crucial to maintaining their influence in Congress.[7] Nonetheless, this district is considered safely Republican.

Vince Fong, an assemblymember who was considered a protégé of McCarthy, announced that he would be running for the seat after initially declining to run. He was deemed ineligible by California Secretary of State Shirley Weber due to Fong being on the ballot for the 2024 California State Assembly election, which is prohibited by state law.[8][9] Fong sued the state, with Superior Court judge Shelleyanne W. L. Chang ruing in favor of Fong and allowing him to run in the election.[10] In response to the ruling, Weber appealed the ruling and assemblymember Wendy Carrillo introduced a bill that would prevent candidates from running in two elected offices at the same time.[11][12]

Nonpartisan blanket primary

Candidates

Declared

Potential

Declined

Endorsements

Mike Boudreaux (R)
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Vince Fong (R)
U.S. representatives
District attorneys
Local officials
David Giglio (R)
Federal officials
Organizations
Individuals
Marisa Wood (D)
Individuals

Results

2024 California's 20nd congressional district primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Boudreaux
Republican Vince Fong
Republican David Giglio
Republican Kyle Kirkland
Democratic Andy Morales
Republican Matt Stoll
Democratic Marisa Wood
Total votes
By county
County Mike Boudreaux
Republican		 Vince Fong
Republican		 David Giglio
Republican		 Kyle Kirkland
Republican		 Andy Morales
Democratic		 Matt Stoll
Republican		 Marisa Wood
Democratic		 Write-in Margin Total
votes
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Kern
Kings
Fresno
Tulare
Total

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Numbered as the 21st district prior to the 2010 redistricting cycle and as the 22nd district from then until the 2020 redistricting cycle.
  2. ↑ Numbered as the 19th district prior to the 2020 redistricting cycle.
  3. ↑ Numbered as the 20th district prior to the 2010 redistricting cycle and as the 16th district from then until the 2020 redistricting cycle.

References

  1. ↑ Yousif, Nadine (December 6, 2023). "Former House speaker Kevin McCarthy announces retirement from Congress". BBC News. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ Karni, Annie (December 6, 2023). "McCarthy says he will leave Congress at the end of the year". The New York Times. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ "California Elections Code (section 10703)". California State Legislature. January 1, 2020. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  4. ↑ Wong, Scott; Kapur, Sahil (December 6, 2023). "Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the ousted speaker, announces he's leaving Congress". NBC News. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Governor Newsom Declares Special Election for 20th Congressional District". Office of The Governor of California. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ McCarthy, Kevin (December 6, 2023). "I'm Leaving the House but Not the Fight". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  7. ↑ Zanona, Melanie (December 6, 2023). "Kevin McCarthy to leave Congress at the end of this year". CNN. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  8. ↑ Nelson, Laura J. (December 15, 2023). "California elections officials say Assemblymember Vince Fong can't run for Congress in Bakersfield". Los Angeles Times.
  9. ↑ Robertsno, Nick (December 16, 2023). "McCarthy mentee Vince Fong determined ineligible for congressional candidacy". The Hill.
  10. ↑ Mason, Melanie (December 28, 2023). "McCarthy protege can run for Congress after court win". Politico.
  11. ↑ Hatch, Jenavieve. "Southern California Democrat introduces bill in 'direct response' to Vince Fong congressional run". The Sacramento Bee.
  12. ↑ Gligich, Daniel (January 11, 2024). "Weber files notice of appeal to remove Fong from ballot". The San Joaquin Valley Sun.
  13. ↑ McAndrew, Dom (December 13, 2023). "Tulare County Sheriff announces congressional campaign for McCarthy seat". KGET-TV. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  14. ↑ Mason, Melanie (December 28, 2023). "McCarthy protege can run for Congress after court win". POLITICO. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  15. 1 2 "Mathis won't run in special election for Congress". Porterville Recorder. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  16. 1 2 Daniel Gligich (December 12, 2023). "Kyle Kirkland, Matt Stoll pull papers to run succeed McCarthy". San Joaquin Valley Sun. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  17. ↑ "@RPyers". Twitter. December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Taub, David (November 30, 2023). "If McCarthy Bails From Congress, These Are the GOP Prospects for His Seat". GV Wire. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  19. 1 2 Brassil, Gillian (December 6, 2023). "Kevin McCarthy leaving Congress at year's end, was first California Republican as House speaker". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  20. ↑ Mason, Melanie; Nieves, Alex (November 30, 2023). "A tale of 2 California speakers". Politico. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  21. 1 2 Gligich, Daniel (December 13, 2023). "Democrat John Burrows leaves race to succeed Kevin McCarthy". Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Gligich, Daniel (January 3, 2024). "Boudreaux, Fong kick off endorsement scramble in McCarthy sweepstakes". The San Joaquin Valley Sun. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  23. ↑ Garcia, Luis (December 11, 2023). "Grove out, Fong in: Assemblyman Vince Fong to run for Congress after all". KGET-TV. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  24. ↑ Gligich, Daniel (December 8, 2023). "Fong, Mathis bow out of sweepstakes to succeed McCarthy". The San Joaquin Valley Sun. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  25. ↑ "McCarthy's exiting Congress. Here's what would-be successors are saying". The San Joaquin Valley Sun. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  26. ↑ Mason, Melanie (December 12, 2023). "'A political dust storm in the Central Valley': McCarthy's succession is getting messy". Politico. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  27. ↑ Kevin Kiley [@KevinKileyCA] (December 12, 2023). "Congressman Kiley endorses Assemblyman Vince Fong" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  28. 1 2 3 "Election Notebook: Fong earns batch of endorsements for Congressional race". Bakersfield.com. Bakersfield Californian. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  29. ↑ "Election notebook: Fong is endorsed by Taft, Tehachapi, Ridgecrest and Bakersfield mayors". Tehachapi News. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  30. ↑ "Republicans for National Renewal Endorses David Giglio for Congress". Republicans for National Renewal. November 17, 2023. Archived from the original on November 18, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
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