Jackie Speier joined the retirement wave this year by announcing she would not again seek her Bay Area seat.
Join Scott Bland, Lara Korte, Zach Montellaro and Jeremy White this Wednesday: We’ll hop on Twitter Spaces the day after every major primary at 12 p.m. Polls have shown Angelenos feel markedly more pessimistic about the status quo on both issues. Karen Bass and ex-Republican magnate Rick Caruso are neck and neck in the vote count so far, with Caruso making his mark on the race by spending millions of dollars to amplify his message of tackling crime and homelessness. Meanwhile, the fact that Los Angeles’ mayoral contest is as competitive as it is testifies to a fraught public mood - as well as the power of a well-funded campaign.ĭemocratic Rep. But rising fears about crime - along with millions of dollars from business, real estate and technology interests - fueled a recall attempt that has led in various pre-election polls.
#BRANDON VS KAREN FULL#
San Francisco voters ousted incumbent District Attorney Chesa Boudin before he completed a full term - a ringing repudiation of a broader criminal justice reform movement.īoudin, a former public defender, defeated the mayor’s chosen candidate in 2019 as voters embraced his platform of alternatives to incarceration, police accountability and lesser sentences for lower-level crimes. And he aired nearly $108,000 in ads, according to the media tracking firm AdImpact.Ĭalifornia campaigns touching on crime and public safety Cassidy raised about $262,000 by mid-May, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Navy pilot Michael Cassidy, for most of the night.
Guest’s race was more surprising, and he trailed his challenger, former U.S. Brian Wiggins, who finished in a distant fourth place. Two outside groups spent in Palazzo’s race - one for the incumbent and another for state Sen. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell and businessman Clay Wagner were vying for a second runoff spot as of early Wednesday morning.
Mississippi’s Palazzo led his field of challengers - but with less than one-third of the vote, an unusually poor showing for an incumbent, even considering Palazzo’s ethical issues. But Democrats are also eyeing several seats that became more favorable to them in redistricting. The GOP is driving hard for the majority and tapped nominees for two of its top 2022 targets, in Des Moines and northern New Jersey. And voters across the state will choose among challengers to Attorney General Rob Bonta who have warned of backsliding on law and order.Īnd the primaries also brought the House battleground map into sharper focus, as both parties selected nominees in more than a dozen competitive swing seats across New Jersey, New Mexico, Iowa and California that could decide the House majority this fall. Karen Bass advanced to a November one-on-one runoff against billionaire Rick Caruso, who focused his campaign focused on crime and homelessness.
#BRANDON VS KAREN SERIES#
Meanwhile, San Francisco voted Tuesday to recall progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin - part of a series of high-profile California races testing the electorate’s concern around public safety.
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