What Went Down In The June 7 Primaries

In California’s 49th, incumbent Democrat Mike Levin is sitting at 55 percent, while three Republicans are vying for the right to face him in the fall. Currently leading is 2020 general election candidate Brian Maryott, with 17 percent. Behind him are Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett, with 10 percent, and Oceanside City Councilman Christopher Rodriguez with 9 percent.

We’re getting some results out of the 8th District, too. According to The New York Times, which has 16 percent of precincts reporting, Democratic Rep. John Garamendi leads the pack with 65 percent of the vote. (No huge surprises there.) His closest opponent right now is Republican ​​Rudy Recile at 22 percent.

In California’s 45th, it looks like Republican Rep. Michelle Steel and Democrat Jay Chen, a community college trustee, are in good shape to advance to the general election in the fall. With 48 percent of the expected vote reporting, Chen is at 45 percent and Steel at 44 percent, while former Orange County Board of Education trustee Long Pham is in third with 10 percent.