What Went Down In The June 7 Primaries
In California’s 27th District, we have around half the expected vote in, and it looks pretty likely that Republican Rep. Mike Garcia will meet Democratic former Assemblywoman Christy Smith for a third straight election after he won a May 2020 special election and the November 2020 general election over her. Smith was expected to have a fair bit of competition from Navy veteran Quaye Quartey for the second spot from this seat, but it currently is not remotely close: Smith leads with 44 percent, Garcia has 39 percent and Quartey is way, way back in third, with 7 percent.
Latest count in the top-two primary for California’s 27th District
Results of the top-two primary for California’s 27th Congressional District, as of 11:33 p.m. Eastern
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christy Smith | D | 20,258 | 44.3% |
| Mike Garcia* | R | 17,792 | 38.9 |
| Quaye Quartey | D | 3,144 | 6.9 |
| Ruth Luevanos | D | 2,814 | 6.2 |
| David Rudnick | R | 1,057 | 2.3 |
| Mark Pierce | R | 645 | 1.4 |
We’re also just now getting results from the 37th District. If you’ve been following this race closely, this shouldn’t be too big of a shock, but state Sen. Sydney Kamlager — who already represents most of the 37th District in the state Senate — is currently leading the pack with 44 percent of the vote. It might be a tough race for second vote-getter, however. Kamlager’s closest competitors currently are Jan Perry at 19 percent and Daniel Lee at 17 percent.
Latest count in the top-two primary for California’s 37th District
Results of the top-two primary for California’s 37th Congressional District, as of 11:33 p.m. Eastern
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Kamlager | D | 14,429 | 43.9% |
| Jan C. Perry | D | 6,073 | 18.5 |
| Daniel W. Lee | D | 5,507 | 16.8 |
| Sandra Mendoza | D | 3,012 | 9.2 |
| Chris Champion | R | 1,947 | 5.9 |
| Baltazar Fedalizo | R | 1,078 | 3.3 |
| Michael Shure | D | 831 | 2.5 |
With about a third of the vote counted in California’s 5th, Rep. Tom McClintock is in good position with 43 percent. McClintock could have been vulnerable because he currently represents just 40 percent of the new district, but his closest GOP challenger, Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig, is in third with just 12 percent. Democrat Michael Barkley is in second with 37 percent.