What Went Down In The June 7 Primaries
I’m still monitoring the results in California’s 15th District, but it’s looking like the eventual outcome is becoming more and more clear. With 58 percent of the expected vote in, Assemblyman Kevin Mullin leads with about 42 percent of the vote. He’s followed by David Canepa, who represents the far-left flank of the Democratic party, at 25 percent.
Latest count in the top-two primary for California’s 15th District
Results of the top-two primary for California’s 15th Congressional District, as of 11:50 p.m. Eastern
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mullin | D | 21,839 | 41.6% |
| David Canepa | D | 13,062 | 24.9 |
| Gus Mattammal | R | 8,374 | 16.0 |
| Emily Beach | D | 7,191 | 13.7 |
| Jim Garrity | Ind. | 1,013 | 1.9 |
| Andrew Watters | D | 703 | 1.3 |
| Ferenc Pataki | Ind. | 295 | 0.6 |
The outcome is looking pretty clear in California’s 5th District. With about half the vote counted, GOP Rep. Tom McClintock leads with 42 percent of the vote, followed by Democrat Michael Barkley at 39 percent. Another Republican, Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig, has just 12 percent and doesn’t look likely to make the general election.
In fact, NBC has already projected the recall outcome: Boudin is out. This is a notable rejection of progressive criminal justice reforms in the deep blue city of San Francisco, just a year after school board recalls marked a rejection of some of the city’s progressive school policies.