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Garcia leads Smith by 446 votes in 25th Congressional District race

by City News Service • November 20, 2020

Republican Mike Garcia and Democrat Christy Smith

LOS ANGELES – Republican Rep. Mike Garcia now leads Democratic challenger Assemblywoman Christy Smith by 446 votes in the race for the 25th Congressional District seat.

Garcia added 24 votes to lead his lead in Thursday’s count. He has 168,067 votes, or 50.1%, while Smith has 167,621, or 49.9%, according to figures released by the Secretary of State’s Office.

It was unclear how many ballots from the Nov. 3 election remain to be counted in the district. Friday is the last day vote by mail ballots will accepted.

The race has remained close since election night. Smith, D-Santa Clarita, took a 1,287-vote lead Nov. 9 after trailing by 432 votes at the start of the day’s count. Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, regained the lead Nov. 10, pulling 159 votes ahead and has led at the end of each day’s count since then.

The 25th Congressional District stretches from the Antelope Valley into Ventura County.

Garcia defeated Smith, 54.86%-45.14%, or 95,667-78,721, in a May 12 special election to fill the final 7 1/2 months of the term of former Rep. Katie Hill, D-Agua Dulce, who resigned following the online release of salacious photos and allegations of an extramarital affair with a staff member.

The seat had long been held by Republicans until Hill’s 2018 victory over then-Rep. Steve Knight, R-Palmdale.

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Filed Under: Home, Los Angeles County, Palmdale, Politics

6 comments for "Garcia leads Smith by 446 votes in 25th Congressional District race"

  1. Barbi says

    November 22, 2020 at 9:56 am

    … our brave content moderator, spending football Sunday doing a little in-house censorship, over morning coffee. Cheers!

  2. OKFine says

    November 20, 2020 at 10:36 am

    Thought I saw a Christy Klown Kar Kueen heading for the local State prison. I wonder if they will find fresh votes there.? After all there are only so many dead people that can vote in one election.

    • Dennis says

      November 20, 2020 at 3:00 pm

      Don’t forget, dead cats also vote.

      • Voter says

        November 21, 2020 at 10:59 pm

        Don’t forget about Dominion.

        • Dave says

          November 22, 2020 at 5:56 pm

          Sydney Powell, the Queen of the Dominon Conspiracy, was dumped off the Trump team today.

          She was out of control.

          You’ll have to catch up and do better next time, Voter.

          The Trumpers have been lying to you about Dominion. Do some research and you’ll get smarter. Fox News has given up on Trump and his fantasies.

          Why not you?

    • Mike says

      November 20, 2020 at 7:03 pm

      Maybe she and Trump can become prison pen pals.

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