CFA Overview of November Election Results So Far
CFA:
What a night! See the initial results update below with numbers current as of this morning. From reversing Medicaid cuts to demanding justice for immigrants and building an economy that works for working people, these results show we’re on the right path. Now we must keep organizing, keep fighting, and turn this momentum into real change in our State and Federal governments.
NATIONAL
GUBERNATORIAL RACES
- Becerra currently winning with 66% of the vote
US SENATE
- 55 Democratic seats so far, with the potential to have 56 seats
- Results Pending in Alaska
- Alaska: Mary Peltola (D) is currently ahead by 1.6%
- This means Democrats will have a 55-56 majority in the United States Senate. Gaining enough votes to override a presidential veto is now not out of the question, especially with Republicans like Lisa Murkowski (R) in Alaska, who voted in line with Dems on healthcare and economic issues such as HR1.
CONGRESS
- 423 seats called so far, 255 for Democrats and 168 for Republicans
- In CA, we won all of our Prop 50 Districts! This was CFA’s first time supporting congressional campaigns. We played a critical role in ensuring pro worker, pro public education champions won these seats.
CALIFORNIA
BALLOT MEASURES
- Ballot measures that CFA prioritized in our program and helped pass.
- YES on Prop 3: 61% Yes, 39% No
- Prop 3 was a must pass ballot measure for CFA to protect state funding for the CSU.
- NO on Prop 39: 60.6% No, 39.4% Yes
- NO on Prop 43: 57.5% No, 42.5% Yes
- YES on Prop 3: 61% Yes, 39% No
Notable CA CONSTITUTIONALS
- Governor: Becerra currently strong at 66%
- Insurance Commissioner: Jane Kim ahead of Allen by 8%
- SPI: Barrera currently strong at 59% in this non-partisan race
CA CONGRESSTIONAL RACES
- Clean sweep on all of our priority Congressional Districts!
- CA 6 Pan (D): Pan at 59.2%
- CA 14 Wahab (D): Wahab at 57.6%
- CA 22 Villegas (D): Villegas at 68%
- CA 48 Von Wilpert (D): Von Wilpert at 60%
- Other notable outcomes
- Incumbent Jimmy Gomez was defeated by his progressive challenger
- Unfortunately, CFA member and congressional candidate Mai Vang has lost to incumbent Doris Matsui.
LEGISLATURE
- Billionaire/Tech Bro/Corporate Races
- AD 12: Our endorsed candidate, Jackie Elward, faced $4M in opposition funding from billionaires and corporations and is ahead by 12%.
- AD 47: Leila Namvar, our endorsed candidate and former SEIU 721 chapter leader, is running ahead of Republican Assemblymember Wallis by 11%
- AD 66: Our endorsed candidate, Sara Deen, has conceded to Paul Seo.
- AD 68: Jessie Lopez has beat David Penaloza by 4.6%. She had $6.8M spent against her by billionaires and corporations.
- SD 24: John Erickson appears to have been defeated by Brian Goldsmith. $6.8M was spent against him from billionaires and corporations.
- Flip Seats (Republican to Democrat Flips)
- Senate
- SD 40 Mara Elliott: Elliott is running 8% ahead of her Republican opponent in Inland San Diego County
- SD 36 Chris Duncan: Duncan is 3% ahead of his Republican opponent in the Huntington Beach
- SD 06 Sean Frame: Frame is behind Republican incumbent Roger Niello by 1%
- Assembly
- AD 07: Amy Slavensky is 6.4% ahead of her Republican opponent in the Sacramento area
- AD 36: Ida Obese-Martinez is 20% ahead of Republican Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez
- AD 58: Clarissa Cervantes is 25% ahead of her Republican opponent in the Riverside area
- AD 70: Paula Swift is ahead of incumbent Republican Tri Ta by 4%.
- AD 72: Chris Kluwe is ahead of his Republican opponent by 0.2% in Huntington Beach
- AD 74: Sergio Farias is ahead of his Republican opponent by 2.8% in the San Clemente area
- Senate
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