By Wednesday morning, Republican candidate Mike Garcia held a significant lead over Democrat state assemblywoman Christy Smith in the special election for California’s 25th congressional district seat, a seat which had been held by former representative Katie Hill until she resigned after revelations of sex with a staffer.
The New York Times reported that 314 of 411 precincts had been counted, with Garcia winning 80,337 votes, 56% of the vote, and Smith garnering 62,998 votes, 44% of the vote.
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