<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">California</a> Democratic Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gavin-newsom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gavin Newsom</a> announced on Monday the dates for a special election for the person who will serve the remainder of former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Kevin McCarthy</a>&#8216;s term (R-CA) following his retirement.</p>
<p>The primary will be held on March 19, Newsom declared in a proclamation and accompanying <a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/01/08/governor-newsom-declares-special-election-for-20th-congressional-district/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>, and a special election is scheduled for May 21 <a href="https://twitter.com/rpyers/status/1744420082577559917" target="_blank" rel="noopener">if it is needed</a>.</p>
<p>California has primary system in which candidates regardless of party compete in <a href="https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/primary-elections-california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">races for certain offices</a>, including those in Congress. In special elections, a candidate can win in the primary outright with more than 50% of the vote. If no one reaches the threshold, <a href="https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/primary-elections-california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a run-off will follow</a> — the May date in this case.</p>
<p>The announcement by Newsom solidifies a schedule in which the special election primary will be separated from California&#8217;s 2024 primary, which <a href="https://www.kcra.com/article/gov-newsom-announces-special-election-for-kevin-mccarthys-congressional-seat/46318169" target="_blank" rel="noopener">is set for March 5</a>.</p>
<p>McCarthy, who represented the Central Valley-area 20th Congressional District, left the House at the end of 2023 roughly halfway into his two-year term a couple months after he lost the speakership in a no-confidence vote. Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) eventually got elected by his peers to become the new speaker.</p>
<p>“I will continue to recruit our country’s best and brightest to run for elected office,&#8221; McCarthy said in announcing his ouster in early December. &#8220;The Republican Party is expanding every day, and I am committed to lending my experience to support the next generation of leaders.&#8221;</p>
<p>A number of GOP candidates are vying to represent the Republican-leaning district, including Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux and David Giglio, a <a href="https://abc30.com/vince-fong-kevin-mccarthy-california-seat-20th-district/14172715/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">businessman</a> who is running under an “America First” banner. McCarthy has <a href="https://www.kget.com/news/politics/your-local-elections/kevin-mccarthy-endorses-assemblyman-vince-fong-for-congress/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsed</a> Assemblymember Vince Fong.</p>
<p>In the intervening months, the GOP-led House will contend with an ever-shrinking Republican majority that was slim from the beginning. The thin margin is exacerbated in the short term by Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) temporarily being away from Washington to <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4391685-scalise-stem-cell-transplant-cancer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">undergo a stem cell transplant</a> as he battles <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rep-steve-scalise-delivers-update-on-cancer-battle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blood cancer</a>.</p>
<p>Lawmakers voted to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-votes-to-expel-george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expel</a> now-former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) in December, and a special election for his seat is <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/george-santos-congress-special-election-long-island-queens/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">set for mid-February</a>. Another member, Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH), is <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/01/02/congress/bill-johnson-plans-resignation-january-youngstown-state-house-00133496" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expected to leave</a> on January 21 to become president of Youngstown State University.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Congress</a> is currently grappling with a number of pressing issues, including working out a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-and-senate-leaders-reach-spending-deal-johnson-touts-concessions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deal on spending</a> to avert a government shutdown, a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-senate-negotiator-hopes-for-border-deal-this-week" target="_blank" rel="noopener">border security deal</a> tied to aid for U.S. allies, and impeachment proceedings <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-votes-to-formally-authorize-biden-impeachment-inquiry" target="_blank" rel="noopener">against President Joe Biden</a> and <a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/mayorkas-border-impeachment-18595978.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas</a>.</p>

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