Republican Vince Fong will win California special election for McCarthy seat, CNN projects
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California state Assemblyman Vince Fong will win the special election to succeed former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the state’s 20th Congressional District, CNN projects.
California state Assemblyman Vince Fong will win the special election to succeed former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the state’s 20th Congressional District, CNN projects. Fong’s victory in an all-GOP clash against Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux will help House Republicans buttress their razor-thin majority on Capitol Hill. McCarthy, after being deposed as speaker, announced in December that he would resign from his heavily Republican Central Valley seat. He endorsed Fong, a former staffer, as his successor. Fong will serve out the remainder of McCarthy’s term through January next year. The pair are set for another rematch in November, when they compete for a full two-year term. The first round of the special election took place in March with all candidates, regardless of party, running on the same ballot. Fong, who also had the support of former President Donald Trump, finished first in that race ahead of Boudreaux and Democrat Marisa Wood. But as he did not take a majority of the vote, the race moved to this month’s face-off between the top two finishers. The 20th District contest was the first of three House special elections taking place for vacant GOP seats over the next five weeks.
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