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The elections were authorized by the State Legislature and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as a part of a budget signed into law on February 19, 2009. Voters voted on six ballot propositions , 1A through 1F, for the open 26th State Senate district seat, and in a primary for the open 32nd congressional district seat.
California's 10th congressional district special election, 2009 was held on November 3, 2009, to fill the vacancy caused in California's 10th congressional district by the resignation of Ellen Tauscher. Democratic Party candidate John Garamendi won against Republican opponent David Harmer.
Audit only covers ballots counted through election night. Elections in California are held to fill various local, state and federal seats. In California, regular elections are held every even year (such as 2006 and 2008); however, some seats have terms of office that are longer than two years, so not every seat is on the ballot in every election.
Since being admitted to the Union in 1850, California has participated in 43 presidential elections. A bellwether from 1888 to 1996, voting for the losing candidates only three times in that span, California has become a reliable state for Democratic presidential candidates since 1992.
Democratic Rep. Josh Harder faces off against Republican Tom Patti in California's 9th Congressional District election.
The 2009 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on March 3, 2009. Incumbent mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa was re-elected overwhelmingly and faced no serious opponent. [ 1 ] Villaraigosa would have faced a run-off against second place-finisher Walter Moore had he failed to win a majority of the vote. [ 2 ]
(The Center Square) - Almost one month after Election Day, one key Congressional race in California remains neck-and neck as the same pair of opponents race to a neck-and-neck finish. Democrat ...
On January 2, 2009, Democrat Rahm Emanuel resigned one day before the end of the previous Congress after being named White House Chief of Staff. Democrat Michael Quigley won the election April 7, 2009 election to replace him, handily defeating Republican Rosanna Pulido with better than a two-to-one share of the vote.