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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.
Off-year elections: Election day: November 3: Senate elections; Seats contested: 1 mid-term vacancy: Net seat change: Republican +1: Map of the 2009 Senate special elections Republican gain (1) Congressional special elections; Seats contested: 5: Net seat change: Democratic +1: Gubernatorial elections; Seats contested: 3 (2 states, 1 territory ...
The California state special elections, 2009 were held on May 19, 2009, throughout the state of California. 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 ...
Gavin Newsom signed a 2019 law to require candidates to disclose their tax returns in order to appear on the presidential primary ballot, a requirement that was shot down by the California Supreme ...
Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, served as the 67th United States Secretary of State (2009–2013), United States Senator from New York (2001–2009), and First Lady of the United States (1993–2001). She was also a candidate in the 2008 and 2016 Democratic presidential primaries.
This was the first major party presidential primary in which multiple women competed. [42] Jo Jorgensen was the Libertarian nominee for president in 2020. She is the first woman to be nominated for president by that party. Jorgensen's 1.9 million votes represent the second-highest total for a female presidential candidate.
Mother of Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2004 Mary Ellen Wolfe, [8] and made top 10 in Miss America 1980 1985 Donna Russell Mississippi 1986 Cynthia Amann Florida 1987 Pamela Nail Mississippi Mrs. World: Suzy Katz California N/A Originally 1st runner-up to Pamela Nail in 1987, ascended to Mrs. America when Pamela Nail won Mrs. World 1988 Jennifer ...
Jill Stein, the Green Party's nominee for president in 2012 and 2016, was the only candidate on the California primary ballot, although she was followed by three write-in candidates. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Stein won the primary and earned all 59 of the state's delegates.