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The 1950 United States Senate election in California was held on November 7 of that year, following a campaign characterized by accusations and name-calling.Republican Representative and future President Richard Nixon defeated Democrat Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas, after Democratic incumbent Sheridan Downey withdrew during the primary election campaign.
The Senate is divided into three classes to stagger the terms of its members such that one-third of the Senate would be up for re-election every two years. Upon California's admission to the Union in 1850, the state was assigned a Class 1 seat and a Class 3 seat, first elected in 1849.
The 2024 election is only the second California Senate race without an incumbent since 1992, the other being the 2016 election following Barbara Boxer's retirement. However, Politico pointed out that the 2016 election had an "early and prohibitive frontrunner" in Kamala Harris while the 2024 election has no clear frontrunner, and thus ...
Elections in the U.S. state of California took place on November 5, 2024, with the statewide direct primary election being held on March 5, 2024. [2] California voters elected all of California's seats to the United States House of Representatives, one seat to the United States Senate, all of the seats of the California State Assembly, and all ...
At the latest, California insiders expect the senator to bow out by December — the final deadline to declare for the state’s March 5, 2024, primary — and likely much earlier.
California elects United States senators to class 1 and class 3. The state has been represented by 48 people in the Senate since it was admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850. Its U.S. senators are Democrats Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff. Dianne Feinstein was the state's longest serving senator, who served from 1992 until her death in 2023.
The presidential primary election is on Tuesday, March 5. This election gives eligible voters a chance to choose from candidates for U.S. president, the Senate and and the House Representatives.
The 2024 United States presidential election in California was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. [2] California voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. California has 54 ...