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California's 26th State Senate district special election, 2009 [7] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Curren Price: 37,677 : 70.72 : Republican: Nachum Shifren 11,097 20.83 Peace and Freedom: Cindy Henderson 4,501 8.45 Valid ballots 53,275 83.24 Invalid or blank votes 10,726 16.76 Total votes 64,001 : 100.00 : Turnout 18.59 Democratic hold
The only election which changed party hands (from Republican to Democratic) was in New York's 23rd congressional district. Also, a primary election was held in Massachusetts on December 8, 2009, for the senate seat left open by the death of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy ; the general special election for that later seat occurred on January 19, 2010.
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.
State Senate; State Assembly; State delegation to the U.S. Senate; State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives; For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes. Note that ties on the Board of Equalization are broken by the vote of the State Controller.
On June 26, 2009, Tauscher resigned her seat to be sworn in as Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In the ensuing special election held on November 3, 2009, former Democratic Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi won the seat over Republican David Harmer 53.0% to 42.7%.
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.
2009 California's 32nd congressional district special election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Judy Chu: 16,194 : 61.85 : Republican: Betty Chu 8,630 32.96 Libertarian: Christopher Agrella 1,356 5.18 Write-in: Eleanor Garcia 2 0.01 Majority 7,564 28.89 Total votes 26,182 : 100.00 : Democratic hold
May 19, 2009: Assemblyman Curren Price (D-51) wins the special election for the 26th Senate District seat to replace Ridley-Thomas and is sworn in on June 8; September 1, 2009: Councilman Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) wins the special election for the 51st Assembly District seat to replace Price and is sworn in on September 10