California’s Congressional Primaries were a preliminary test of Democrats’ best chance at countering Republican redistricting gains elsewhere this year. The party won voter approval last year to redraw the state’s congressional map to create five more winnable U.S. House Seats. Democrats have long worried about the possibility of a shutout in one of the redrawn districts.
In the redrawn Second Congressional District, which will include Shasta County, Jared Huffman is dominating the field with just over 50%. His closest challenger is Robin Littau of Redding, with 13%.
In District One, Republican James Gallagher leads with 47%, followed by Democrat Mike McGuire with 38%. Audrey Denney trails with 13%. In the special race to complete the current District One term, Gallagher has a commanding 63%, with McGuire and Denney tied at 18% each.
-Steve Gibson