Hannah-Beth Jackson, a Democrat, is up 52-48 in her bid for the 19th Senate District in the Ventura County area. This is Tom McClintock's seat, so if she hangs on, the Dems would pick up a State Senate seat.
Up in Northern California, with 55% reporting, McClintock is clinging to a lead of about 1700 votes over Democrat Charlie Brown in the 4th Congressional District. This is the very conservative district of John Doolittle, who got caught up in the Jack Abramoff scandal and is retiring.
Democrats have been trying to increase their margins in the Legislature to get themselves closer to the magic 2/3 threshold needed to pass a budget.
On the Assembly side, Dems are currently leading in AD-15 and AD-78, two open seats currently held by Republicans. The Republican is leading in AD-30, an open seat held by conservative Dem Nicole Parra.
If the current situation holds, that's no change at the Congressional level and a net plus-one in each house of the Legislature for the Dems. That's probably a disappointment for them, as they would still fall short of 2/3 in both houses. Of course, it's still early.
Up in Northern California, with 55% reporting, McClintock is clinging to a lead of about 1700 votes over Democrat Charlie Brown in the 4th Congressional District. This is the very conservative district of John Doolittle, who got caught up in the Jack Abramoff scandal and is retiring.
Democrats have been trying to increase their margins in the Legislature to get themselves closer to the magic 2/3 threshold needed to pass a budget.
On the Assembly side, Dems are currently leading in AD-15 and AD-78, two open seats currently held by Republicans. The Republican is leading in AD-30, an open seat held by conservative Dem Nicole Parra.
If the current situation holds, that's no change at the Congressional level and a net plus-one in each house of the Legislature for the Dems. That's probably a disappointment for them, as they would still fall short of 2/3 in both houses. Of course, it's still early.
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