BOOM! There’s Been a Major Upset in an Important California Special Election

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Decision Desk has declared Republican Mike Garcia the winner of Tuesday’s special election in California’s 25th House District.

#CA25 Special Election (100% Reporting)

Mike Garcia (R) 56.05% ✔️
Christy Smith (D) 43.95%@DecisionDeskHQ

Clinton Won The District By 7 Points In 2016, And Katie Hill (D) Won it by 9 points in 2018 https://t.co/PPA6BRprwo

— Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) May 13, 2020

The seat was in Democrat hands, vacated when rookie Rep. Katie Hillresignedlast fall ahead of the House Ethics Committee’s investigation of her “throuple” affair with her legislative director.

Katie Hill won that seat in 2018 by 9 points. Garcia has flipped it from blue to red with a 13-point walloping of the Democrat. Quick math, that’s a 22-point swing toward the red in a year when President Trump is supposed to be so vulnerable. It’s a special election, with different dynamics from a regular election, but still…

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