2017 California's 34th congressional district special election

2017 California's 34th congressional district special election
California's 34th congressional district
Turnout	14.27%
	First round county supervisorial district resultsRunoff county supervisorial district resultsShow all Map key; Gomez: 20–30% 60–70%; Ahn: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. Representative before election; Xavier Becerra; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Jimmy Gomez; Democratic

A special election was held on June 6, 2017, to elect the member of the United States House of Representatives for California's 34th congressional district. A special open primary election was held on April 4, 2017.

Incumbent Representative Xavier Becerra, nominated by Governor Jerry Brown to succeed Kamala Harris, was confirmed as Attorney General of California on January 23, 2017.^[1] Harris, who was elected to the United States Senate to succeed Barbara Boxer, resigned as attorney general on January 3, 2017.^[2]

Democrats Jimmy Gomez and Robert Lee Ahn advanced to the runoff.^[3] Gomez defeated Ahn 59.22% to 40.78%.^[4]

Candidates[]

Democratic Party[]

Upon the announcement of incumbent Representative Xavier Becerra's selection as Attorney General of California, John Pérez, the former Speaker of the California State Assembly, announced his candidacy to succeed him in the House of Representatives.^[2] He soon withdrew from the race, citing a recent health diagnosis.^[5]

Declared[]

Robert Lee Ahn, attorney and Los Angeles City planning commissioner
Vanessa Aramayo, former congressional aide and former California Assembly aide^[6]
Maria Cabildo, former Los Angeles City planning commissioner and director of homeless initiatives at the LA County Community Development Commission & Housing Authority,^[7] Co-Founder of East LA Community Corporation^[8]
Alejandra Campoverdi, former White House aide for U.S. President Barack Obama^[9]
Arturo Carmona, former Bernie Sanders presidential campaign staff member^[10]
Wendy Carrillo, labor activist and radio host^[11]^[12]
Ricardo De La Fuente, businessman and son of 2016 presidential candidate Rocky De La Fuente^[13]
Yolie Flores, former Los Angeles Unified School District board member^[14]
Melissa "Sharkie" Garza, filmmaker and businesswoman^[15]
Jimmy Gomez, state assemblyman^[16]
Sara Hernandez, former public school teacher, attorney, nonprofit founder, and former district director and special counsel to LA City Council Member Jose Huizar.^[17]
Steven Mac, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney^[9]
Sandra Mendoza, candidate for the State Assembly in 2014 and 2016^[18]
Raymond Meza, SEIU labor organizer^[9]
Armando Sotomayor, activist
Richard Joseph Sullivan, attorney
Tracy Van Houten, aerospace engineer^[19]
Tenaya Wallace, public relations strategist^[18]

Withdrew[]

John Pérez, former Speaker of the California State Assembly^[2]^[20]
Dr. Jason Ahn, Physician at UCLA^[21]

Declined[]

Gil Cedillo, Los Angeles City Councilman^[22]^[23]
Kevin de León, State Senator and President pro tempore of the California State Senate^[22]
Monica Garcia, Los Angeles School Board member^[24]^[23]
José Huizar, Los Angeles City Councilman^[22]^[25]
Jesse Leon, aide to Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar^[23]
Holly Mitchell, state senator^[22]
Nick Pacheco, former Los Angeles City Councilman and candidate for Los Angeles County District Attorney in 2004^[24]
David Ryu, Los Angeles City Councilman^[26]
Miguel Santiago, state assemblyman^[27]

Republican Party[]

Declared[]

William Rodriguez Morrison, apartment building manager and perennial candidate^[18]

Green Party[]

Declared[]

Kenneth Mejia, certified public accountant and candidate for this seat in 2016^[28]

Libertarian Party[]

Declared[]

Angela McArdle, litigation paralegal and legal aide^[29]

Independents[]

Declared[]

Mark Padilla, law office administrator

General election[]

Endorsements[]

Wendy Carrillo (D)

Politicians

Lucy Flores, former member of Nevada State Assembly and Bernie Sanders surrogate^[30]

Activists

National co-chairs and organizers of the 2017 Women's March^[31]

Organizations

Democracy For America^[32]

Maria Cabildo (D)

Newspapers

Los Angeles Times^[33]

Arturo Carmona (D)

Celebrities

Danny Glover, actor and film director^[34]

Organizations

National Nurses United, progressive union organization^[35]

Jimmy Gomez (D)

Federal politicians

Kamala Harris, United States Senator from California^[36]
Pete Aguilar, United States Representative from California's 31st congressional district^[37]
Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California and former United States Representative from California's 34th congressional district^[38]
Ruben Gallego, United States Representative from Arizona's 7th congressional district^[36]
Raúl Grijalva, United States Representative from Arizona's 3rd congressional district^[39]
Grace Napolitano, United States Representative from California's 32nd congressional district^[36]
Juan Vargas, United States Representative from California's 51st congressional district^[36]
Filemon Vela Jr., United States Representative from Texas's 34th congressional district^[36]
Hilda Solis, Former United States Secretary of Labor under Barack Obama^[36]

Statewide Politicians

Kevin de León, President pro tempore of the California State Senate^[36]
Anthony Rendon, Speaker of the California Assembly^[36]

Citywide Politicians

Gil Cedillo, Member of the Los Angeles City Council^[36]
Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles^[40]

Organizations

California Democratic Party^[41]

Robert Lee Ahn (D)

Current and Former Elected Officials

David Ryu, LA City Councilman^[42]
Mark Keam, Virginia House of Delegates^[43]
Rick Tuttle, Retired LA City Controller^[44]
Mike Honda, Retired Congress member^[45]
Warren Furutani, Retired Assemblymember^[46]
, City of Carson

Athletes

Jason Collins, former National Basketball Association player^[47]

Organizations

^[48]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Wendy Carrillo (D)	Jimmy Gomez (D)	Sara Hernandez (D)	William Rodriguez Morrison (R)	Other / Undecided
FM3 Research (D-Hernandez)	February 11–14, 2017	500	± 4.4%	5%	20%	9%	5%	61%^[49]

Results[]

California's 34th congressional district special election, 2017^[50]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Gomez	10,728	25.5
	Democratic	Robert Lee Ahn	9,415	22.2
	Democratic	Maria Cabildo	4,259	10.1
	Democratic	Sara Hernandez	2,358	5.6
	Democratic	Arturo Carmona	2,205	5.2
	Democratic	Wendy Carrillo	2,195	5.2
	Green	Kenneth Mejia	1,964	4.6
	Democratic	Yolie Flores	1,368	3.2
	Republican	William Morrison	1,360	3.2
	Democratic	Tracy Van Houten	1,042	2.5
	Democratic	Alejandra Campoverdi	1,001	2.4
	Democratic	Vanessa Aramayo	853	2.0
	Democratic	Sandra Mendoza	674	1.6
	Democratic	Steven Mac	663	1.6
	Democratic	Raymond Meza	509	1.2
	No party preference	Mark Edward Padilla	427	1.0
	Democratic	Ricardo De La Fuente	331	0.8
	Libertarian	Angela McArdle	319	0.7
	Democratic	Adrienne Nicole Edwards	182	0.4
	Democratic	Richard Joseph Sullivan	155	0.4
	Democratic	Armando Sotomayor	118	0.3
	Democratic	Tenaya Wallace	103	0.2
	Democratic	Melissa "Sharkie" Garza	79	0.2
	Democratic	Michelle Walker (write-in)	0	0.0
Total votes			42,308	100.0

Runoff[]

Endorsements[]

Jimmy Gomez (D)

Federal politicians

Kamala Harris, United States Senator from California^[36]
Pete Aguilar, United States Representative from California's 31st congressional district^[51]
Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California and former United States Representative from California's 34th congressional district^[38]
Ruben Gallego, United States Representative from Arizona's 7th congressional district^[36]
Raúl Grijalva, United States Representative from Arizona's 3rd congressional district^[39]
Grace Napolitano, United States Representative from California's 32nd congressional district^[36]
Juan Vargas, United States Representative from California's 51st congressional district^[36]
Filemon Vela Jr., United States Representative from Texas's 34th congressional district^[36]
Hilda Solis, Former United States Secretary of Labor under Barack Obama^[36]

Statewide Politicians

Kevin de León, President pro tempore of the California State Senate^[36]
Anthony Rendon, Speaker of the California Assembly^[36]

Citywide Politicians

Gil Cedillo, Member of the Los Angeles City Council^[36]
Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles^[40]

Organizations

California Democratic Party^[41]
Our Revolution^[52]

Robert Lee Ahn (D)

Current and Former Elected Officials

David Ryu, LA City Councilman^[42]
Mark Keam, Virginia House of Delegates^[43]
Rick Tuttle, Retired LA City Controller^[44]
Mike Honda, Retired Congress member^[45]
Warren Furutani, Retired Assemblymember^[46]
, City of Carson

Athletes

Jason Collins, former National Basketball Association player^[47]

Organizations

^[48]

Results[]

California's 34th congressional district special general election, 2017^[53]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jimmy Gomez	25,569	59.2	*N/A*
	Democratic	Robert Lee Ahn	17,610	40.8	N/A
Total votes			43,179	100.0	N/A
	Democratic hold

References[]

^ "Essential Politics: California Senate votes to confirm Becerra as AG, state lawmakers watch Trump's inauguration". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Wire, Sarah D.; Clifford, John (January 3, 2017). "Kamala Harris sworn in as first Indian American senator and California's first black senator". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
^ "Jimmy Gomez, Robert Lee Ahn advance in L.A. congressional race, prepare to face off in June contest". LA Times. April 5, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
^ "Final Official Election Results - Congressional District 34 General Special General Election, June 6, 2017". California Secretary of State. June 4, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
^ "Essential Politics: Garcetti talks about his phone call with Trump, pension fund considers expanding tobacco investments". Retrieved December 14, 2016 – via LA Times.
^ Mai-Duc, Christine (January 4, 2017). "Former leader of antipoverty group joins race to replace Xavier Becerra in Congress". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
^ Mai-Duc, Christine (January 5, 2017). "Former L.A. planning commissioner becomes 12th to enter race to succeed Rep. Xavier Becerra". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
^ Chiao, Christine (May 6, 2015). "Meet Maria Cabildo, the Patron Saint of Boyle Heights". Los Angeles Weekly. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mai-Duc, Christine (December 22, 2016). "Former White House aide, also a former L.A. Times employee, joins candidates vying to succeed Xavier Becerra". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
^ "Former Bernie Sanders campaign aide Arturo Carmona enters race to replace Becerra". Los Angeles Times. December 13, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
^ Carrillo, Wendy. "Why I'm running for Congress #CD34". Medium. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
^ "Profile - Wendy Carrillo". KCRW. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
^ "Essential Politics: State Senate committee moves to assist immigrants, what California's members of Congress are saying about Trump's executive order". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
^ "Former LAUSD board member enters the fray to replace Xavier Becerra". Los Angeles Times. December 16, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
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^ "Essential Politics: State Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra to open Washington office, cap-and-trade auction revenue results are revealed". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Koseff, Alexei (December 1, 2016). "Becerra's attorney general selection sets off scurry for House replacement". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mai-Duc, Christine (January 13, 2017). "Who's in and who's out in the race to replace Rep. Xavier Becerra in Congress". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Mai-Duc, Christine (December 1, 2016). "Rep. Becerra Named California Attorney General". Roll Call. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
^ Wire, Sarah D. (December 5, 2016). "Los Angeles City Council member won't seek Becerra seat". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
^ "LA Councilman David Ryu won't run for open congressional seat". Los Angeles Daily News. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
^ Wire, Sarah D.; Mason, Melanie (December 2, 2016). "Special election to replace Rep. Xavier Becerra in Congress could get crowded". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
^ "Kenneth Mejia, a 26-year-old self-proclaimed 'Berniecrat,' joins the fray in 34th Congressional District". Los Angeles Times. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
^ "California Libertarian Angela McArdle Files To Run For Congress In Special Election". Independent Political Report. February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
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^ "Meet the Political Candidate Who Just Got Endorsed by the Leaders of the Women's March". Elle. March 31, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
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^ "In California's 34th district, Maria Cabildo is a new kind of candidate for a new kind of Democratic Party". Los Angeles Times. March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
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^ ^a ^b "California politics updates: Gov. Brown takes his transportation plan on the road, 'sanctuary state' bill amended". Retrieved April 7, 2017 – via LA Times.
^ ^a ^b "California politics updates: State Legislature approves a $52-billion transportation proposal to fix the state's roads, highways and bridges". Retrieved April 7, 2017 – via LA Times.
^ ^a ^b "Who's in and who's out in the race to replace Rep. Xavier Becerra in Congress". Los Angeles Times. January 17, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Essential Politics: State Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra to open Washington office, cap-and-trade auction revenue results are revealed". Retrieved April 7, 2017 – via LA Times.
^ ^a ^b "ATTORNEY AHN RUNNING FOR BECERRA'S HOUSE SEAT".
^ ^a ^b "Korean Americans have his back, but Robert Lee Ahn will need more to become L.A.'s next congressman".
^ ^a ^b "Facebook".
^ ^a ^b "Facebook".
^ ^a ^b "Rafu.com".
^ ^a ^b "Jason Collins on Twitter". Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "KOREAN AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE ENDORSES CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE ROBERT LEE AHN FOR THE 34th DISTRICT". Archived from the original on April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^ Arturo Carmona (D) and Yolie Flores (D) with 4%, Kenneth Mejia (G) with 3%, Alejandra Campoverdi (D) with 2%, Robert Lee Ahn (D) with 1%, Other/Undecided with 47%
^ "Final Official Election Results - Congressional District 34 Special Primary Election, April 4, 2017". California Secretary of State. April 4, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
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^ "Jmmy Gomez". Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
^ "Final Official Election Results - Congressional District 34 General Special General Election, June 6, 2017". California Secretary of State. June 4, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2019.

[1] "Essential Politics: California Senate votes to confirm Becerra as AG, state lawmakers watch Trump's inauguration". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved January 24, 2017.

[becerra-2] Wire, Sarah D.; Clifford, John (January 3, 2017). "Kamala Harris sworn in as first Indian American senator and California's first black senator". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 3, 2017.

[3] "Jimmy Gomez, Robert Lee Ahn advance in L.A. congressional race, prepare to face off in June contest". LA Times. April 5, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

[4] "Final Official Election Results - Congressional District 34 General Special General Election, June 6, 2017". California Secretary of State. June 4, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2019.

[5] "Essential Politics: Garcetti talks about his phone call with Trump, pension fund considers expanding tobacco investments". Retrieved December 14, 2016 – via LA Times.

[6] Mai-Duc, Christine (January 4, 2017). "Former leader of antipoverty group joins race to replace Xavier Becerra in Congress". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 7, 2017.

[7] Mai-Duc, Christine (January 5, 2017). "Former L.A. planning commissioner becomes 12th to enter race to succeed Rep. Xavier Becerra". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 17, 2017.

[8] Chiao, Christine (May 6, 2015). "Meet Maria Cabildo, the Patron Saint of Boyle Heights". Los Angeles Weekly. Retrieved March 29, 2017.

[campoverdi-9] Mai-Duc, Christine (December 22, 2016). "Former White House aide, also a former L.A. Times employee, joins candidates vying to succeed Xavier Becerra". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

[10] "Former Bernie Sanders campaign aide Arturo Carmona enters race to replace Becerra". Los Angeles Times. December 13, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2017.

[11] Carrillo, Wendy. "Why I'm running for Congress #CD34". Medium. Retrieved December 6, 2016.

[12] "Profile - Wendy Carrillo". KCRW. Retrieved December 6, 2016.

[13] "Essential Politics: State Senate committee moves to assist immigrants, what California's members of Congress are saying about Trump's executive order". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved February 2, 2017.

[14] "Former LAUSD board member enters the fray to replace Xavier Becerra". Los Angeles Times. December 16, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2017.

[15] "Melissa Garza". IMDb. Retrieved February 18, 2017.

[gomez-16] "Essential Politics: Garcetti talks about his phone call with Trump, pension fund considers expanding tobacco investments". Retrieved December 14, 2016 – via LA Times.

[17] Sklar, Debbie (December 13, 2016). "Teacher, non-profit leader running for Becerra seat". My News LA. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

[morecandidates-18] Mai-Duc, Christine (January 13, 2017). "More candidates say they're running for Xavier Becerra's congressional seat, bringing field to 16". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 17, 2017.

[19] "Rocket scientist, mom & ignited citizen running for Congress in California's 34th. Ready to blast off to Washington for this beautifully diverse city". www.crowdpac.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.

[20] Myers, John (December 10, 2016). "Former Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez decides against running for Rep. Xavier Becerra's congressional seat". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 12, 2016.

[21] "Essential Politics: State Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra to open Washington office, cap-and-trade auction revenue results are revealed". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[scurry-22] Koseff, Alexei (December 1, 2016). "Becerra's attorney general selection sets off scurry for House replacement". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved December 2, 2016.

[whosin-23] Mai-Duc, Christine (January 13, 2017). "Who's in and who's out in the race to replace Rep. Xavier Becerra in Congress". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 17, 2017.

[rollcall-24] Mai-Duc, Christine (December 1, 2016). "Rep. Becerra Named California Attorney General". Roll Call. Retrieved January 17, 2017.

[25] Wire, Sarah D. (December 5, 2016). "Los Angeles City Council member won't seek Becerra seat". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 17, 2017.

[26] "LA Councilman David Ryu won't run for open congressional seat". Los Angeles Daily News. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.

[27] Wire, Sarah D.; Mason, Melanie (December 2, 2016). "Special election to replace Rep. Xavier Becerra in Congress could get crowded". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 2, 2016.

[28] "Kenneth Mejia, a 26-year-old self-proclaimed 'Berniecrat,' joins the fray in 34th Congressional District". Los Angeles Times. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.

[29] "California Libertarian Angela McArdle Files To Run For Congress In Special Election". Independent Political Report. February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.

[30] "The 'Bernie vote' is split in the race to replace Xavier Becerra in Congress". Los Angeles Times. February 28, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.

[31] "Meet the Political Candidate Who Just Got Endorsed by the Leaders of the Women's March". Elle. March 31, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.

[32] "Monday April 4th, #CA holds a special election". Twitter. April 1, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.

[33] "In California's 34th district, Maria Cabildo is a new kind of candidate for a new kind of Democratic Party". Los Angeles Times. March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.

[34] "California's 34th Congressional District special election, 2017". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 29, 2017.

[35] "California's 34th Congressional District special election, 2017". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 29, 2017.

[latimes1-36] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez racks up endorsements from Latino elected officials in fight for Becerra's congressional seat". Los Angeles Times. December 14, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2017.

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[latimes2-38] "California politics updates: Gov. Brown takes his transportation plan on the road, 'sanctuary state' bill amended". Retrieved April 7, 2017 – via LA Times.

[latimes3-39] "California politics updates: State Legislature approves a $52-billion transportation proposal to fix the state's roads, highways and bridges". Retrieved April 7, 2017 – via LA Times.

[latimes4-40] "Who's in and who's out in the race to replace Rep. Xavier Becerra in Congress". Los Angeles Times. January 17, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.

[latimes5-41] "Essential Politics: State Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra to open Washington office, cap-and-trade auction revenue results are revealed". Retrieved April 7, 2017 – via LA Times.

[autogenerated1-42] "ATTORNEY AHN RUNNING FOR BECERRA'S HOUSE SEAT".

[latimes6-43] "Korean Americans have his back, but Robert Lee Ahn will need more to become L.A.'s next congressman".

[facebook1-44] "Facebook".

[facebook2-45] "Facebook".

[autogenerated2-46] "Rafu.com".

[twitter1-47] "Jason Collins on Twitter". Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[ahnforcongress1-48] "KOREAN AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE ENDORSES CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE ROBERT LEE AHN FOR THE 34th DISTRICT". Archived from the original on April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[49] Arturo Carmona (D) and Yolie Flores (D) with 4%, Kenneth Mejia (G) with 3%, Alejandra Campoverdi (D) with 2%, Robert Lee Ahn (D) with 1%, Other/Undecided with 47%

[50] "Final Official Election Results - Congressional District 34 Special Primary Election, April 4, 2017". California Secretary of State. April 4, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2019.

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[52] "Jmmy Gomez". Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2017.

[53] "Final Official Election Results - Congressional District 34 General Special General Election, June 6, 2017". California Secretary of State. June 4, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2019.

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2017 California's 34th congressional district special election

Contents

Candidates[]

Democratic Party[]

Declared[]

Withdrew[]

Declined[]

Republican Party[]

Declared[]

Green Party[]

Declared[]

Libertarian Party[]

Declared[]

Independents[]

Declared[]

General election[]

Endorsements[]

Polling[]

Results[]

Runoff[]

Endorsements[]

Results[]

See also[]

References[]