Democrats flip seat in California's Central Valley in nation's final outstanding House race

[Emrys]

Source: Los Angeles Times

Democrats claimed the final congressional seat in the 2024 election cycle Tuesday as Merced Democrat Adam Gray ousted Republican incumbent Rep. John Duarte in a photo-finish race in California’s Central Valley.

California’s 13th Congressional District was the final outstanding race for the U.S. House of Representatives, and had the closest margin in the country. Gray was ahead by 187 votes when Duarte conceded Tuesday evening.

After trailing in the first three weeks of vote-counting, Gray took the lead on Nov. 26 as mail ballots tilted in his favor.

Gray, 47, said in a prepared statement Tuesday that he was honored to be elected and thanked the volunteers, voters, donors, campaign staff and family members who had helped him win.

Read more: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-12-03/democrat-adam-gray-ousts-republican-john-duarte-ca13-central-valley-congressional-race

[Demovictory9]

1. Good news

[usonian]

2. I got receipts (totals)

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https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1040&pid=36498

Merced, Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties out-voted Madera and Fresno counties for the win.


OK here are the details:





Reference: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/california-us-house-district-13-results

[Cha]

20. This is Huge imo... Mahalo for the receipts, usonian...

I like those details.

Dem Adam Gray was a Great Challenger!

[DFW]

3. I'll be watching cold and flu cases among House Republicans for the next 2 years

Every whacko bill the Trumpanzees try to push through, and is just too awful for even some House Republicans, the few who remember what they’re there for might get a “bug” of some sort that keeps them bedridden the day of the vote. Such a pity that the awful bill went down because all Democrats were present, and a few disease-prone Republicans were not.

The next Senate won’t have enough Republicans who know the word “conscience” to matter, but the House might.

[Hamlette]

4. what is the final count for the House of Representatives

last I heard, the GOP was up by a very small number.

[Jose Garcia]

5. 220-215, but

That will go to 217-215 as Gaetz is not going to take his seat and two other Republicans are taking jobs in the Trump Administration.

[Hamlette]

14. thanks

[BonnieJW]

15. It would be great if those 2 seats go dem in the special elections

I know those seats are in red districts, but people are seeing the wreckage about to come and might vote D to hold the line

[Pacifist Patriot]

18. Jesus Christ himself could not win as a Democrat in Gaetz' district.

[nvme]

16. I know its a fantasy BUT

We could theoretically have a majority in April because of the special elections for the 3 republicans who are leaving to join the administration. There will be special elections to replace them. So, if we dig down and get good candidates, we could potentially flip the house to Democratic control and force Drumpf to moderate and wreck his plans.

[nmmi]

6. 220-215, but 217-215 for the first months...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-win-in-final-uncalled-house-race-locks-in-brutally-small-gop-majority/ar-AA1venpn

Gray's victory means Republicans are set to have 220 seats to Democrats' 215 when the 119th Congress is sworn in on Jan. 3.

To make matters worse for House Republicans, Trump has selected Reps. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) and Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) as his national security advisor and ambassador to the United Nations, respectively.

Both of their seats, along with that of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who resigned in pursuit of a short-lived nomination for attorney general and said he will not retake his seat in January, won't be filled until the Spring.

While Waltz doesn't plan to resign until Jan. 20, Johnson will still be left with a 217-215 majority for some of the key first months of Trump's term.

and there's this that I don't know enough to comment on:

Republicans only won the House by 7,500 total votes in three congressional districts, Seth Abramson, NYT
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219787008

[Hamlette]

13. thanks

I wonder if 2 House republicans will have a spine.
.
Yes, it was a joke. We all know they won't.

[spooky3]

19. Actually, Johnson had a lot of trouble keeping his coalition together in the last session.

He had to rely on Hakeem Jeffries to deliver some votes.

And he has an even smaller majority now. So anything could happen!

[Hamlette]

27. yes, and he MIGHT have a heart, he aid to Ukraine passed,

[Bengus81]

7. Good news for a change--much to the chagrin of Maga Mike.

[Emrys]

24. Heh. You should have seen the chagrin on the MAGAts on Twitter, where I found the link to this story

Apparently the results should have been declared on election day, and curing votes is just another example of Democratic electoral corruption.

[Upthevibe]

8. Emrys

That's good news......not to be a downer but won't the seats that will be vacated by the Repubs. for the various reasons just be replaced by other repubs. in special elections?

[Callie1979]

10. Probably but it still weakens them for a few months at least.

There's also the chance a district could be purple & have a popular Democrat in the area run.
But they're short for NOW!

[patphil]

17. Gaetz, Waltz, and Stefanik won their elections with well over 60% of the vote.

Not much chance of a flip in any of those districts. Trump's first couple of months would have to be a huge disaster to give Democrats a chance to gain seats there.
That said, the longer these seats remain open, the better our chances to win one or more.
DeSantis has announced an April 1st date to fill the vacancy in Gaetz's district. I wonder what kind of April Fool the Republicans will nominate to replace him.
The other seats could possibly go later, since they don't become vacant until the Senate confirms Waltz and Stefanik's appointments, and they formally resign from the House.
It could get interesting.

[Initech]

23. Seriously, how? These are all extremely shitty people who should have been fired years ago.

The fact that they keep getting reelected says more about their districts than anything.

[patphil]

28. What do you mean? I already said there isn't much chance to flip these.

It would require a change of consciousness of the electorate in these districts.
But then, Trump's idiotic plans for the nation could possibly provide an opening.
Okay?

[Initech]

29. Well, we got rid of Gaetz.

But I would like to see Greene and Boebert flushed by any means.

[appmanga]

26. Even so...

...at 220 the (R)apists can only afford to lose two votes. Every Rapist district isn't the same, and the fact three Democrats flipped three purple districts in CA is going to at least make some Rs in the same situation think hard on what they vote for. Those are the kind of situations where the Indivisible Playbook can be of value.

[Callie1979]

9. Can we get a few GOP "early retirements" in blue states please?? Just a few!!

I dont think I'm being greedy at all!

[NoMoreRepugs]

11. That's a five vote majority for PreacherMike, 3 if they flip our way on anything. Good luck mikey......

[Dem4life1970]

12. The good thing is....

that these GOP seats might have special elections after Orange Julius Caesar has taken his throne and people get a sense of what life will be like under his reign. These special elections will be the first time that all of those people who googled "Are tariffs bad?" and "Can I change my vote?" on election day will be able to voice their continued support...or not. Hopefully that will flip the NY seat, but who knows.

[Initech]

21. I wish we could get Anna Luna, Nancy Mace, and Marjorie Shit For Brains out of power.

Boebert too.

[SpankMe]

22. Far be it for me to speak well of a Republican on this board, but...

It's a minor miracle and a sign of integrity for a Republican incumbent who lost by only 180-some votes out of more than 250k cast to concede without throwing a tantrum per the Republican "rigged-election" playbook. Good on Mr. Duarte.

[wolfie001]

25. So the bastard had to say "Uncle"

[USS_Dauntless]

30. EVERY. VOTE. COUNTS.