In-depth preview of state races for the June 5 primary
Democratic incumbent Dianne Feinstein won her fourth term as US Senator in 2012 with 63% of the vote. With a victory in November, she would become our state’s longest-serving US Senator ever.
32 other candidates want to replace her. Her biggest challenge is from fellow Democrat and more progressive State Senator, Kevin de León. A Republican, James P. Bradley, has also closely trailed de León in some polls.
10 democrats, 12 republicans, and 11 ‘other’ or ‘no party’ candidates are in the race.
In the race to replace Governor Jerry Brown who’s terming out, current Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom is followed by fellow Democrat and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
He’s locked in a tight battle with Republican businessman John Cox for second place. Cox won an endorsement from President Trump. The top candidates debated May 8th.
Among them, State Treasurer, Democrat John Chiang, Republican Assemblyman Travis Allen– and former state schools chief– Democrat Delaine Eastin.
11 democrats, 5 republicans, and 9 ‘other’ or ‘no party’ candidates are in the race.
In the race for California’s Lieutenant Governor– Democrats Eleni Kounalakis, Ed Hernandez, and Jeff Bleich have raised the most money– a combined $3.7 million as of mid-April.
Four Republicans are also in the race– including Cole Harris who won the State’s Republican Party endorsement and has spent $1.9 million dollars.
In the race for California’s Attorney General, Xavier Becerra currently has the job, after being appointed to it by Governor Brown in late 2016 to lead California’s opposition to all things Donald Trump– policies involving immigration, the environment, birth control and health care.
He faces competition from a fellow Democrat and State Insurance Commissioner- Dave Jones who says Becerra is too fixated on Trump– also two Republicans,
Steven Bailey and Eric Early.
As with the other races, the top two vote-getters advance to November’s General election.
