updated Wed. April 17, 2024
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VoiceofOC
March 12, 2018
Democrats nationwide are targeting the four Orange County Republican strongholds, the 39th, 45th, 48th and 49th Congressional districts, in a ... California has a “top two” primary where the two candidates who receive the most votes in the primary, regardless of their political party, face off in November.
OB Rag
March 7, 2018
Debate Dodging and Disappointed Democrats in the 49th Congressional District ... Polling from February confirmed what many feared; absent a Republican incumbent there was a real possibility of no Democrat making it past June 5th, thanks to California's top two (regardless of party) primary system.
San Diego Free Press
March 6, 2018
UPDATE: DeMaio decided to forfeit his filing fee (and won't be running) after looking at some not-encouraging polling numbers. The possibility of both the 49th and the 50th Congressional Districts having only Republicans battling it out in the November election became real yesterday. It's lookingÃâà...
KPBS
March 5, 2018
The 49th is a key race for Democrats hoping to take back the House. They face several strong Republican candidates, and voter registrations in the district remain marginally more Republican than Democrat. PreJean was running last among the Democrats in a poll commissioned by the Flip the 49thÃâà...
KPBS
February 28, 2018
Democrats Looking To Thin Crowded Field In Race For 49th Congressional District ... The California Democratic Party's decision not to endorse a candidate in the race to replace Rep. Darrell Issa ... The 49th Congressional District stretches from Orange County to La Jolla and includes Camp Pendleton.
The San Diego Union-Tribune
February 24, 2018
Likewise, delegates were unable to reach an agreement for statewide offices including U.S. Senate, governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, as well as several Assembly and California Senate seats. But in the 49th Congressional District, attorney Mike Levin received 53 percent of the vote fromÃâà...
KPBS
February 23, 2018
Delegates at the California Democratic Party Convention in San Diego this weekend will decide whether to endorse candidates in the race to replace Darrell Issa in the 49th Congressional District. An endorsement could be key for Democrats to win one of the top two seats in the primary. But anÃâà...
OC Weekly
February 20, 2018
The moderator for the 49th Congressional District debate will be Christine Mai-Duc, who covers California politics for the Los Angeles Times and is currently focused on the midterm election. The top two vote-getters from any party in a June primary will face off in the November general election. The 49thÃâà...
The Desert Sun
December 31, 1999
Multiple California districts with longtime GOP incumbents saw voters also pick Hillary Clinton over President Donald Trump in 2016, part of a shift .... Others, including the 25th, 39th, 45th, 48th and 49th districts, have traditionally been conservative strongholds, but could become battlegrounds in the 2018Ãâà...
KUSI
December 31, 1999
Several groups in North County hosted a bipartisan candidate forum Friday for the 49th Congressional District. The already competitive 49th District became a very crowded race after Darrell Issa announced he wouldn't be running for re-election this year. It's a congressional race being closely watchedÃâà...
