Democrats eye GOP Rep. Mike Garcia’s House seat as key pickup opportunity: Poll

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Democrats eye GOP Rep. Mike Garcia’s House seat as key pickup opportunity: Poll
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EXCLUSIVE — Democrats are eyeing the California House seat held by Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) as a key pickup opportunity in November.

Democrats are confident their candidate, former NASA chief of staff George Whitesides, will beat, pointing to internal polling that shows the Democrat with a slight advantage over the incumbent. With no prior knowledge of either candidate, 47% of voters in California’s 27th House District said they would elect Whitesides over Garcia, according to internal polling commissioned by the Whitesides campaign. Washington Examiner.

“This poll made clear what we already know: voters are rejecting Rep. Mike Garcia and his far-right legislative record. Before any communication about George, voters in this district already support him by a three-point margin,” Whitsides campaign spokeswoman Emma Harris said in a statement. “Garcia is unpopular in this district, while we have a campaign built to hold him accountable, flip this district, and retake control of the U.S.

However, Garcia could have an incumbent advantage after easily winning the state’s primary election in March with more than 50% of the vote, garnering 54.9% of voter support. That came in above Whitesides, who came in at second place with only 32.8% of the vote. But those numbers could easily shift in Whitesides’s direction as a third candidate, Steve Hill, split Democratic votes in the primary.operates its primary elections by putting all candidates regardless of party, on the same ballot, with the top two vote-getters advancing to the general election.

With Whitesides and Garcia now facing each other head to head, the race is too close to call heading into November. TheAll 435 seats are up for grabs in 2024 as Republicans seek to hold their slim majority in the lower chamber. Of these, 42 are considered competitive, with most of those held by Democrats, giving the GOP a slight advantage as it prepares for the next election cycle.

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