Garcia, the Republican incumbent in the newly configured district, defeated Democrat challenger Christy Smith for the second time in a row.
“The people of CA-27 have spoken, and I’m honored to be reelected to serve another two years in Congress,” Garcia said in a statement. “To my family, my team, the voters, and the volunteers who supported our campaign, I am humbled by your efforts that led to this massive victory, and I look forward to continuing to fight for you.”
Garcia won 57.58% of the vote as of Wednesday morning to Smith’s 42.42%. He had 65,545 votes to Smith’s 48,285.
“I applaud Christy Smith for jumping in the ring again. It was another effective and well-run campaign,” Garcia said.
He was first elected to Congress in 2020, winning a special election with 55% of the vote. He lives in Santa Clarita with his wife and two sons.
“To all the voters of CA-27: Thank you. It’s an honor to be your Congressman, and whether you voted for me or not, I’ll continue working every day to serve you and your interests in Washington, D.C. and here in the district — fighting inflation, lowering costs, keeping California families safe, and ensuring the United States remains the greatest nation the world has ever seen,” Garcia said.
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Clyde Gobango says
Let’s face it.
the opponent was/is not committed to winning, runs a weak campaign, and cannot muster passionate belief through her meek honesty.
it’s like a tennis pro trying to play rugby
it is almost as if that is intentional and by design. Now, why would that be useful, or even desirable? When is it best to allow a concentrated bolus of partisans a small, isolatable locale their space to operate?
the experience is a reminder that even weakness and ignorance can be a strength if concentrated in a small region.
reminder.
though anybody can declare anything, (see 1st Amendment), there are still more than 30 days until this election count is finalized
Tim Scott says
Let’s face it, MAGAt Mike is following the Trump playbook. He declared victory with less than half the votes counted so that if he loses he can rile up the MAGAts by ranting about how the election was “stolen” from him.
Tim Scott says
Quit pretending that you have ever done anything for any voter, you contemptible insurrectionist oath breaking swine.
Fish & Chips on the pier says
contemptible insurrectionist?
has anyone actually been convicted of insurrection? Of course one could reply, not yet.
Tim Scott says
No, because there is no mention of “insurrection” in law so no one has been or will be convicted of “insurrection.” It’s a colloquial term. There have been convictions for “seditious conspiracy” which is a legal term meaning the same thing.
This is a standard right wing nut job ploy that was successfully used to defend Trump in circles of morons. “There’s no evidence of collusion!!!” scream the MAGAts. True, but only because ‘evidence’ only applies to criminal investigations and “collusion” is a colloquialism, not a legal term. There were PLENTY of Russians found to be interfering in the election, which is a crime. If they ever get pried out of Russia they will be tried and almost certainly convicted. There is plenty of evidence that the Trump campaign conspired with them in committing their crimes, which is also a crime.
Prosecution was not pursued because it was quashed by Trump’s appointed attorney general, William Barr. Barr demonstrably lied to congress and the American people to justify not prosecuting when he released a “summary” of the investigation report and delayed release of the actual report. When the actual report was released it was clear that his “summary” was not remotely accurate and that there was abundant evidence on which prosecutions could have gone forward, he just chose to ignore it and protect Trump.
So the strategy of introducing a colloquial term and then saying that it “has never been proven” is a tried and true method for avoiding accountability. Garcia will continue trying to stand on that, but that doesn’t change the fact that he participated in a seditious conspiracy against the United States and is, colloquially, an insurrectionist swine.
John says
He got my vote because he supports DJT
Palmdale's Most Baffled & Bewildered says
He got my vote because he’s a military veteran. Veterans have “skin in the game”. Our Tim Scott served honorably in case you didn’t know.
FWB says
I know a few hippie socialist that are veterans and democrats. For one reason or another they are products of their environment. While we don’t see eye to eye I enjoy their company.
Frank Rizzo says
Yeah he had a head injury.