CNN projects: Republican John Cox finishes in top two and advances to California governor's race
Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox speaks to reporters at a San Diego Republican Party election gathering Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in San Diego.
CNN projected Republican John Cox will finish in the top two, and advance to the general election in the California governor’s race.
Cox, a San Diego businessman, was endorsed by President Trump. Republicans feared they could be shut out of the governor’s race in November, which could have depressed GOP voter turnout and adversely affected the party's congressional candidates.
Democratic Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom secured one of the other slots.
Former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was attempting a political comeback in the race, but will fall short of making the general election.
12:26 a.m. ET, June 6, 2018
She's on track to becoming the first Native American woman in Congress
Deb Haaland poses for a portrait in a Nob Hill Neighborhood in Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday, June 5, 2018.
Candidate Deb Haaland just won the Democratic nomination in New Mexico's first Congressional district.
If she wins in the November general election, she would become the first Native American woman to be elected to Congress.
“Tonight, New Mexico made history," she said in a statement.
"Thank you to the tens of thousands of volunteers, grassroots donors, and supporters who won this election today. I’m honored and humbled by your support. Our win is a victory for working people, a victory for women, and a victory for everyone who has been sidelined by the billionaire class."
Haaland is among several female candidates who have won Congressional races.
12:05 a.m. ET, June 6, 2018
CNN projects: Gavin Newsom advances to the November election in California governor's race
CNN projects Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom will claim one of the top two spots in the California gubernatorial election, advancing him to the November general election.
There is no projection yet on the second top finisher.
11:49 p.m. ET, June 5, 2018
California voters went to the polls today. Here's what it looked like.
All eyes were on California, where voters across the state went to the polls today to cast ballots in a so-called "jungle primary."
In the highly competitive primary, the two-top finishers, regardless of party, move onto the general election.
This is what it looked like in California today:
Voters cast their ballots at a Los Angeles County lifeguard headquarters at Venice Beach on June 5, 2018 in Los Angeles, California
Voters receive their ballots at a Moose Lodge during the state's primary election day on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 in Oceanside, California.
Voters arrive by scooter to cast their ballots at a Los Angeles County lifeguard headquarters at Venice on June 5, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
A woman and child walk past a sign pointing to the polling place at El Mercado de Los Angeles, in the Boyle Heights neighborhood, during the state's primary election on June 5, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
11:45 p.m. ET, June 5, 2018
The Fonz says he was one of the nearly 119,000 voters left off the L.A. County voter roster
Henry Winkler, known for playing Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli in "Happy Days," tweeted he was one of the many California voters left off the voter rolls in L.A. County tonight.
Henry, if you're reading this and still in line, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder has instructed all voters left off the roster to cast a provisional ballot.
It will be counted, they assured voters.
11:31 p.m. ET, June 5, 2018
California candidate for governor calls for polls to stay open due to voter roster error
California gubernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa is calling on the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder to keep the polls open after tens of thousands of people were left of the voter roster.
"You have the right to vote," the former Los Angeles mayor tweeted.
"If you were turned away, return to your polling place & exercise your right to vote by requesting a provisional ballot."
The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder said that the names of 118,522 voters were omitted from the roster because of a random printing error.
11:15 p.m. ET, June 5, 2018
Democrats had a good night in New Jersey
From CNN's Dan Merica
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee got a series of positive results tonight when all four of their top candidates in districts they hoped to flip from Republican to Democrat in November made it to the general election.
Jeff Van Drew in New Jersey’s second district, Andy Kim in the state’s third district, Tom Malinowski in New Jersey’s seventh district and Mikie Sherrill in the state’s 11th district all moved through to the general election, the committee said.
“The DCCC’s slate of impressive candidates decisively won their primaries and are in excellent positions to win this fall,” DCCC Spokesman Evan Lukaske said Tuesday.
“New Jersey voters are disgusted with a Republican agenda that hurts the Garden State, and are ready for change and new leadership.”
That’s the good news for the DCCC.
But the biggest question for the committee tonight looms nearly 3,000 miles to the West in California, where the DCCC spent millions in attempt to ensure at least one Democrat moves through to the general election. Because of California’s “jungle primary,” where the two-top finishes, regardless of party, move onto the general election, Democrats fear that too many from their party are running for Congress and risk splitting the vote.
Whether the DCCC has a truly good night will likely be decided in the days to come when the California results become clear.
11:07 p.m. ET, June 5, 2018
JUST IN: Polls close in California
Voters cast their ballots at a Masonic Lodge on June 5, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
Polls just closed in California, where Democrats are hoping to dominate.
Voters had an opportunity to cast ballots in a so-called "jungle primary," where the top two finishers will advance to the November ballot -- no matter the party. That's caused some headaches for the Democrats.
Here's a quick list of the notable races we're watching:
SEN Primary: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) vs. Kevin De Leon (D) vs. Rocky De La Fuente (R) vs. Pat Harris (D) vs. Alison Hartson (D) vs. Arun Bhumitra (R) vs. others
GOV Primary: Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vs. Antonio Villaraigosa (D) vs. John Cox (R) vs. John Chiang (D) vs. Delaine Eastin (D) vs. Travis Allen (R) vs. others
CD-4 Primary: Rep. Tom McClintock (R) vs. Jessica Morse (D) vs. Regina Bateson (D) vs. Mitchell White (R) vs. others
CD-7 Primary: Rep. Ami Bera (D) vs. Andrew Grant (R) vs. Yona Barash (R) vs. others
CD-10 Primary: Rep. Jeff Denham (R) vs. Josh Harder (D) vs. Sue Zwahlen (D) vs. Michael Eggman (D) vs. Ted Howze (R)
CD-21 Primary: Rep. David Valadao (R) vs. TJ Cox (D)
CD-25 Primary: Rep. Steve Knight (R) vs. Bryan Caforio (D) vs. Katie Hill (D) vs. Mary Pallant (D) vs. Jess Phoenix (D)
CD-39 Primary: Open seat (Royce, R, retiring), 17 candidates running
CD-45 Primary: Rep. Mimi Walters (R) vs. Brian Forde (D) vs. Kia Hamadanchy (D) vs. Dave Min (D) vs. Katie Porter (D)
CD-48 Primary: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R) vs. 15 other challengers
CD-49 Primary: Open seat (Issa, R, retiring), 16 candidates running
CD-50 Primary: Rep. Duncan Hunter (R) vs. Ammar Campa-Najjar (D) vs. Josh Butner (D) vs. Shamus Sayed (R) vs. Bill Wells (R) vs. Patrick Malloy (D) vs. Richard Kahle (I)
10:59 p.m. ET, June 5, 2018
Analysis: How the so-called jungle primary could backfire in California
From CNN's Chris Cillizza and Harry Enten
CNN reporters Chris Cillizza and Harry Enten are chatting about tonight's results. We're posting the highlights.
Chris Cillizza: I think the "jungle primary" is an example of the law of unintended consequences. The idea was to make it less partisan by not rewarding the candidates who ran the hardest to the ideological left and ideological right. BUT! When one party has a lot of candidates running, that vote gets split up. And you can have a good D pick-up opportunity where the top two vote getters are Republicans! POLITICS, Harry. POLITICS.
Harry Enten: No one wanted that primary in the major parties when it was put to the voters a few years ago. I'm all about making the voters' jobs easier. This makes it harder.
Chris Cillizza: It passed on ballot initiative in June 2010 -- 8 years ago. A Schwarzenegger proposal I believe.
Harry Enten: That's a typical proposal from people who want to be nonpartisan. I believe Mike Bloomberg wanted to end partisan primaries as well in New York City. If you want to give everyone a shot, then just do an open partisan primary. This top two stuff adds an unnecessary burden to the voters in my opinion.
