Early ballot returns in California’s 6th District show older voters and Republicans leading, though the race is rated “Solid Democrat” by the Cook Political Report.
SACRAMENTO, Calif — Early ballot returns in California’s 6th Congressional District showed older voters and Republicans made up the largest share of ballots returned so far, according to the Political Data, Inc. ballot tracker.
The Political Data tracker covered returns from May 4 through May 11, showing 8,216 ballots had been returned out of 459,585 ballots tracked in the district, or about 2%.
Republicans accounted for the largest share of returned ballots at 42%, with 3,429 ballots returned during this period. Democrats made up 36% of returned ballots with 2,995 returns, while voters with no party preference or other affiliations accounted for 22% with 1,792 ballots returned.
Older voters represented the largest share of early participation.
Voters 65 and older accounted for 58% of returned ballots with 4,757 returns, despite making up about 25% of all ballots tracked in the district. Voters ages 50-64 made up 20% of returned ballots with 1,660 returns, while voters ages 35-49 accounted for 14% and voters ages 18-34 made up 8%.
The Cook Political Report has rated the race as “Solid Democrat.”
District 6 was redrawn under California’s Prop 50. It includes parts of Yolo, Sacramento and Placer counties. According to Ballotpedia, candidates include:
Kevin Kiley (I) Lauren Babb Tomlinson (D)Martha Guerrero (D)Thien Ho (D)Richard Pan (D)Tyler Vandenberg (D)Michael Stansfield (R)
A map of the redrawn district can be found below.
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