{"id":312281,"date":"2026-05-12T18:08:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/312281\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:08:29","slug":"republicans-hold-early-ballot-return-edge-in-californias-6th-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/312281\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans hold early ballot return edge in California\u2019s 6th District"},"content":{"rendered":"

Early ballot returns in California’s 6th District show older voters and Republicans leading, though the race is rated \u201cSolid Democrat\u201d by the Cook Political Report.<\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, Calif \u2014 Early ballot returns in California<\/a>\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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%.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Older voters represented the largest share of early participation.<\/p>\n

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%.<\/p>\n

The Cook Political Report has rated the race as \u201cSolid Democrat.\u201d<\/p>\n

District 6 was redrawn under California\u2019s Prop 50. It includes parts of Yolo, Sacramento and Placer counties. According to Ballotpedia, candidates include:<\/p>\n

Kevin Kiley (I)\u00a0Lauren Babb Tomlinson (D)Martha Guerrero (D)Thien Ho (D)Richard Pan (D)Tyler Vandenberg (D)Michael Stansfield (R) <\/p>\n

A map of the redrawn district can be found below.<\/p>\n


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