{"id":321722,"date":"2026-05-18T20:49:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/321722\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T20:49:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:49:35","slug":"gop-narrowly-leads-updated-ballot-returns-in-californias-6th-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/321722\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP narrowly leads updated ballot returns in California\u2019s 6th District"},"content":{"rendered":"

Republicans lead early ballot returns in California’s 6th Congressional District primary.<\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, Calif \u2014 Republicans continued to hold a narrow lead in early ballot returns for California\u2019s 6th Congressional District primary, according to the Political Data, Inc. ballot tracker.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The updated tracker covers ballot returns from May 4 through May 15, 2026. Political Data, Inc. reported 23,295 ballots had been returned out of 459,585 ballots tracked in the district, or about 5%.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Republicans accounted for 41% of returned ballots with 9,458 ballots returned during the reporting period. Democrats made up 38% of returned ballots with 8,737 returns, while voters with no party preference or other affiliations accounted for 22% with 5,100 ballots returned.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Older voters continued to represent the largest share of early participation in the district.<\/p>\n

Voters 65 and older accounted for 55% of returned ballots with 12,838 returns. Voters ages 50 to 64 made up 21% of returned ballots with 5,006 returns, while voters ages 35 to 49 accounted for 15% with 3,539 ballots returned. Voters ages 18 to 34 represented 8% of returned ballots with 1,912 returns.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

California\u2019s 6th Congressional District was redrawn under Proposition 50 and includes parts of Yolo, Sacramento and Placer counties. According to Ballotpedia, the 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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