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California 175

The One Voter Project will be celebrating the 175 years of California statehood. Stay tuned at California175.com!

Tweets by Alex Vassar

 Thursday, March 28, 2024

Thanks for visiting! For the past seventeen years, this has been the political history project that just wouldn't end. We work continually to both build a better  understanding of California's early political history as well as keeping up with recent elections and looking ahead to the future.

Our records currently include state legislative races since 1898 and statewide and federal offices back to 1849. As of today, our records include information about 14,670 candidates, who ran in 26,767 contests in a total of 561 elections.

It's probably a good idea to keep in mind that records are really incomplete in the early years (1850s-1860s), and this is all a work in progress. That being that, we always appreciate you letting us know if anything doesn't quite look right.

Alex and Shane
The One Voter Project

 

Elections and Other Happenings

 ● 54 days until the CD-20 Special General Election (5/21)
     ● March 19 was the CD-20 Special Primary Election
     ● December 31 was the date of Kevin McCarthy's resignation from the US House of Representatives

 ● 222 days until the 2024 General Election (11/5)

 ● 530 days until the 175th Anniversary of California Statehood (9/9)

 ● 825 days until the effective date for the Legislature Employer-Employee Relations Act (LEERA) (7/1/2026)

 ● 950 days until the 2026 General Election (11/3/2026)