Ben Dewell News Today

There are 11 candidates on the March 5 ballot.

Valley Voices will host a Kings County Congressional Candidate Forum at the College of Sequoias Hanford Education Building Room 72ABCD from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20.

The California Secretary of State has certified candidates who will appear on the ballot in the special election primary to finish Kevin McCarthy's term.

The winner of the special election will serve the remainder of McCarthy’s term, which ends in January 2025.

Californias secretary of state has asked a state appeals court to vacate the ruling that has allowed State Assemblyman Vince Fong to run in the March 5 primary to replace

A Sacramento County Superior Court judge ruled on Dec. 28 that Fong could run to succeed Rep. Kevin McCarthy in Congress.

Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux has announced the endorsement of two Trump administration officials in his bid to represent the 20th district, which includes the Springville area, in Congress.

If a candidate gets a majority of the votes in the primary, they win the special election outright and there will not be a runoff.

Fong, who was McCarthy’s district director for nearly a decade, is noted as the frontrunner.

Fresno County is spread across multiple congressional districts. All but one of them is held by a Republican.