Newsom Sets Date for Special Election to Replace McCarthy

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks during a press conference unveiling the results of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) investigation into the biolab discovered in Reedley, Calif., in Washington on Nov. 15, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Jan. 8 that a special election for the state’s vacant Congressional seat to be held on May 21—required due to the December 2023 resignation of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) following his unprecedented removal as Speaker of the House last year. 

Voters will determine who fills the seat in a two-step process beginning March 19 at a special primary election.