Candidates preparing ahead of special primary election for Congressional District 20

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- In little than 2 weeks, thousands of registered voters successful Congressional District 20 volition formed their ballots successful a peculiar election.

This volition find who volition implicit Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's word done 2024.

The peculiar predetermination volition beryllium held connected Tuesday, March 19th.

District 20 covers parts of Tulare, Fresno, Kings and Kern counties.

Registered voters successful District 20 should person received their ballot successful the mail.

"We truly request our voters to unfastened up that envelope. There is simply a ballot successful determination for the Congressional District 20 election, and determination is simply a greenish envelope that they'll request to instrumentality that ballot in," explained Tulare County Registrar of Voters Michelle Baldwin.

Baldwin says determination has been disorder surrounding the peculiar predetermination and the 2 ballots voters person received.

Meanwhile, aboriginal results amusement a choky contention betwixt the apical 3 candidates successful the primary.

Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, moving arsenic a Republican, is among them.

He says helium received implicit 30 calls from confused supporters connected Tuesday.

"It's confusing to voters. So, we are hoping to enactment done that messiness and get done to the different broadside with what the voters genuinely want. I anticipation that's me. If it's not me, past we enactment idiosyncratic successful determination that's truly going to combat for Congressional District 20," said Boudreaux.

Also successful the apical 3 is the Democrat, Marissa Wood, a nationalist schoolhouse teacher.

She issued a connection Wednesday, saying she was encouraged by the overwhelming enactment from the bulk of Democrats.

When Action News spoke to her precocious Tuesday night, she was already looking up to the peculiar predetermination successful 2 weeks.

"I'm looking guardant to the peculiar predetermination arsenic good and hopefully getting retired determination and reaching the voters," Wood said.

Current State Assemblymember Republican Vince Fong has been successful the pb successful this primary. In a connection today, helium said he's humbled and grateful for the enactment he's received.

When Action News spoke to him precocious Tuesday night, helium thanked those who helped him...

"Every run successful each azygous county, we worked to gain each azygous vote, and I deliberation we're seeing that successful the results. Our numbers are looking precise strong," Fong said.

Following the peculiar superior election, determination volition beryllium a peculiar wide predetermination connected May 21st.

That's if nary campaigner wins much than fractional of the votes connected March 19th.

You'll privation to marque definite to ballot successful both.

For much accusation connected the peculiar election, click here.

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