1872 1874 1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 In 2018, six Democratic candidates filed statements of candidacy with the
Federal Election Commission (FEC). They were, in alphabetical order by last name: Regina Bateson; Roza Calderon; Richard Martin; Robert Lawton; Jessica Morse ; and Rochelle Wilcox. Martin and Wilcox dropped out of the race, with Wilcox endorsing Morse in February. Retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Charlie Brown, who was the Democratic nominee for this seat in
2006 and
2008, was "seriously considering" running in 2018, but decided in June 2017 against a third campaign. In January 2018, Brown endorsed Morse for the nomination. Bob Derlet, the Democratic nominee in
2016, also endorsed Morse in January. On the Republican side, McClintock had one challenger, Mitchell Kendrick White , who filed with the FEC in January. In February, the
California Democratic Party (CDP) endorsed Jessica Morse in a contested nomination. Roza Calderon was able to successfully collect 322 CDP-credentialed delegate signatures needed to block the endorsement, in which Morse only received 44 delegate votes. However, CDP staff refused to accept the forms after it was alleged they closed doors early to prevent the submission. A petition was later filed with the Compliance Review Commission (CRC) by Calderon. The CRC voted to accept and count the signatures, ultimately disqualifying enough signatures to proceed with Morse's endorsement. California allows candidates to include their professional description under their names on the ballot. Regina Bateson challenged Morse's ballot designation title of "National Security Fellow" at the Sacramento Superior Court after months of controversy that Morse was "fluffing" her credentials. California's Secretary of State,
Alex Padilla, struck down Morse's three ballot designations before Judge Gevercer ruled that she presented "no credible evidence" to use the ballot designation of "National Security Fellow". Instead, he held that this title would mislead the average person about her recent activities. In the official Certified Candidate List for the primary election, Morse's ballot designation was left blank. Under the California
nonpartisan blanket ("jungle") primary system, only the two candidates with the most votes on June 5, regardless of party, went on to the general election on November 6. Two Republicans and four Democrats appeared on the primary ballot. In the November general election, McClintock held the district with an advantage of more than eight percentage points.
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