BOXER, HOUSE INCUMBENTS OVERPOWER FOES.Byline: Lisa Friedman Washington Bureau Sen. Barbara Boxer Barbara Levy Boxer (born November 11, 1940) is an American politician and the current junior U.S. Senator from the State of California. A member of the Democratic Party, Boxer was first elected to the U.S. easily won re-election Tuesday and Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, House incumbents were all headed toward victory. In her bid for a third six-year term in the U.S. Senate, Boxer defeated Republican Bill Jones, the former California Secretary of State, who failed to mount a serious challenge. Jones called Boxer to concede the race shortly after the polls closed, with early returns showing him far behind. ``Clearly, this was not going to be a successful election,'' said Jones, who congratulated Boxer. The Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. also declared as winners the incumbent members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. region, who also had been expected to fend off challengers in new congressional districts that were designed to protect incumbents. Rep. Adam Schiff
Adam B. Schiff (born June 20 1960) is an American politician. He first served in the California State Senate. , D-Pasadena, seeking a third two-year term in the 29th District, defeated GOP rival Harry Scolinos Harry Frank Scolinos (born 1944 in Los Angeles, California) is an American attorney, businessman and politician. He ran for the United States Congress as a Republican in California's 29th District. in the district that includes Glendale, Pasadena and half of Burbank. Other matchups saw Rep. Elton Gallegly Elton W. Gallegly (born March 7 1944), an American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, currently representing the 24th District of California (map). , R-Thousand Oaks, defeat Democrat Brett Wagner in the 24th District, and Rep. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, over Tim Willoughby in the 25th District. Also, Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Sherman Oaks, defeated Republican Robert Levy in the 27th District, and Rep. Howard Berman, D-Van Nuys, easily outpolled Republican businessman David Hernandez in the 28th District. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Los Angeles, won over Sony Pictures executive Victor Elizalde in the 30th District. Rep. David Dreier, R-Glendora, won an unexpectedly bitter late campaign against Democrat Cynthia Matthews, after two on-air personalities with a Los Angeles radio station endorsed her as part of their effort to draw attention to the issue of illegal immigration. Lisa Friedman, (202) 662-8731 lisa.friedman(at)langnews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Sen. Barbara Boxer greets supporters at an election night celebration in San Francisco. Jeff Chiu/Associated Press |
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