STATUS QUO THEME FOR INCUMBENTS FEINSTEIN, SEVEN IN HOUSE ALL IN FRONT.Byline: SUE DOYLE Staff Writer U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (born June 22, 1933) is the senior U.S. Senator from California, having held office as a senator since 1992. She is a member of the Democratic Party. and seven House incumbents serving 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, districts took commanding leads over their challengers in Tuesday's midterm election, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. partial returns. While the nation watched to see if power would shift to the Democrats on Capitol Hill, Southern California congressional races contained no fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to and no seats looked in danger of changing party hands. ``There are no surprises. The reason is because of the redistricting redistricting: see legislative apportionment. ,'' said Bob Stern, president of the Center for Governmental Studies, a Los Angeles-based nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization. ``There is no competition in any congressional races in Southern California.'' In fact, Stockton Republican Richard Pombo Richard William Pombo (born January 8 1961) is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, having represented California's 11th congressional district from 1993 to 2007. was the only California congressional incumbent fighting for his political future. Partial returns gave Feinstein a comfortable lead over Republican challenger Richard Mountjoy. In the race for the 24th District, Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. Republican Elton Gallegly was ahead of Democrat Jill Martinez. Gallegly, elected to Congress in 1986, had said early in the campaign that he would not seek re-election because of undisclosed health problems, but later changed his mind. Rep. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, held a solid lead over Democratic challenger Roberto J. Rodriguez to represent the 25th District. McKeon has represented north Los Angeles County since 1993. Rep. David Dreier, R-Glendora, was defeating Democratic challenger Cynthia Matthews for the 26th District, which he has represented since 1981. Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Sherman Oaks, who was voted into Congress in 1996 to oversee the 27th District, took a strong early lead over Peter Hankwitz. Rep. Howard Berman, D-Van Nuys, who first was elected to the state Assembly in 1973 and served there until 1982 when he was elected to Congress, looked set to trounce his challenger Stanley Kesselman for the 28th District. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Pasadena, was leading William J. Bodell by a wide margin for the 29th District, which Schiff has represented since 2001. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Los Angeles, has served in the House since 1975 and was safely ahead of his opponent David Nelson Jones for the 30th District. sue.doyle@dailynews.com (818)713-3746 |
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