California Rep. Doug LaMalfa dies
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The vacancy created by California Rep. Doug LaMalfa's death will now be filled in a new special election. Gov. Gavin Newsom has 14 days to proclaim the special election and set a date.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that flags at the state capitol would fly at half-staff in honor of the seven-term congressman, whose sudden death further narrowed the GOP hold on Congress.
California voters approved Prop 50 in the November 2025 election, temporarily redrawing district lines throughout the state in ways intended to favor Democratic candidates. As a result, starting in 2027, conservative-leaning Shasta, Siskiyou and Modoc counties leave District 1 and join the North Coast's more-liberal District 2.