CA-27 House candidate George Whitesides chips away at Rep. Mike Garcia’s lead

In a high-stakes contest that’s still too close to call, Democratic political newcomer George Whitesides chipped away at U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia’s slim lead on Wednesday, Nov. 6, in the race for California’s 27th Congressional District seat.

Garcia had 51.05% of the vote while Whitesides had 48.95%, based on the latest semi-final results released by the L.A. County registrar’s office late Wednesday afternoon. It’s unclear how many more ballots are left to be counted for this race, but fewer than 5,000 votes separated the two candidates.