2024 Election Results: In CA-27 House race, Whitesides closes in on Garcia lead

For the second day in a row, Democrat George Whitesides further closed in on Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia’s already slim lead in the race to see who will represent California’s 27th Congressional District.

The latest vote tallies by the Los Angeles County registrar’s office, released Thursday afternoon, Nov. 7, showed the incumbent, Garcia, with 50.68% of the vote while Whitesides, a political newcomer, had 49.32% — a difference of 1.36 percentage points. A day earlier, Garcia led by...