California will hold a special election on June 26, to fill the vacancy in the 37th U.S. House district. The district includes Compton, Carson, and much of Long Beach. The filing deadline is Monday, May 14. It appears likely that the race will include Green Party member Daniel Brezenoff, Libertarian Party member Herb Peters, and perhaps six Democrats and three Republicans. If no one gets a majority on June 26, there will be a run-off on August 21 with the top vote-getter from each political party. Probably no one will get a majority on June 26. The district is overwhelmingly Democratic, but no single Democrat is likely to poll as much as 50% of the total vote. The Democratic vote will probably be split between State Senator Jenny Oropeza, Assemblymember Laura Richardson, and the late incumbent’s daughter, Valerie McDonald.

UPDATE: filing has now closed. Eleven Democrats, 5 Republicans, the Green mentioned above, the Libertarian mentioned above, and independent candidate Al Salehi Agassi will be on the ballot.