California Will Have Two U.S. Senate Elections in 2024

Posted on by September 29, 2023

The California ballot for 2024 will have two U.S. Senate races. Because of the September 29 death of incumbent Dianne Feinstein, whose term was running out anyway, there will be a special election for the period November 2024 through January 3, 2025; and of course the regular election for the term running from January 2025 through January 2031.

Generally when there is an election for a very short term followed by the regular election for the same seat, the same candidates run for both elections, although no one is required to run for both.

California had the same two-race ballot in 2022, and also in 1946. Thanks to Justin Levitt for this news.

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California Will Have Two U.S. Senate Elections in 2024 — 24 Comments

  1. HOW MANY COMMIE FACTIONS NOT HAPPY WITH WHOEVER GOV COMMIE APPOINTS TO REPLACE FEINSTEIN —

    MALES/FEMALES/MIXED

    WHITE/BLACK/BROWN/RED/YELLOW / MIXED

    RICH / MIDDLE/ POOR

    ETC FACTIONS
    —
    DID FEINSTEIN EVER COMPLAIN ABOUT CA BEING THE USA SENATE VICTIM STATE IN THE ROTTED USA SENATE MINORITY RULE GERRYMANDER — SINCE 1789 / CIRCA 1950 ???
    —
    P-A-T

  2. Filling short unexpired terms like this is so damn stupid. This is another reason why congress should not meet between election day and the start of the new term (i.e. No “lame duck” session). The only exception would be the rare circumstance of an emergency matter coming up. Then, in that case, the president can call for congress to convene, with confirmation by the senators that were not up for election. If the senate agrees the NEW congress would be seated early.

  3. This total waste of tax money wouldn’t be occurring if the 17th Amendment had never been ratified.

  4. This is another “completely dumb thing” that should be fixed by statute or amendment of “in the event of lame duck terms, the election for the next Congress will suffice”. It would save every state government by there being one less election on the ballot.

  7. Special Senatorial elections to fill vacancies could be expedited if state legislatures modified their election law to permit party caucuses in the legislature to make direct nominations to the special election ballot There would be no need for any primaries, but independent candidates could be nominated directly to the final election ballot by petition.

  9. ZERO PREZ MONARCH ROT RE CONGRESS MEETING / NOT MEETING —

    ONE MORE BRIT ROT INTO 1776-1787 STATE/USA CONSTS.

    CONGRESS MEET ANYTIME / ANY PLACE ON ITS OWN – IN PERSON OR 100 PERCENT SAFE ELECTRONIC.

    CONGRESS NOT IN SESSION WHEN CONFEDS ATTACKED FT SUMTER IN APR 1861 ???

  13. The 1946 special election was by write-in. William Knowland had been appointed in 1945 after Hiram Johnson died.

    The real problem is that the governor can appoint a temporary senator. If there was no such appointment, California would find a way to hold an election.

    Perhaps there could be a petition with 10% of the total vote in the previous election. If Californians were content with a vacancy then don’t hold a special election.

  14. I apologize for being consumed with penis envy and raging hatred of whales which causes me to support wind farms. My micropenis and tiny brain makes me wish for a whale holocaust and the only way I can experience pleasure is to envision whales dying in large numbers in horrible pain from the screaming sounds caused by wind farms. Heil Hitler!

  15. There was a case like this in New Hampshire a few decades back. (I think it was Norris Cotton’s seat.) Teh Democrat won the special election and the Republican won the regular one.

    One of the papers found a voter who had voted that way and asked why. “Well,” the guy said, “He’s always wanted to be a senator, and how much harm can he do in two months?”

  19. “Well,” the guy said, “He’s always wanted to be a senator, and how much harm can he do in two months?”

    In this Congress, a lot.

  20. WZ —

    0-100 SCALE FOR CIVIL WAR / WORLD WAR ???

    ANY SECOND WITH USA CONGRESS COMMIE/FASCIST CONTROL FREAK MONSTER STATISTS ???

    ALWAYS AT 90-100 SINCE 1950 KOREAN WAR / 1962 CUBA MISSLE CRISIS ???

    P-A-T

  23. California needs to amend this ridiculous law. A special appointee should fill the rest of an unexpired term if it will be less than 2 years.

    Appointing somebody for 13 months, to then be (possibly) replaced for a mere 2 months, is absolutely insane, and a shameful waste of money.

  24. California should be kicked out of the Union or better yet fall in the ocean.

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