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Huntington Beach Councilmember Tony Strickland declared victory Monday in the special election race for California’s 36th State Senate District, promising to counter the policies of Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

Huntington Beach Councilmember Tony Strickland declared victory Monday in the special election race for California’s 36th ...

Huntington Beach City Councilman Tony Strickland declared victory Monday in his run for another term in the state Senate and will resign from his council seat next week. Strickland has garnered 51.85% ...

Huntington Beach City Councilman Tony Strickland declared victory Monday in his run for another term in the state Senate and ...

The Republican maintains a big lead in the special election, with the results to be certified later this week.

If Strickland can stay above the 50% plus one threshold, he’ll win the seat outright without needing to go to an April runoff ...

As of the latest tally, Strickland is over the 50% plus 1 mark needed to avoid the runoff, but more than 14,000 ballots ...

Pham, who had 27.41% of the vote as of Wednesday ... “We are confident that Tony Strickland’s lead will continue to grow and win outright to avoid a runoff,” said Republican Party of ...

Otherwise, he’s likely to face off against Democrat Jimmy Pham in April. Where is the district? The district stretches along the Orange County coast and into southeast L.A. Who is Tony Strickland?

2025This story has been updated with quotes from Tony Strickland and Jimmy Pham, as well as the most recent vote totals as of Wednesday evening. Strickland, 54, a member of the Huntington Beach ...