EnviroVoters on Early Election Results and Corporate Spending

LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, California Environmental Voters (EnviroVoters) released the following statement on early election results and the influence of corporate spending in key California races.  

Statement from Mike Young, Executive Director, California Environmental Voters:

“When we vote, seismic change happens. Voters across the country are rejecting Trump’s corruption and attacks on our health and economy. And in California, voters overwhelmingly rejected Props 39 and 45, Californians have made clear that our democracy, our health, and the environment can’t be bought. At the same time, Prop 42’s early lead is a warning sign of just how much power corporations hold in our politics. Initial counts show Big Tech eclipsing Big Oil in electoral spending for the first time this year, and their aligned saturation of our elections inundated voters in Dem-on-Dem races, creating confusion on what candidates would reflect their values. Despite that, climate justice candidates are in a strong position to win up and down the state as we wait until every ballot is counted. The mandate from voters is clear, and with environmental candidates Randy Villegas and Marni von Wilpert flipping their seats and heading to Congress, we’ve won 7 out of 9 of our congressional races with an additional possible flip still up in the air. The election will be remembered as a generational shift in our country because voters showed up and exercised our collective power to hold leaders accountable.” 

Wins and Leading Candidates

Statewide: 

– Governor: Xavier Becerra

– Attorney General: Rob Bonta 

– Secretary of State: Shirley Weber

– Controller: Malia Cohen

– Treasurer: Eleni Kounalakis

– Superintendent of Public Instruction: Richard Barrera

Congressional Races:

– Mike McGuire (CA-1)

– Richard Pan (CA-6)

– Scott Wiener (CA-11)

– Randy Villegas (CA-22)

– Jacqui Irwin (CA-26)

– Hilda Solis (CA-38)

– Marni von Wilpert (CA-48)

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