'New sheriff in town,' Carbajal and Panetta win: What SLO County talked about Election Week
Election Day sent readers flocking to sanluisobispo.com — and to the comment sections. From congressional landslides on the Central Coast to a history-making governor’s race in Sacramento, here are the stories your neighbors couldn’t stop talking about Tuesday night. Carbajal and Panetta cruise to reelection Both of San Luis Obispo County’s incumbent congressmen were decisively reelected, the Associated Press reported shortly after 9 p.m. on election night. Democrat Rep. Salud Carbajal was up by 31 points over Republican Bob Smith in the 24th Congressional District race, while Democrat Rep. Jimmy Panetta led Republican Peter Coe Verbica by 42 points in the 19th. “For the past two years, Donald Trump and the Republican Party have pushed disastrous economic policies, tariffs and new forever wars that made groceries, gas, housing, and healthcare far too expensive,” Carbajal said in a statement. Panetta credited his approach: “My work in Congress has always been guided by the principle that good governing is good politics.” »» Read the story, see the comments Addis and Hart post 32-point Assembly leads Incumbent Democrats held commanding leads in both of SLO County’s state Assembly races at the end of election night. Dawn Addis was up by more than 32
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