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Josh Ferguson
Josh Ferguson was a Democratic candidate running to replace Josh Newman (D) in a recall election for California State Senate District 29.
Biography
Ferguson's professional experience includes working as a municipal commissioner.[1]
Elections
2018
An election to decide whether Josh Newman (D) should be recalled from his position representing California State Senate District 29 was held on June 5, 2018.
The candidates running to replace Newman were Kevin Carr (D), Ling Ling Chang (R), Joseph Cho (D), Josh Ferguson (D), George C. Shen (R), and Bruce Whitaker (R).[1]
Because a majority of voters chose to recall Newman, the replacement candidate with the most votes, Ling Ling Chang, won the seat.
| Josh Newman recall, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Yes |
58.1% | 91,892 |
| No | 41.9% | 66,197 |
| Total Votes | 158,089 | |
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||
| Josh Newman recall (replacement candidate), 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kevin Carr | 8.6% | 12,713 | |
| Republican | Ling Ling Chang |
33.8% | 50,215 | |
| Democratic | Joseph Cho | 21.4% | 31,726 | |
| Democratic | Josh Ferguson | 11.9% | 17,745 | |
| Republican | George C. Shen | 5.0% | 7,442 | |
| Republican | Bruce Whitaker | 19.3% | 28,704 | |
| Total Votes | 148,545 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
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