Saturday · May 20, 2017

California Democratic Party Chair Race: Eric Bauman Beats Kimberly Ellis by 62 Votes and Ellis Does Not Concede

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On Saturday night, May 20, 2017, at the California Democratic Party convention, Eric Bauman, the Los Angeles County Democratic chair, beat Kimberly Ellis for state party chair, 1,493 votes to 1,431 in a 62 vote margin per the Los Angeles Blade. AP reported that the result surprised and angered Ellis supporters, many of them “inspired by Bernie Sanders.” Ellis did not concede.

The concern and the party’s response

Ellis supporters were “questioning whether all the votes came from credentialed party delegates” (Daily Kos, quoting press reports). Per AP, allies of Ellis “began verifying the count” at party headquarters on Tuesday. The sources read here do not say how the review ended.

Sources & Citations

[1] BREAKING: Bauman wins California Democratic Party chair race, but party is deeply divided — Los Angeles Blade · May 20, 2017 Tier 2
[2] Supporters of defeated candidate Kimberly Ellis review ballots (AP) — AP via CBS San Francisco · May 23, 2017 Tier 2
[3] Cal Democratic party chair elected by 62 delegate margin is being contested — Daily Kos · May 26, 2017 Tier 3
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The Cascade Ledger. “California Democratic Party Chair Race: Eric Bauman Beats Kimberly Ellis by 62 Votes and Ellis Does Not Concede.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, May 20, 2017. https://capturecascade.org/event/2017-05-20--california-democratic-party-chair-race-bauman-beats-ellis-by-62-votes-ellis-does-not-concede/