With June election results finalized, Santa Barbara residents Salud Carbajal and Justin Fareed will advance to the general election to compete for the 24th District Congressional District seat… Fareed, a businessman, came in second with 42,511 votes. Santa Barbara, San

"I'm pleased that the NRCC is supporting someone who will bring the next generation of leadership and 21st century solutions to Congress, so that we can present a better way forward for all Americans," Mr. Fareed said in a statement.

"We built a campaign from the bottom up and felt an overwhelming amount of support from people from all different backgrounds, on both sides of the political aisle", Fareed says about his campaign and candidacy, "I think what we are

Morning Score By Elena Schneider / Posted on June 27 / Politico See the full story on politico.com CALIFORNIA CANDIDATES, STILL DREAMING ABOUT SECOND — Some House races still undecided, per AP: Two weeks after the primary, a handful of

Carbajal had 31.9 percent of the vote, with a total 62,741 votes in the three-county race, and Fareed stayed in second place, 4,316 votes ahead of state Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian of San Luis Obispo. Santa Barbara County Election Results Unchanged

Republican Justin Fareed — who finished second with 40,161 votes — said in a statement while he “wholeheartedly supports measures to keep firearms out of the hands of terrorists,” he contended “it’s widely known that the terrorist watch list is

New results released by the Secretary of State’s office show Fareed widening the gap with third place contender Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian. Fareed now leads Achadjian by 4,470 votes. Fareed Lead Widens For 2nd Place in Race for Congress By Newsroom

The gap between Fareed and Katcho Achadjian was about 2000 votes on election night. That has widened and Achadjian says the trend shows he will not win the second seat. Carbajal and Fareed Confident they are in the Runoff for

For Fareed, the newly counted votes were especially significant, as he continued to put some distance between himself and state Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian. At one point, only 162 votes separated the two. But a late surge Tuesday put Fareed 2,357

Fareed managed to surpass $1 million in campaign contributions. As of May 18, Fareed raised $1,128,136… Fareed garnered 22.3 percent of the vote in his home county and 18.5 percent in SLO County. Carbajal moves on as Fareed maintains narrow