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CA-01: Doug LaMalfa (R) - Northeast: Chico, Redding Solid Republican. LaMalfa, a rancher, had been accustomed to sleepy races in this conservative North State district that voted for Trump by 19 points. That changed in 2018, when Democratic farmer and educator Audrey Denney caught fire with grassroots activists and spent $1.1 million calling LaMalfa a DC insider. In the end, Denney held LaMalfa to a 55 percent to 45 percent win, the narrowest of his career. 
 Denney is running again in 2020, but if she couldn't win in a wave year, it's doubtful the result will be much different this time. This rural seat is 78 percent white and isn't diversifying

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