On January 15th, Governor Newsom announced that there will be a special election for the State Senate District 1 seat that was vacated by Ted Gaines on January 8th. Nevada County and ten other counties that are within Senate District 1 will be participating in this election.
The special primary election will take place on March 26th and the special general election will take place on June 4th. Under the Voters Choice Act, all registered Nevada County voters will receive a ballot in the mail for the State Senate District 1 election.