Ceded by Mexico by the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, concluded Feb. 2, 1848, and proclaimed July 4, 1848. From then until statehood, California had a military government until Dec. 20, 1849, and then a local civil government. It never had a territorial form of government.
Donald Trump won the Montana Republican primary with more than 70 percent of the vote. Ted Cruz and John Kasichâboth of whom suspended their campaigns in May 2016âcame in second and third place, respectively. A total of 27 delegates were at stake. Trump received all of them.
In an extremely tight race, Filner defeated Republican Carl DeMaio, who, if successful, would have become the first openly gay Republican mayor of a major US city. Other Democratic wins were in Baton Rouge, LA; Honululu, HI and Portland, OR. Mesa, Arizona, re-elected its Republican mayor, while the Republican mayor of Virginia Beach will serve for another four years. The Tea Party suffered a notable setback in Troy, Michigan.