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.
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell (R) looked headed for defeat, too, at the hands of independent candidate Bill Walker; with 94 percent of the vote in, Walker led 48 percent to 46.6 percent. But Democratic hopes were stymied in a number of battleground states, where vulnerable Republican governors barely survived.