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.
Montana, set to vote June 7, has had an âopen primaryâ since 1912. But state GOP officials want to change all that, in a bid to keep out Democrats and other âcross-overâ voters who might sway the outcome. They argue keeping the primaries open infringes on their constitutional right of association.