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.
Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith later won 227,007 votes in the 1964 Republican primary, but fell short of the getting the nomination. Eight years later, Congresswoman Shirley Chisolm was the first womanâand the first African Americanâto seek the Democratic nomination.