Jerry McNerney: Momentum Firmly In McNerney's Court

In their final predictions Larry Sabato and david Wasserman of the U.VA. Center for Politics, Jerry Mcnerney is picked to unseat Pombo.

Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS

Larry J. Sabato and David Wasserman
U.Va. Center for Politics

NOTE:California (11)

Outlook: Toss-up

This race is part of the Crystal Ball's "Ferocious FIFTY" list of the 50 most competitive House races in the nation.

November 6, 2006 Update:

Jerry McNerney (D) will unseat Rep. Richard Pombo (R). Our sources on the ground tell us that momentum is firmly in McNerney's court and that late campaign help from Bill Clinton and scores of environmental groups is giving Resources Committee Chair Pombo a run for his money. Schwarzenegger's get-out-the-vote operation may yet save Pombo, but we will go out on a limb and tap McNerney to win in an upset.