Led by Gov. Jerry Brown, California Democrats finished strong across the board in Tuesday’s primary election, but Republicans performed well enough in premiere races to indicate the GOP’s long, cold political winter in the state may be thawing.

Not a single Republican currently holds statewide office in California, but voters on Tuesday provided ample support for GOP candidates running for controller and secretary of state.

Republicans also performed well in some of the state’s most contested legislative races, indicating Democrats may have an uphill battle to regain their powerful supermajorities in the state Assembly and Senate.

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