Here's who will face off in California's new House districts as Dems seek edge

After a lengthy tallying process, the initial results of California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to edge out up to five House Republicans are in. All five districts that were substantially redrawn after the passage of California's Proposition 50 initiative to give Democrats an advantage were on the ballot in the state's primaries on June 2.  And in a sixth district that was made more GOP-leaning, Democrats were completely shut out. The redistricting wars kicked off last year, when President Trump pushed Texas legislators to redraw their districts, a process in that state that did not require voter approval. After Newsom's high-profile effort in California, several other states followed through with their own redistricting measures. California's outcome is unique, though, since the state uses a primary system where the top two vote-getters advance to the general election, regardless of party. But in every state that redrew its map, experts have warned that creating new districts that are more friendly to one party does not guarantee a victory for that party at the ballot box. In some cases, incumbents have to introduce themselves to new voters, and some of the new districts have slim Republican or Democratic margins.  Here's how the California districts most affected :  CA-1 District 1 — which was represented . Doug LaMalfa — used to cover the conservative northeastern corner of the state. But it's now far bluer after it was shifted further south toward Marin County, while the northernmost parts were absorbed into the 2nd District, home to heavily Democratic Eureka and the northern Pacific coast. In Tuesday's primary, the top vote-getter in District 1 was Republican James Gallagher, who also won the special election for LaMalfa's old district on June 2. Democrat Mike McGuire, the former state Senate leader, also advanced to the general election. Kevin Kiley's current district, which snakes along the California-Nevada border through Death Valley, was redrawn to be mainly concentrated around Democratic Sacramento. Kiley opted to instead run in the nearby 6th District, which skewed slightly less Democratic.  Kiley, an outspoken critic of redistricting, switched his party registration to independent and was listed on the ballot without party affiliation. Kiley was the top vote-getter in the June 2 primary in his new district, and Dr. Pan's advance saved Democrats from being shut out of the November ballot, since he was able to retain a narrow lead over Republican Michael Stansfield. The nonpartisan University of Virginia Center for Politics rates the race as likely Democratic.