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.
In Readington, in a reversal of last yearâs primary results, the two candidates backed by the Republican party organization â Liz Duffy and Ben Smith â won an easy victory over Larry Lelah and Deborah Lyons. Duffy was high vote-getter with 1,796 votes followed by Smith with 1,775 votes.