California State Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego) was vindicated Thursday when the state agreed that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s special election to approve a gerrymandered congressional map would cost over $200 million.

As Breitbart News reported last month, DeMaio had crunched the numbers and estimated the cost to be $250 million — simply to give Democrats an even more lopsided district map than they already have in the state.

A “fact check” from the Sacramento Bee cited the Secretary of State’s office in arriving at a figure of over $200 million:

A spokesperson for the Secretary of State’s office estimates the bill for the statewide election would still be north of $200 million, more than it cost to hold the Newsom recall election in 2021 , when there were no other elections t

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