The race to fill a vacant North Coast congressional seat is quickly heating up. Mike McGuire is now in the August 4 special election to replace Representative Doug LaMalfa, who recently passed away. McGuire had already been campaigning for the redrawn First Congressional District, but this move puts him into the earlier contest under the current map. He joins a competitive field that includes James Gallagher and Audrey Denney as voters head toward the June 2 primary.