 As a result of the increased visibility of the issue, California State Treasurer Fiona Ma and state Senator Connie Leyva, chair of the Legislative Women’s Caucus initiated a letter signed by them and other prominent women leaders demanding that Jelincic remove his name from the ballot because of his failure to acknowledge or take responsibility for his behavior.Jelincic subsequently lost his election bid by a 66 to 34% margin but challenged the 2019 election results (using a process outlined in state law using independent arbitrators) alleging various violations of internal CalPERS campaign procedures chiefly regarding the publicizing of his sexual harassment history.He withdrew his challenge one day before an initial hearing with the Office of Administrative Hearings.