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independent expenditures and is expected to be one of the most closely watched elections this November.

The Senate Former Republican Senate Leader

Bob Huff is termed out, and Repub- lican Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang is running to fill Huff’s seat in the Senate. Republicans have a one percentage point registration advantage with 24 percent of voters declining to state a party preference. In the race to replace the late

Senator Sharon Runner, the former Republican incumbent from Lancaster, Republican Assemblyman Scott Wilk of Santa Clarita, came in first in the primary with 46.7 percent of the vote. Democrats have a two percentage point registration advantage with 21 percent of voters claiming no party preference. What would have otherwise been considered a noncompetitive election

The biggest unknown factor in the November election will be voter

turnout, with both parties mostly unenthused about their presidential choices which will impact other races on the ballot

in the Pasadena area to replace termed-out Democrat Carol Liu became competitive when longtime Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich decided to run for this seat. Antonovich brings strong name recognition and a vast fundraising network from his more than 40 years in elected office, but he has a tough path forward having only won 39.5 percent

of the vote in the primary. Former Assemblyman Anthony Portantino came in second. Democrats have a 14 percentage point registration advantage with 24 percent of voters declining to state party preference. In San Jose, termed-out Assembly-

woman Nora Campos is attempting to unseat Senator Jim Beall, another Democrat in the South San Francisco Bay Area district. In the primary Beall won nearly 50 percent of the primary votes, and Campos got 27 percent. Te construction industry has focused on this race providing significant support for Beall through independent expen- diture efforts. Te biggest unknown factor in

the November election will be voter turnout, with both parties mostly unenthused about their presidential choices which will impact other races on the ballot.

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