- Elizabeth Larson
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Races for state, federal offices narrow in Tuesday primary
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The state and federal races for offices serving Lake County narrowed to two contestants each on Tuesday in preparation for the general election in November.
Up for election are the seats currently held by Congressman Mike Thompson and Congressman John Garamendi, and the open seats for state Assembly District 4 and State Senate District 2.
Because of California’s primary system, the two top vote getters in each of the state and federal races now advance to the general election.
In the congressional races, Garamendi (D-Fairfield) and Thompson (D-St. Helena) easily won their races.
Garamendi topped Republican challenger Dan Logue, 54.6 percent to 45.4 percent, respectively, the Secretary of State's Office reported.
Thompson far outpaced challengers James Hinton and Douglas Van Raam. Thompson received 80.5 percent of the vote, with Hinton and Van Raam – both of whom listed no party preference – receiving 11.1 percent and 8.4 percent of the vote, respectively.
In a Tuesday evening statement, Thompson said he was humbled by the “broad and overwhelming support” his campaign received.
“Moving forward, I will keep working everyday with people on both sides of the aisle to create jobs, grow our economy, lower our debt, strengthen Social Security and Medicare, and make sure our veterans and military families get the benefits they've earned,” Thompson said.
In the District 4 Assembly race to succeed Mariko Yamada – who is being termed out at year's end – Democrat and Napa County Supervisor Bill Dodd came in with 25.7 percent of the vote, tying with Republican Charlie Schaupp, who also received 25.7 percent.
In that same race, Democrats and Davis City Council members Dan Wolk and Joe Krovoza received 24.6 percent and 18.1 percent, respectively, while Republican Dustin Call netted 5.9 percent, according to the Secretary of State's Office.
In the race to fill the State Senate District 2 seat currently held by retiring legislator Noreen Evans, Democrat and Sonoma County Mike McGuire led the field with 57.4 percent of the vote, with Republican Lawrence Wiesner placing second with 27.1 percent.
Democrat Derek Knell received 11 percent of the vote, and Harry V. Lehmann – who listed no party preference – garnered 4.4 percent, the Secretary of State's Office reported.
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