CA: Eleni Kounalakis (D) and Ed Hernandez (D) advance to general election for lieutenant governor
Out of the 11 candidates vying for the position of lieutenant governor for California, two will continue on to the general elections: Eleni Kounalakis and Ed Hernandez, both of whom are Democrats.
Kounalakis secured first place with 22.9 percent of the vote, while Hernandez came in second with 20.4 percent of the vote. Republican Cole Harris came in with a close third, receiving 18.7 percent of the vote.
Many candidates were political newcomers running for elected office for the first time. This crowded race included four Democrats, four Republicans, one Libertarian and two independent candidates.
The lieutenant governor is the president of the state Senate and is first in line to succeed the governor. They also sit on most state commissions and agencies, as well as the UC Board of Regents, the California State University Board of Trustees and the California State Lands Commission.
“People look at the lieutenant governor job as a place to land after they’ve termed out of another office or a place to launch from because they want another office,” said Democratic candidate Jeff Bleich, who received 9.3 percent of the vote. “But it has a lot of responsibility.”
http://www.dailycal.org/2018/06/06/eleni-kounalakis-ed-hernandez-advance-general-election-lieutenant-governor/
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