Ahn and Gomez appear headed to a runoff in L.A.'s congressional race

[brooklynite]

Source: Los Angeles Times

Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez will advance to a runoff for the 34th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press. Fellow Democrat and former L.A. city planning commissioner Robert Lee Ahn was in second place and claimed victory early Wednesday morning, as thousands of votes separated him from the rest of the huge field.

The two top finishers among the 24 in the race will meet in a June 6 runoff.

It appeared to be a surprising victory for the relatively unknown Ahn and was a predictable one for Gomez, who had locked up dozens of endorsements from elected officials, including Becerra, who gave up his seat to become California’s attorney general earlier this year.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-los-angeles-34th-congressional-primary-election-20170404-story.html

[R B Garr]

1. Also see: "Sanders wing dealt setback in Calif. special election"

So glad to see that the bogus attacks on a good candidate did not prevail just for the sake of some phony, wornout campaign lines.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/jimmy-gomez-california-june-runoff-236902


"Despite Gomez’s progressive record in the Legislature, his critics sought to turn his endorsements from Becerra, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and other prominent Democrats against him, casting him as a political insider. Addressing supporters over tamales and pupusas at his campaign office Tuesday night, Gomez sought to consolidate support."