California IN BRIEF : SACRAMENTO : March Election Set to Fill Vacant Posts
Gov. Pete Wilson set March 19 as the date for special primary elections to fill vacancies in three legislative districts, including the central Orange County Senate seat left empty by Wilson’s appointment of John Seymour to the U.S. Senate. The March primary date also will apply to races for the 26th Assembly District in the central San Joaquin Valley and the sprawling 1st Senate District in Northern California. Both seats became vacant when their respective legislators, Patrick Johnston and John Doolittle, won election to higher office.
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