20 Meet Deadline to Run for Cox's Seat

[davidinalameda]

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-me-cox23aug23,1,6734134.story?coll=la-headlines-politics

Twenty candidates beat the clock Monday by filing paperwork to run in an Oct. 4 special primary election to replace Rep. Christopher Cox (R-Newport Beach), who resigned this month to become chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Each candidate for the 48th District seat had to pay a $1,621 filing fee or collect enough signatures from registered voters to qualify. Should no one win a majority vote in the primary, the top vote-getters from each party will move on to a Dec. 6 special general election.


just one question for our friends in Orange County--why not have the run-off at the same time as the special election?

wouldn't that save money

[xxqqqzme]

1. well of course it would

but this is a rethug seat in a rethug district - it is 61% registered rethug - so they have money 2 burn.

I honestly do not know why this is scheduled for Oct. It makes NO sense whatsoever. Last night @ Dem Central Committee meeting, I met 4 of the 5 dems running - one has hired Hackett's people from Ohio 2 run his campaign.


Edit:
Oh, the 5th dem, a woman, I heard was going 2 run, didn't file.