Republican candidates Cook and Imus must appeal to Democrats and Independents alike in in their bid to win the open seat in the 8th Congressional District.
Republican candidates Cook and Imus must appeal to Democrats and Independents alike in in their bid to win the open seat in the 8th Congressional District.
The two candidates with the most votes were chosen regardless of party affiliation to compete in the November election. For the first time, there is a possibility of two candidates of the same party pulling through to the next round.
Whatever the final results in November, the top-two open primaries have shifted the landscape of California’s political world and may eventually break the partisan logjam that is the hallmark of state politics.