An uphill fight

While analysts say gerrymandering means the state's November general election was virtually decided by Tuesday's primary, underdog candidates hoped to defy the odds as they hit the campaign trail Wednesday.Jerry Berrios in the Daily News.

Armineh Chelebian, who won the GOP nod in the heavily Democratic 40th Assembly District in Van Nuys, knows she faces an uphill battle against Democratic nominee Bob Blumenfield.

But she has faced long odds before in unsuccessful bids for Assembly and the Los Angeles City Council, and she is not deterred.

She described Blumenfield as a "Washington insider" and said the public is looking for political change this year.