Runoff for supervisor; Blumenfield, Pavley win

The race for the Board of Supervisors will continue.
With neither Councilman Bernard Parks nor state Sen. Mark Ridley-Thomas capturing a majority, the two will face off in the Nov. 4 general election, Ridley-Thomas won 45 percent of the vote, Parks had 39 percent.
Alll other county officials easily won re-election.
In contested state races, former Assemblywoman Fran Pavley easily defeated Assemblyman Lloyd Levine for the Democratic nomination in the 23rd state Senate District, while Bob Blumenfield won in a crowded field for the 40th Assembly District. Blumenfield will face Republican Armineh Chelebian in the general election.

ballots are in and they show that Councilman Bernard Parks and state Sen. Mark Ridley-Thomas could be headed for a runoff.
But, it looks like other county races will be easily won by incumbents.
District Attorney Steve Cooley had a wide lead over two contenders as Supervisors Don Knabe and Mike Antonovich were also returning to new terms on the Board of Supervisors.
In the Parks-Ridley-Thomas race, one candidate would have to win a majority to avoid a Nov. 4 runoff.