Bare bones politics in dual election

The candidates to succeed Paul Krekorian in the California Assembly are doing enough political pushing and shoving for two elections.Kevin Modesti in the Daily News.

Maybe that's because, in an odd turn of events, the three Democrats and one Republican competing in the 43rd Assembly District actually are running two races at the same time.

Democrats Mike Gatto, Chahe Keuroghelian and Nayiri Nahabedian and Republican Sunder Ramani are vying in an April 13 special election to decide who serves the last few months of the Assembly term Krekorian abandoned when he won a spot on the Los Angeles City Council. The Assembly seat represents parts of Burbank, North Hollywood and San Gabriel.