Looks like the firefighters came through for Steve Bradford.
With 123 of 158 precincts reporting in the 51st Assembly District special primary, the Gardena councilman has 51.7 percent of the vote -- just a whisker above the magic 50% threshold needed to win outright.
His nearest Democratic competitor, water board official Gloria Gray, has 19.5 percent of the vote. Put this one in the refrigerator.
The Bradford campaign always said their goal was to be the top Democrat in the race, and they seem to have achieved that handily. The real question at this point is whether Bradford wins outright, or has to wait two months to face Republican David Coffin the Nov. 3 runoff.
Either way, it looks like there's going to be a vacancy on the Gardena City Council.
(The 51st Assembly District has more than four times as many Democrats as Republicans. The district includes Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale and Gardena.)
With 123 of 158 precincts reporting in the 51st Assembly District special primary, the Gardena councilman has 51.7 percent of the vote -- just a whisker above the magic 50% threshold needed to win outright.
His nearest Democratic competitor, water board official Gloria Gray, has 19.5 percent of the vote. Put this one in the refrigerator.
The Bradford campaign always said their goal was to be the top Democrat in the race, and they seem to have achieved that handily. The real question at this point is whether Bradford wins outright, or has to wait two months to face Republican David Coffin the Nov. 3 runoff.
Either way, it looks like there's going to be a vacancy on the Gardena City Council.
(The 51st Assembly District has more than four times as many Democrats as Republicans. The district includes Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale and Gardena.)
good for bradford and shame on Ms. Gray who brought homophobia into the race..
More Democrats in State will continue the horrible state Calif is in. Hopefully he will represent all of the folks in the 51st, not just free spending Democrates. We need some pull back in spending for a long time. The State is bankrupt.