Neither District 80 Assembly candidate won 50 percent of the vote in Tuesday's special election, leaving the two candidates with the most votes, Georgette Gómez and David Álvarez, going to the runoff in June.
Gómez and Álvarez each had a little more than 35 percent of the votes, according to an official count that advanced this morning. Lincoln Pickard led just over 24 percent.
Therefore, Gómez and Álvarez, both former San Diego city councilmembers and Democrats, are up for election on June 7.
At dawn, Álvarez was slightly ahead of Gómez, by 38.4 against 36.9. But the official results will be known on April 14, reported the California Secretary of State.
June 7 is the date of the primary elections in California. Still, in the case of District 80, it is a special election in which both contenders seek to replace the now-former Assemblywoman Lorena González in the remainder of 2022.
González stepped down to take over as president of the California Federation of Labor.
Whoever wins District 80 in the June 7 election will cover only the time remaining in the term left by González in the Assembly.
However, she will be able to participate again for the same position in the Assembly in the November elections for the following period from January 2023 and two years.
District 80 includes Chula Vista, National City, and San Diego's area that abuts the border.
