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Imperial, Riverside, San Diego Counties, CA March 12, 2013 Election
State Senator; District 40-2010 Voter Information

Unexpired Short Term Ending 2014.

A runoff may be held on 5/14/2013 between the top 2 candidates who received the most votes if neither receives a majority. If one candidate receives a majority of votes in this election, that candidate wins and no runoff will be held.

Results as of Apr 22 5:15pm
(59 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

Official Special Election Results as of March 25, 2013

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Ben Hueso Click here for more information about this candidate 29,367 votes 53.0%

  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: California State Assemblymember
  • California Coastal Commissioner
  • SANDAG Board of Directors
  • League of California Cities representative
  • Small business owner
  • UCLA graduate
  • post graduate studies at SDSU
  • info@huesoforsenate.com
Priorities:
  • Create Quality Jobs
  • Public Safety
  • Fund Public Education
Hector Raul Gastelum Click here for more information about this candidate 11,951 votes 21.6%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Businessman
  • Mortgage, Real Estate & Banking since 1997
  • Physical Education Teacher 1996-97
  • Football & Basketball Coach 1995-97
  • gastelumhector@gmail.com
Priorities:
  • Need to help the Private Sector create jobs by reducing taxes and reglations on ALL
  • Need to improve education with competition. Need more Charter schools & School Vouchers
  • California is #1 in Taxes, #3 in Regulations and #48 in Education. Need to turn it around
Xanthi Gionis 8,243 votes 14.9% Anna Nevenic Click here for more information about this candidate 5,740 votes 10.4%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Nurse/Author
  • registered nurse for 30 years
  • author of four books. PLSI / BA from SFSU
  • Founder/ http://www.Unitedchildrensnetwork.com
  • Member of union; CNA, NOW, AARP, Planned parenthood
  • Involvelved with community organizatios concerned about education, children issues, poverty and social amd enviromental juctice.
  • Advocate for children and senior citizens.
  • annactnow@yahoo.com
Priorities:
  • Economy must be restarted by investing in job training and new technology.Take the money from the prison construction and use money for rehabilitation
  • Education; comrehensive services K-12 to prevent illiteracy, high school dropout rate and teen pregnancy .Unable every child to become successful..
  • Heath care reforms. Invest money in preventative care by having health clinics in high schools and our neighborhhods. Prevention will decrease cost

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  Official Information

Special Election

  • This special election is being held to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Senator Juan Vargas. Voters are from the district boundaries drawn for the 2002 election from San Diego, Riverside, and Imperial counties. The next regularly scheduled election will be held in 2014 using boundaries drawn after the 2010 census.
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