East County
The final tally from Tuesday’s 76th Assembly District primary election shows that Republican Tricia Hunter beat fellow Republican Dick Lyles by 197 votes, the registrar of voters has announced.
Hunter received 11,816 votes in San Diego County and 3,069 in Riverside County for a total of 14,885. Lyles received 11,378 San Diego votes and 3,310 in Riverside for a total of 14,688. Voter turnout for the special election was 22% in San Diego County and 15% in Riverside County.
Hunter, the only abortion pro-choice candidate in a field of six Republicans, will face Democrat Jeannine Correia, who is also pro-choice, in an Oct. 3 runoff.
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