CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : LAGUNA BEACH : Compromise Struck on Senate Election
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State election officials have cleared the way for Assemblyman Gil Ferguson (R-Newport Beach), to run for a coveted state Senate seat in a special election. Striking a compromise between warring Republican candidates, Gov. George Deukmejian set Feb. 6 for the primary election and April 10 for the general election to replace state Sen. William Campbell (R-Hacienda Heights) who resigned Friday. Ferguson was assured a spot in the primary when election officials ruled that he had narrowly met a 30-day residency requirement when he moved to Laguna Beach last month to be eligible to run. The announcement sets the stage for a brief and intense seven-week Republican primary battle among Ferguson, Assemblyman Frank Hill (R-Whittier), and Brea Councilman Ron Isles in a sprawling, strongly Republican district that runs from Laguna Beach north into southern Los Angeles County.
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