TUESDAY’S ELECTION
Voters in the state’s 35th Senate District go to the polls Tuesday in a special primary election to replace former Anaheim state Sen. John Seymour.
* Ten candidates are running for the 35th District seat, which has been vacant since January, when Seymour was appointed to replace Gov. Pete Wilson in the U.S. Senate. The district includes Anaheim, Orange and Costa Mesa, and parts of Irvine, Huntington Beach, Villa Park, El Toro, Fountain Valley, Westminster and Tustin.
* The candidates are: Republicans Doris Allen, William A. Dougherty, Nolan Frizzelle, John R. Lewis, John S. Parise, Dana Reed, Charles V. Smith and Jim Wronski; Democrat Francis X. Hoffman; and Libertarian Eric Sprik.
* If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election between the top vote-getters in each party will be held May 14.
* Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.
* For information about polling places, call the Orange County registrar of voters office at (714) 567-7600.
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