FOUNTAIN VALLEY
Fountain Valley businessman Jim Righeimer said he plans to file a lawsuit this week asking the state to declare him the winner of the March Republican primary election for the 67th Assembly District, which includes Huntington Beach.
The lawsuit follows a U.S. Supreme Court decision last week to strike down California’s blanket primary, in which a voter can choose from all candidates regardless of the voter’s political affiliation.
Righeimer lost the 67th Assembly primary to Huntington Beach Councilman Tom Harman, who received 42,570 votes compared to Righeimer’s 32,971.
Counting only Republican votes, Righeimer gathered 2,837 more votes than Harman, according to an unofficial recount by the Orange County registrar of voters.
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