‘Write-In’ Edges Kline
A write-in candidate won more votes in the March 5 primary than a judge accused of child molestation, even though the jurist’s name was the only one on the ballot in the race to keep his seat.
Dana Point attorney John Adams edged Judge Ronald C. Kline by a little more than 1,100 votes, according to an updated tally, and will face Kline in a runoff election if Kline fails in his bid to get his name off the ballot.
The result marked a surprise end to an election in which a record 260,000 voters penciled in the names of alternative candidates to Kline.
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