nonpartisan primary

He won Tuesday’s nonpartisan primary election after returns showed him receiving more than 50% of the vote.

The three-way race would have been a first since the state shifted to its nonpartisan primary system in 2012, which dictates that the top two finishers advance to the November ballot regardless of party affiliation.

It is the first time this has happened in a congressional race since the state shifted to its nonpartisan primary system in 2012, which dictates that the top two finishers advance to the November ballot regardless of party affiliation.

There did not immediately appear to be any precedent for a three-way California congressional race since the state shifted to its nonpartisan primary system in 2012, which dictates that the top two finishers advance to the November ballot regardless of party.

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón survived a nonpartisan primary this month but expects a tough November election.