Turnout light in early 48th District voting
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_700984.php
But total will include 46,500 absentee and early-voting ballots in the race to replace Rep. Christopher Cox.
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If any candidate gets 50 percent plus one vote, that person will automatically become the next House member from the coastal Newport Beach-based district. If not, a general election will be held Dec. 6 and the top vote-getters from each party will be on that ballot.
The candidates for this race:
Republicans:
• Marilyn Brewer
• John Campbell
• David R. Crouch
• John Kelly
• Scott MacCabe
• Marsha A. Morris
• Guy E. Mailly
• Marshall Samuel Sanders*
• Edward Suppe
• Don Udall*
Democrats:
• Bea Foster
• John Graham
• Tom Pallow
• Steve Young
Third party:
• Bruce Cohen (Libertarian)
• Jim Gilchrist (American Independent)
• Bea Tiritilli (Green)
Write-ins:
• Delecia Holt (Republican)
• Steven Wesley Blake (Republican)
* These candidates have withdrawn from the race, but their names will appear on the ballot.
Orange County Registrar of Voters: http://www.oc.ca.gov/election/