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LA began using this method of non partisan elections back in 1977 with the non partisan primary held prior to the General in Nov. The procedure used now is the results of a court ordered ruling (sometime in the mid 90s) that stopped LA from electing Federal positions prior to the date specified in the Constitution. Many times the non partisan primary produced a majority winner thus that person was elected before the Constitution called for date. So the Legislature (1998 or so) changed the law to hold the non partisan elections for Federal positions on the Constitution specified date with a runoff if needed to be held later... Georgia has a run off like this if no one gets a majority on the appointed date, if I'm not mistaken.