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  O.C. Race [CA-48] a Wild Ride
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Last EditedArmyDem  Sep 25, 2005 11:39am
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News DateSunday, September 25, 2005 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionSpecial primary to succeed Cox in the 48th Congressional District features 17 candidates and voters can choose outside their parties.

September 25, 2005
Latimes.com : Politics
By Jean O. Pasco, Times Staff Writer

For 17 years, former Rep. Christopher Cox (R-Newport Beach) represented one of the most Republican districts in Congress, after besting 17 other candidates. Now, 17 more are on the ballot to succeed him.

The result is a political free-for-all in coastal Orange County where candidates are struggling to capture the attention of District 48's 400,000 potential voters, including surfers and millionaires in Newport Beach, academics in Irvine and families in San Juan Capistrano.

Getting the most attention and campaign money are two well-known Republican politicians from Irvine: state Sen. John Campbell and former Assemblywoman Marilyn Brewer. They are fighting it out with campaign mailers, cable television ads, phone calls to voters and endorsements in an election expected to draw only the most committed voters.

"The early campaigning started when people were on vacation and getting ready for school, so people aren't focused on it," said political consultant Scott Hart of Newport Beach, who isn't working for any candidate.

Since Cox resigned Aug. 2 to become chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the campaigning has begun in earnest. The candidates will appear on an Oct. 4 special primary election ballot to replace him.

The election, though, comes with a twist. All candidates will be listed together, and voters can choose any candidate, regardless of party. If no one gets a majority, the top vote-getters from each of the five political parties advance to a Dec. 6 vote.
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