The web page “Join California” has made a strenuous effort to learn how many candidates filed for partisan office in the June 8, 2010 California primaries. This information is not official. Each candidate files in his or her own home county, so “Join California” had to contact each of the 58 counties to gather the data this early in the cycle. The filing deadline was Friday, March 12.
Estimates are: 325 Democrats, 316 Republicans, 32 Libertarians, 23 Peace & Freedom, 18 Green, 18 American Independent. There are also 50 candidates for whom the records don’t show which party. California has 165 partisan offices up in 2010.
See “Join California” at this link. The tally of candidates is on the upper right corner.
LAST stand of the party hacks hopefully — if and when the top 2 primary is approved in the June 2010 CA primary ??? Stay tuned.
The party hack stats will be used by the party hacks in their predictable lawsuit attacking the top 2 primary if it is approved.
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