You can read more about this race in the piece co-authored by RSLC Political Director Ben Cannatti on Townhall.com

From the Californian:

Monterey County election officials expect voter turnout for today’s runoff election in state Senate District 15 to be a bit higher than it was for the June 22 special election.

Candidates on the ballot are Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee, R-San Luis Obispo; John Laird, former assemblyman and Democrat from Aptos; independent Jim Fitzgerald; and Libertarian Mark Hinkle.

Districtwide, Blakeslee garnered 49.4 percent of the vote in five coastal counties. Laird had nearly 42 percent, while Hinkle and Fitzgerald combined for nearly 9 percent. The runoff was forced because none met the 50-percent-plus-one standard to be certified a winner. That standard doesn’t apply in a California runoff, where the largest vote-getter wins.

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