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Gov. Jerry Brown calls special elections for 2 vacant state Senate seats

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Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday declared special elections to fill the state Senate seats vacated last week when Democratic Sens. Juan Vargas of San Diego and Gloria Negrete-McLeod of Chino resigned to join Congress.

The primary election for both seats will be held March 12 and, if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, the runoff election will be held May 14.

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That allows those elected to be seated in time for the state Senate vote on the state budget.

Vargas and Negrete-McLeod won seats in Congress in the Nov. 6 election and last week they resigned in the midst of their state Senate terms to go to Washington, D.C.

Assemblyman Ben Hueso (D-Logan Heights) has launched a campaign for the 40th Senate District seat held by Vargas; Assemblywoman Norma Torres (D-Pomona) and San Bernardino County Auditor/Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector Larry Walker have begun campaigns for the 32nd Senate District previously represented by Negrete-McLeod.

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--Patrick McGreevy in Sacramento

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