CU-backed candidate wins Calif. special election

WASHINGTON (9/03/09)--Credit union-backed candidate John Garamendi on Tuesday won a California special primary and will serve as the Democratic candidate for the congressional seat that will be vacated by incoming State Department official and current representative Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif).

Garamendi, who currently serves as lieutenant governor and previously served as state insurance commissioner, was supported by the California Credit Union League and the Credit Union Legislative Action Council (CULAC), and defeated 13 fellow candidates by gaining 26.2% of the total vote. However, Garamendi will next need to win a special general election on Nov. 3, since he did not win the 50% of votes needed to automatically assume the vacant congressional seat.

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