California attorney general will face Republican in November

By DON THOMPSON
Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Democratic attorney general advanced to the November general election and was on pace to face the Republican Party’s endorsed candidate in a state that overwhelmingly favors Democrats. Attorney General Rob Bonta, the only Democrat in the five-way primary field, advanced with 57% of the vote. He was trailed by the GOP’s endorsed candidate, Nathan Hochman, with 17.5%. Hochman is a former federal prosecutor and former assistant U.S. attorney general. Conservative Republican Eric Early was third, with 15%. Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert, running a no-party-preference campaign, had 8% of the vote. It was Bonta’s first statewide race after Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed him attorney general last year.