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A Special Election was held in the 50th Congressional District Of California to choose a new member of the United States House Of Representatives to replace Randy Cunningham , who resigned November 28 , 2005 after pleading guilty to bribery, wire fraud, mail fraud, and tax evasion charges. (On March 3 , 2006 , he was sentenced to 8 years and 4 months in a federal prison). The special Primary Election was held on April 11 , 2006 . If a single candidate had won a simple majority, he or she would have served out the rest of Cunningham's term. As no candidate won a simple majority, the top vote-getters in each party will compete in a runoff or special General Election to be held on June 6 , 2006 1. RUN-OFF ELECTION & PRIMARY ELECTION The June 6 , 2006 run-off will be held at the same time as the primary election for the biennial November 7 , 2006 general election. This creates a peculiar opportunity for voters to vote on the same ballot for two different people for the same post; one to fill the vacant seat, the other to run in the November election. RESULTS On April 11, Democrat Francine Busby garnered 43.75 percent of the vote, 6.26 percentage points short of the majority necessary to avoid a runoff race. She will face the leading vote getter from the two other parties participating: Republican Brian Bilbray and Libertarian Paul King, as well as independent candidate William Griffith, in a June 6 runoff. Results are as of 5:00PM PDT on April 14 , 2006 , with 100 percent reporting (445 of 445 precincts). There are approximately 500 absentee and provisional ballots still to be counted. Eighteen candidates appeared on the ballot.
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