Jones, Gaines To Face Off in California Insurance Commissioner Race
On Tuesday, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones (D) and state Sen. Ted Gaines (R-Roseville), an insurance broker, placed first and second in the state primary election for state insurance commissioner, with 53.1% and 41.6% of the votes, respectively. Under the state's new "top-two" election system, both candidates automatically qualified for the November election.
- "Dave Jones, Ted Gaines Head to Runoff in Insurance Commissioner Race" (Lifsher, Los Angeles Times, 6/4).