Upset Victories
MANUEL PEREZ, CA
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 Democrat Manuel Perez accomplished a feat that no Democat has been able to do since 1992.[Inside Riverside, 1/2/09] |
DAS WILLIAMS, CA
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 Das Williams beat back a slew of negative campaign ads in the final days of the campaign to trounce Susan Jordan in the 35th Assembly District Democrat primary.[Daily Sound, 6/9/10] |
RICHARD PAN, CA
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 Pan defeated Republican Andy Pugno, whose role as attorney for Proposition 8, the ban on gay marriage, made him a lightening rod for controversy.[L.A. Times, 11/02/10] |
ANGELIQUE ASHBY, CA
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 Since 1992, no incumbent Sacramento City Councilmember has lost a re-election bid; on Tuesday night that all changed. It’s been 18 years since such an upset has occurred.[East Sacramento News, 6/9/10] |
