runoff
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Multiple US media outlets, including CNN and NBC News, projected Raman had secured enough votes to advance to the runoff despite the primary ballot count remaining ongoing.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
DuBuisson’s runoff drew about one-third of registered voters.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass was in the lead, advancing to the November runoff.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Ballots from California’s jungle primary last week are still being counted, but dark-horse Democrat Xavier Becerra has secured a spot in the November runoff for governor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Because the river has so much agricultural runoff, there were crops, too: Little tomato and soybean plants sprang up everywhere, well fertilized by all the sewage.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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