Martinez topped the seven-candidate field in Tuesday's election to secure a spot on the runoff in the race to succeed longtime sheriff's department head Bill Gore, who retired earlier this year.
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The 2022 California Primary Election is coming up on June 7. Need a quick primer? We've pulled together some of the KPBS newsroom's coverage of four key races on the primary ballots in San Diego County.