Even when an office goes to a general election in November, the ultimate outcome is, more times than not, determined by GOP voters in June s closed primaries or August s runoffs.
The 285 filers were the fewest in more than a decade, and even that number is likely to drop some this coming week because of withdrawals and contests of candidacy.
The journalist, two other Republicans and two Democrats seeking to replace veteran Bob Anthony, leaving the state Corporate Commission because of term limits