Election to replace Ben Hueso, who won Senate special election

by Brian Leubitz

A quick break from the Prop 8 coverage with some local elections news. Fresh from the SoS twitter feed, we learn that the Governor has just set the date for the AD-80 special election:

Governor sets special election for AssemblyDistrict 80 (part SanDiego County): primary=5/21, runoff(if needed)=7/30. Candidates file by 3/29

— CA SOS Vote (@CASOSvote) March 26, 2013

That filing date is this coming Friday, so this is really the first possible date for the election to be held. The seat is a strong Democratic seat, but until we get the final candidate roster, we’ll have to hold on any predictions for whether we’ll need that second election.