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Primary sends mixed signals in heavily Democratic California

FILE - San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who is fighting a recall effort, campaigns on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in San Francisco. Boudin had promised a new approach to law enforcement that stressed alternatives to incarceration and ending the war on drugs that disproportionately harmed people of color. He was ousted in a recall by a wide margin Tuesday amid longstanding complaints over open drug use, robberies and vandalism. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File) FILE - Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., speaks during her election night party Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Los Angeles. In L.A., Rick Caruso positioned himself as an outsider challenging the city's progressive establishment amid an unabated homeless crisis, soaring rents and home prices and worries over crime. He was running first in preliminary returns and will face Bass, a stalwart in the party's progressive wing, in a November runoff that will bring a stark contrast to voters. (AP Photo/John McCoy, File) FILE - Rick Caruso a Democratic candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, talks to supporters after a primary election campaign event in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. In L.A., Caruso positioned himself as an outsider challenging the city's progressive establishment amid an unabated homeless crisis, soaring rents and home prices and worries over crime. He was running first in preliminary returns and will face Democratic Rep. Karen Bass, a stalwart in the party's progressive wing, in a November runoff that will bring a stark contrast to voters. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo,File) FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, talks to Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, Friday, April 22, 2022, in Agoura Hills, Calif. Newsom and Padilla coasted to November runoffs in which they are heavily favored, but preliminary results suggested a slight dip in enthusiasm for two of the state's leading politicians. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)