Gaines, Campanale in runoff for Tahoe Assembly seat
By Dan Smith, Sacramento Bee
Republican Beth Gaines edged GOP rival John Allard on Tuesday to make the runoff against Democrat Dennis Campanale in the crowded race for the 4th Assembly District.
Campanale, the lone Democrat in an eight-candidate field, took the top spot with 31.8 percent of the vote. Gaines edged Allard by 667 votes — 22.5 percent to 21.5 percent — for the second slot in the May 3 runoff. She will be the favorite in a heavily Republican district that includes Amador County and parts of Sacramento, Placer and El Dorado counties.