# Breaking down a ‘Sara vs. Sarah’ faceoff for the State Senate District 26 seat

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By Jon Regardie for The Eastsider and The LA Local On Nov. 3, Eastsiders will decide who fills a plum post: the State Senate District 26 seat. The next occupant could hold the job for up to 12 years. How we got here Last year, longtime power broker Maria Elena Durazo announced that she would give up the seat to run for Los Angeles County Supervisor. But in an eight-candidate primary, with approximately 176,000 votes cast, no one came close to a majority. Sara Hernandez finished first and is joined in the runoff by Sarah Rascón. Candidate breakdown Hernandez, a former middle school teacher, ha

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