On Nov. 17, voters in California’s 72nd Assembly District will decide who takes over the seat that was vacated by the abrupt resignation of Mike Duvall.

Duvall (R-Yorba Linda) quit his post after a televised broadcast picked up his remarks to another legislator about sexual encounters he had with lobbyists.

The two main candidates for his replacement are Republican Orange County Supervisor Chris Norby and GOP activist Linda Ackerman. With the election a week away, there has been no clear indication of who will win.

Norby’s group is hoping that a poll recently released will translate over to a victory. The poll, commissioned by Landslide Communications, surveyed 300 GOP voters in the 72nd district. Out of the 300 people surveyed, Norby got 35 percent of the support, while Ackerman got 15 percent.

In a district that has a voter registration that heavily leans republican, with 43 percent Republican and 34 percent Democrat, the numbers might show Norby has it wrapped up.

However, like Ackerman has pointed out, the survey does not poll decline-to-state or Democrat voters—each of who are allowed to cross party lines in an open primary special election. Jim Lacy, a managing partner at Landslide Communications, said he did not have the resources to poll either of those voting groups.

Meanwhile, both Ackerman and Norby have been busy garnering endorsements and phone fundraising. Among Norby’s latest endorsements is the NRA. Ackerman has collected support recently from the Young Republican Federation of California and the Orange County Coalition of Police and Sheriffs.

Norby is leading in campaign funds with $59,350 raised so far. Ackerman has raised $33,397.

The 72nd AD includes the cities of Fullerton, Anaheim, Placentia, Orange, Brea, Yorba Linda and La Habra.

                                            

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