Irvine Mayor Steven Choi headed to November state assembly election

Irvine Mayor Steven Choi is headed to the November general election in the race to replace termed-out Assemblyman Don Wagner, making him the favorite against a Democratic opponent in the conservative 68th Assembly District. Choi edged former Anaheim City Councilman Harry Sidhu by 154 votes, or 0.1 percentage points, to finish second in the June 7 primary.