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George Skelton

George Skelton: A Republican has a shot at becoming California state controller. Yes, you read that right

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — You won't read this very often: A Republican is favored to win a California statewide election.

Lanhee Chen is likely to finish first in the June 7 primary and advance to the November runoff for state controller. But then the odds are he'll turn into a pumpkin and lose to a Democrat.

That said, he has the best chance of any Republican in many years to capture a statewide office in Democrat-dominant California.

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