Orange County candidates who lost June primary say rival entered race just to lure away ...
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Politics Orange County candidates who lost June primary say rival entered race just to lure away GOP votes The 72nd Assembly District. (Los Angeles Times graphics) Two Orange County Republicans who ran unsuccessfully for the state Assembly in June want prosecutors to investigate whether the race’s two other GOP hopefuls worked together to ensure one of them would advance to the November general election. Greg Haskin and Long Pham, who finished third and fourth, respectively, in the five-man race for the 72nd Assembly District, allege that candidate Richard Laird was “placed on the ballot” by supporters of Tyler Diep — one of the race’s more prominent contenders...