Former Assemblyman Isadore Hall III, D-Compton, is the heavy favorite in the field of three Democrats and one Republican in today’s special election in the 35th Senate District to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sen. Roderick Wright, who was convicted of voter fraud for living outside the district.
Hall became the overwhelming favorite when then-Assemblyman Steve Bradford, D-Gardena, dropped out of the race in October and endorsed Hall.
Hall served in the Assembly from 2004 through last month. He was barred from seeking re-election to the Assembly last month because of term limits. He previously served on the Compton City Council and Compton Unified School District Board of Trustees.
The field of candidates also includes Democrats Louis L. Dominguez, a retired classroom teacher, and Hector Serrano, a member of the Area Planning Commission for the Harbor Area, and Republican businessman James Spencer.
The district includes much of Inglewood, along with parts of Long Beach, Torrance, Carson, Compton, Gardena, Hawthorne and Lawndale.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
If no candidate receives a majority, a runoff involving the top two finishers will be held Feb. 10.
