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Jun 4, 2008 10:30 am US/Pacific

Hancock, Skinner Take East Bay Legislative Races

Complete Bay Area Election Results

BERKELEY (BCN) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: California Assemblywoman Loni Hancock
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Former Berkeley Mayor Loni Hancock and former Berkeley City Councilwoman Nancy Skinner won closely watched East Bay state legislative races in Tuesday's election.

Hancock, who was mayor of Berkeley from 1986 to 1994, served on the City Council from 1971 to 1979 and currently serves in the state Assembly, defeated Wilma Chan in the race for the Democratic nomination to represent state Senate District 9.

Chan a former Assemblywoman—including two years as majority leader - has also served on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and the Oakland school board.

Hancock beat Chan by a margin of 56.5 percent to 43.5 percent.

The Democratic nominee is considered to be a shoo-in to win the election in November because Democrats outnumber Republicans by a large percentage in the East Bay.

The Republican nomination was won by Claudia Bermudez, who was unopposed. The winner of the District 9 race will replace state Senate President Don Perata, D-Oakland, who was prevented from seeking re-election because of term limits.

The district runs from Richmond south to the Oakland-San Leandro border and east beyond Livermore.

In the race for the District 14 state Assembly seat currently held by Hancock, Skinner came in first in a field of four candidates.

Skinner, who served on the Berkeley City Council from 1984 to 1992 and has been an East Bay Regional Park District board member the last two years, had 46.8 percent. Richmond City Councilman Tony Thurmond garnered 24.5 percent, current Berkeley City Councilman Kriss Worthington had 16.4 percent and Dr. Phil Polakoff received 12.3 percent.

No Republicans are seeking to represent District 14, which stretches from Richmond to Lafayette.