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FILE - This Tuesday Nov. 6, 2018 file photo shows Democratic congressional candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar in San Diego. A fierce fight between Republican candidates has punctuated the race for the vacated seat of disgraced California GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter, who dropped out and resigned from Congress in January after pleading guilty to a corruption charge. The 50th district GOP front-runners are San Diego radio host and political commentator Carl DeMaio and former U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, who retired from a neighboring district in 2018. Under California election rules, the top two vote-getters in Tuesday's primary advance to the general election, regardless of party affiliation. It's likely one is eliminated and the other faces off against Campa-Najjar, the only Democrat in the field. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)

FILE - This Tuesday Nov. 6, 2018 file photo shows Democratic congressional candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar in San Diego. A fierce fight between Republican candidates has punctuated the race for the vacated seat of disgraced California GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter, who dropped out and resigned from Congress in January after pleading guilty to a corruption charge. The 50th district GOP front-runners are San Diego radio host and political commentator Carl DeMaio and former U.S. Rep. Dar…

March 11, 2020

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Issa advances to runoff in California House race
March 11, 2020 9:27 p.m.

Issa advances to runoff in California House race

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, a relentless critic of President Barack Obama who retired from his increasingly Democratic district two years ago, took a step toward returning to Congress by advancing Wednesday to a runoff in one of Southern California's last conservative bastions.