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Wiener advances in race for Pelosi's Congress seat

San Francisco voters put state Sen. Scott Wiener into the general election for Pelosi's 11th District House seat

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Voters in San Francisco on Tuesday advanced state Sen. Scott Wiener in the race to succeed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in California's 11th Congressional District, CBS News projects. The other candidate to advance has not yet been projected.

  1. Frame 1San Francisco voters put state Sen. Scott Wiener into the general election for Pelosi's 11th District House seat.
  2. Frame 2The district covers most of San Francisco, excluding Excelsior, Ocean View, Portola, and Visitacion Valley.
  3. Frame 3CBS projected Wiener's place before the second general-election candidate had been projected.
  4. Frame 4Eleven candidates ran for the seat: eight Democrats, two Republicans, and one no party preference candidate.
  5. Frame 5A May San Francisco Chronicle poll had Wiener at 40%, with Chakrabarti at 18% and Chan at 17%.
  6. Frame 6The next pressure point is which rival joins Wiener on the general-election ballot for Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat.
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Jun 3, 1:40 AM EDT
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