4 Democratic state lawmakers representing Sonoma County hold early leads

Four Democratic state lawmakers who represent parts of Sonoma County were headed to victory late Tuesday night in the primary election.

Assemblyman Jim Wood of Santa Rosa had 63% of the vote, well ahead of Republican challenger Charlotte Svolos of Crescent City with 37%, with more than 40% of precincts reporting in the 2nd Assembly District. Under California’s primary voting system, the top two vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, face off in the November general election.

Wood, seeking his fourth term, is a former Healdsburg city councilman and mayor who was elected to the Legislature in 2014. The district he represents extends from Oakmont to the Oregon border.

Assemblyman Marc Levine of San Rafael was well ahead of three challengers with 59% of the vote in the 10th Assembly District with about 70 %of precincts reporting. Levine, who is seeking his fifth term, faces two other Democrats, Veronica Jacobi of Santa Rosa and Ted Cabral of Petaluma, along with Republican Ron Sondergaard of Sebastopol.

Sondergaard had 23%, with Jacobi, a former Santa Rosa city councilwoman, at 16% of the vote, and Cabral had 3%.

Cecilia Aguiar-Curry of Winters had the lead with 54% of the vote in the 4th Assembly District with 80% of precincts reporting.

Her challengers are Republican Matthew Nelson with 37% and Democrat Sophia Racke with 9%.

State Sen. Bill Dodd of Napa ran unopposed and will appear on the November general election ballot, possibly facing a write-in candidate. Dodd won his 3rd District Senate seat in 2016 with 58% of the vote.