A game of musical chairs in California has finished with former assemblywoman Holly Mitchell.

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A GAME OF MUSICAL CHAIRS IN CALIFORNIA HAS FINISHED WITH FORMER ASSEMBLYWOMAN HOLLY MITCHELL (D) resoundingly defeating her Republican opponent to win a Senate seat vacated when Curren Price (D) was elected to the Los Angeles City Council. Mitchell won with 80 percent of the vote. Democrats now control the Senate 28-12, one seat more than a super majority. Over in the Assembly, a special election put Democrats within one vote of a two-thirds majority when Pomona City Councilman Freddie...