VENTURA COUNTY: FLYNN FACING LOPEZ IN RUNOFF.Byline: Andrea Cavanaugh Staff Writer Seven-term Ventura County Supervisor John Flynn appeared Wednesday to have been forced into a runoff Runoff The procedure of printing the end-of-day prices for every stock on an exchange onto ticker tape. Notes: If the "tape is late" then it can take a long time to print off all the closing prices. with Oxnard Mayor Manuel Lopez, and critics said his failure to win election outright reflected flagging Latino support. With about 2,200 ballots still to be counted in the 5th District supervisorial race, Flynn had received 46.4 percent of the vote; Lopez had captured 24.4 percent. Flynn needed 50 percent to avoid a November runoff. The population of the 5th District, which includes Oxnard and El Rio, is more than two-thirds Latino. ``This race is not about electing a Latino candidate,'' said Dave Rodriguez, vice president of the Far West region of the League of United Latin American Citizens The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the oldest organization of Hispanic Americans in the United States. With a membership of approximately 115,000, the organization uses education and advocacy to improve living conditions and seek advances for all Hispanic nationality . ``It's about electing a candidate that will best represent the Latino community. (Flynn's) behavior toward Latinos has been atrocious.'' Flynn on Wednesday dismissed his critics as a disgruntled dis·grun·tle tr.v. dis·grun·tled, dis·grun·tling, dis·grun·tles To make discontented. [dis- + gruntle, to grumble (from Middle English gruntelen; see minority and said election returns showed he has a broad base of support. ``Those few so-called Latino leaders are out of step,'' Flynn said. ``Latino interests aren't that different from every other interest. The issues are all the same.'' Oxnard City Councilman John Zaragoza came in a close third in Tuesday's balloting, winning 22.6 percent of the vote. Arlene Fraser received 6.2 percent of the vote. Zaragoza said Wednesday he hadn't decided whether he would endorse To sign a paper or document, thereby making it possible for the rights represented therein to pass to another individual. Also spelled indorse. endorse (indorse) v. any candidate in the November runoff. Lopez said Flynn's failure to win a majority had nothing to do with ethnicity ethnicity Vox populi Racial status–ie, African American, Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic , but reflected a general dissatisfaction with his performance. ``I think elections are about representing all voters,'' Lopez said. ``I think people want to be represented by someone who makes them feel comfortable.'' In the 3rd District, Supervisor Kathy Long was elected to a third term against challenger Mike Morgan
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