California Voters Reject Prosecutor 'Reformers'
Candidates backed by Soros are still pressing ahead in other parts of the country.
California voters appeared to reject liberal challengers in three closely watched district attorney races on Tuesday, delivering a sharp defeat to a national network attempting to reshape the criminal justice system by electing left-leaning prosecutors.
A consortium of wealthy liberal donors and activists, headlined by New York billionaire George Soros, to battle candidates backed by money from law enforcement groups. Four races dominated. In Sacramento, Alameda and San Diego counties, the challengers lost. In Contra Costa County, their candidate—Diana Becton, a former judge appointed as district attorney last year—was 500 votes shy of a majority and will likely face a runoff against career prosecutor
