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This sets up what should be an interesting and potentially brutal showdown in the 15th council district. LAPD officer Joe Buscaino, a newcomer to politics, got the most votes in Tuesday's primary, 29 percent. Assemblyman Warren Furutani, a veteran of South Bay politics, came in second with 22 percent, and had the backing of the mayor. The runoff is Jan. 17.
San Pedro businessman Jayme Wilson finished third with 12 percent. Then came the president of the city firefighter union, Pat McOsker, with 10 percent and ex-councilman Rudy Svorninich Jr. with 9 percent. Gordon Teuber, the former deputy to Janice Hahn who received the L.A. Times' endorsement, trailed at 6 percent. It looks as if almost half the votes were cast by mail, but that just 16 percent of registered voters in the district took part.