Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., emerged as the top...

Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., emerged as the top candidate by far in the open primary (CD June 4 p13) in the California 17th district Tuesday night. He competed against Democratic challenger Ro Khanna, an attorney who was deputy assistant secretary of the Commerce Department during President Barack Obama’s first term and received heavy backing from technology companies. Honda received 48.6 percent of the vote compared with Khanna’s 27.1 percent. Both candidates earned far more than the two Republicans competing and, based on California primary rules, they will advance to compete against one another in the November election.