But he finished third in the nonpartisan blanket primary with 42,573 votes (23 percent).
Morris then won a full term in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 20, 2007.
The election was then held on October 22 with all the candidates competing in a nonpartisan blanket primary.
Under California's new nonpartisan blanket primary law, all candidates will appear on the same ballot, regardless of party.
Bennett ran fourth in the nonpartisan blanket primary, with 108,293 votes (8.5 percent).
He did not seek a fourth term in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 19, 1991.
Louisiana is the only place that uses a nonpartisan blanket primary.
In 1979, he ran third in the nonpartisan blanket primary for governor.
Armstrong led in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 19, 1991, with 13,354 votes (40 percent).
Instead, he ran for mayor in a multi-candidate nonpartisan blanket primary.