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Democratic former venture capitalist Eric Jones appears poised to move on to the November general election against incumbent Rep. Mike Thompson in Congressional District 4, setting up an intraparty battle for the seat representing Napa Valley, the Sacramento suburbs and the rural North State.<\/p>\n

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After trailing Republican Ray Riehle for more than a week, Jones erased the gap in Friday\u2019s latest vote count update to move into the second spot in the top-two primary.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are finishing in a very strong position,\u201d Jones told KQED after the update.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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