Green Party Leads Calif. Race OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- A candidate for the California Assembly held a slim lead today that could make her the nation's first Green Party state legislator. With all 153 precincts reporting, Audie Elizabeth Bock had 14,357 votes, or 50.5 percent of the vote in Tuesday's runoff election. Former Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris had 14,065 votes, or 49.4 percent of the vote. Because an unknown number of absentee and provisional ballots still had to be counted, Alameda County election officials said the official totals may not be available for several days. The Green Party said victory would make Bock its first state lawmaker in this country. The party is similar in philosphy to Green parties in various European countries, sharing goals such as feminism, decentralized authority, nonviolence and environmental consciousness. ``I'm not declaring victory until every vote is counted,'' said Bock, 53, a part-time ethnic studies instructor at Oakland's Laney College, who was outspent 20-to-1 by Harris. Harris, 51, had held the Assembly seat for 12 years before he served two terms as Oakland mayor, a post now held by former Gov. Jerry Brown. The winner will succeed Don Perata, who was elected to the state Senate last September.
