DOWNEY — In the race to represent Downey in the U.S. House of Representatives, Long Beach mayor Robert Garcia and businessman John Briscoe advanced to a November runoff Tuesday.

Garcia, a Democrat, collected 44.5% of all votes. Briscoe, a Republican, came in second with 28.6% of all votes cast.

Termed out Assemblymember Cristina Garcia finished third.

Garcia and Briscoe will now compete to effectively replace Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard and Rep. Alan Lowenthal, who are both retiring this year.