Jim Nielsen won a seat in the California state Senate after receiving more than 50 percent plus one vote in the special election for District 4. Nielsen accrued 142,926 votes, which constituted 50.4 percent of the vote. Nielsen needed 50 percent plus one vote to be declared the outright winner in the special election. Had Nielsen received less than the required amount, he would have had to face off against the second-place winner. Mickey Harringtion, a Democrat from Magalia, Calf., came in second in the race, garnering 78,690 votes for 27.7 percent of the vote. Nielsen’s victory would likely have …