LOS ANGELES, CA — The polls are closed in Los Angeles County, and voters will soon know which two candidates survived the crowded contest for governor, sheriff, county supervisor and more.
Incumbent Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, who represents the Third District, declared victory in her re-election bid after early returns showed her with 63% of the vote.
Tonia Arey was second with 19%, followed by Carmenlina Minasyan and Tomás Sidenfaden with 9% each.
In a statement, Horvath said voters had sent "a clear message: results matter, accountability matters, and delivering real change matters."
In the race for sheriff, early returns showed incumbent Sheriff Robert Luna with 46.7% of the vote, just under the 50% needed to avoid a runoff.
Alex Villanueva — the former sheriff who Luna unseated four years ago — was a distant second at 23.6%.
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In the race for First District supervisor, state Sen. Maria Elena Durazo was poised to claim the board seat being vacated by the termed-out Hilda Solis.
If she holds on and earns more than 50% of the vote when all ballots are eventually counted, she will claim the seat without need for a November runoff.
Durazo had 57.8% of the vote, while Elaine Alaniz was running second with 15.9%. David Argudo was in third at 10.7%.
The other two candidates, Noel Almario and Annabella Figueroa Mazariegos, had under 10% each.
Ballots will continue to be counted throughout the evening and county election officials will report the tally periodically. Final results are not expected for several days as officials continue processing vote-by-mail, provisional and other outstanding ballots.
As of April, the California Secretary of State reported that 23,112,854 Californians were registered to vote, which accounts for almost 84 percent of the state's eligible voting population.
Not surprisingly, there are far more registered Democrats than Republicans in the state, with 45 percent for the former and 25 percent for the latter.
In LA County, the rate of voter registration is high. As of April, 87.55 percent of eligible voters were registered — with 51.06 percent of voters registered as Democrats and 18.69 percent as Republicans.
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Voter turnout may be a mixed bag this primary season as voters decided which two candidates will vie in the general election to be the next governor of the Golden State. Top ticket races such as the gubernatorial contest usually generate high voter turnout. But that may not be the case this year as the lack of a clear frontrunner appears to have dampened enthusiasm among early voters.
Even Democrats who typically have a high turnout in primary elections — often older, white voters — have been slow to drop off their ballots, said Paul Mitchell, a Democratic strategist tracking ballot returns.
“My joke is: Call your Democratic parents and tell them to turn in their ballot,” he said. “They are holding onto the ballot because they have seen this kind of topsy-turvy governor’s race. They’re waiting to make sure they’re making the right choice.”
About 10% of the state's roughly 23 million voters had voted as of Wednesday, according to Mitchell's tracker. That includes about 15% of Republicans, 10% of Democrats and 7% of voters registered with no or another party. That breakdown is unusual because Democrats in recent years have tended to vote early while many Republicans wait until Election Day.
There are several countywide races and questions on the ballot.
Incumbent Sheriff Robert Luna is facing seven challengers. That includes former sheriff Alex Villanueva, whom Luna defeated in 2022.
Below find a list of candidates with links to their answers to Patch's questionnaire, if provided:
Two of the five seats on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors are up for election: districts 1 and 3.
District 1 includes much of Northeast Los Angeles, downtown, Silver Lake and Echo Park, the Eastside and much of the southern San Gabriel Valley.
Incumbent Supervisor Hilda Solis is prohibited from seeking reelection due to term limits, leaving a wide open field where five candidates are competing for the seat.
The District 1 candidates are:
District 3 includes West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, much of the Westside, Malibu and much of the San Fernando Valley.
Incumbent Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath is seeking a second term. She's facing three challengers.
The District 3 candidates are:
Incumbent Assessor Jeffrey Prang, who has held the office since 2014, is facing four challengers.
The candidates for assessor are:
County voters will decide one tax-related ballot question.
Measure ER would implement a temporary half-cent sales tax to support healthcare services amid reductions in state and federal funding.
California voters headed to the polls Tuesday, facing concerns over homelessness, wildfire insurance shortages, budget deficits and soaring housing costs, as a high-profile gubernatorial primary and several competitive congressional races tested the state’s political landscape.
The governor’s race was defined by record spending, scandal and Democratic anxiety over California’s top-two primary system. Billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer poured more than $195 million into television, cable and radio advertising — the largest political ad campaign in the nation this year — drawing criticism from opponents who accused him of trying to buy the governorship. Former California Attorney General Xavier Becerra emerged as Steyer’s chief Democratic rival after former Rep. Eric Swalwell ended his campaign amid sexual assault allegations.
Republican former Fox News host Steve Hilton, backed by President Donald Trump, also remained a top contender in polling alongside Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, fueling fears among Democrats that a split Democratic vote could allow two Republicans to advance to the November general election. Under California’s election system, the top two finishers advance regardless of party.
Congressional races across California were also under intense scrutiny following voter approval of Proposition 50, a partisan redistricting measure expected to reshape the state’s political map. Democrats are targeting several Republican-held seats as they seek to overturn the GOP’s slim House majority.
One of the most closely watched contests is in Southern California’s 40th District, where longtime Republican Rep. Ken Calvert faces fellow Republican Rep. Young Kim after redistricting combined portions of the Inland Empire and Orange County. The bitter campaign featured both candidates accusing the other of disloyalty to Trump.
In Northern California, the late Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s former 1st District is expected to favor Democrats after district boundaries shifted west and south, while Sacramento-area District 6 and Central Valley District 22 are also expected to be fiercely contested.
In Southern California’s newly redrawn 48th District, longtime Republican Rep. Darrell Issa opted to retire rather than seek reelection in a district that now leans Democratic. Republican San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond entered the race with Issa’s endorsement but faced a crowded field of Democratic and Republican challengers in a district spanning parts of San Diego and Riverside counties.
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The Associated Press and City News Service contributed to this report.
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