LOS ANGELES, CA — Sheriff Robert Luna held a commanding lead over former Sheriff Alex Villanueva in Tuesday night's election returns, while two countywide ballot measures appeared to be drawing strong voter support.
Results released at 10:04 p.m. Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's Office showed Luna with 70.5% of the vote, compared to Villanueva's 29.5%.
Meanwhile, Measure E, a proposed amendment to the county charter, had support from 73.5% of voters, while Measure A, which addresses labor negotiations and binding arbitration for county employees, had 66.2% support.
The results remain preliminary, with ballots still to be counted in the coming days. County election officials are scheduled to release their first post-Election Night update Wednesday between 4 and 5 p.m.
Voters across Los Angeles County also weighed in on city council races, local ballot measures and other contests.
See the countywide election results below, along with links to results for local races and ballot measures in communities throughout Los Angeles County.
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There is one countywide race.
Incumbent Sheriff Robert Luna is facing former sheriff Alex Villanueva, whom Luna defeated in 2022.
Voters considered two county-level ballot questions.
Measure A would prohibit strikes by district attorney investigators, medical examiners, and lifeguards and other employees in the county fire, sheriff's and medical examiner's departments, while establishing a binding arbitration process for resolving labor disputes with public safety employee unions.
Measure E would increase the independence of the upcoming county Ethics Commission and Office of Ethics Compliance. It would grant ethics officials the power to investigate misconduct by county officials, candidates, lobbyists and contractors; issue subpoenas and fine violators up to $15,000 per offense.
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Voters in cities and unincorporated across Los Angeles County decided numerous other local races and propositions, including races for City Council and other elected positions.
Scroll through the results below or click here for a searchable list of all races in Los Angeles County.
Real-time results for Los Angeles City races, including the contest for mayor, are available here
The governor's race was somewhat anticlimactic following a chaotic primary with a crowded field of candidates roiled when the frontrunner was forced to step down amid sexual assault allegations. Since then, Becerra maintained a steady lead over Hilton in the polls.
In the final days of the election, a new SurveyUSA poll showed Becerra with a 22-point lead.
Click here for real-time results in the California Governor's races.
All 52 of California's Congressional seats were on the ballot.
Congressional races across California were under intense scrutiny following voter approval of Proposition 50, a partisan redistricting measure expected to reshape the state's political map. Thanks to the redistricting, only a handful of districts were truly competitive. Democrats hoped to flip as many as five Republican House seats in a bid to overturn the GOP's slim House majority.
Democrats think they can flip as many as five seats, with four seeming very much in reach, according to the polls. Both parties are spending like control of the House is on the line.
Click here for real-time results in California's Congressional races.
There were 14 statewide propositions on the ballot this week. Arguably, the most hot-button ballot initiatives involve taxation. Proposition 40 is the highly discussed billionaire tax, while Propositions 41 and 42 aim to counter the measure. Proposition 3 also addresses taxes on the state's highest earners.
Click here for real-time results for all of California's ballot measures.
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