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How Sierra Madre Voted, By the Numbers

Wondering how many people in Sierra Madre voted and which candidates residents favored? Check out the exact numbers here.

Of Sierra Madre’s 7,785 registered voters, just 2,282 went to the polls for last Tuesday’s Primary Election. That’s 29.31-percent, according to the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/Clerks office.

Though that number may seem low, it’s far better than the average L.A. County voter turnout, which was just 17.2-percent.

Voters cast ballots for the Presidential Primary, State and Federal representatives as well as County and State measures. Sierra Madre also voted on Measure A, the PUSD districting measure.

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It's interesting to note that though Measure A passed, . Also, Donna Lowe earned more votes in the 41st Assembly Race than Chris Holden did. District-wide, Holden earned more votes than Lowe, though both candidates will advance to the November ballot.

Here’s how Sierra Madre voted, by the numbers:

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Candidates with under 40 votes are not included in this list. Statistics courtesy of the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/Clerks office.

Presidential Primary

Candidate Votes Barack Obama 824 Mitt Romney 726 Ron Paul 97 Newt Gingrich 46 Rick Santorum 44

U.S. Senator

Dianne Feinstein 1,031 Elizabeth Emken 338 Dan Hughes 181 Greg Conlon 128 Rick Williams 49 Gail K. Lightfoot 48

U.S. Congress - 27th District

Judy Chu 1,052 Jack Orswell 606 Bob Duran 473

State Senate - 25th District

Carol Liu 1,021 Gilbert Gonzales 951 Ameenah Fuller 111

State Assembly - 41st District

Donna Lowe 636 Chris Holden 511 Ed Colton 335 Michael Cacciotti 313 Victoria Rusnak 304

Measure A - PUSD Districting

Yes 882 No 1,076

Prop 28: Limits on Legislators' Terms in Office

Yes 1,170 No 966

Prop 29Tax on Cigarettes for Cancer Research

Yes 938 No 1,242

Measure H: Hotel Occupancy Tax

Yes 1,252 No 810

Measure L: Landfill Tax

Yes 1,265 No 744

To see the district and county-wide election results,

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