As I made the rounds from election night party to party last night, I asked at least twos of people what they would most like to see on the lbpost.com on Wednesday morning. And the response from both of them was overwhelming: a comprehensive rundown of the night’s results. No problem, I wasn’t planning on sleeping anyway! So, here we go…
President
Democrat Barack Obama wins 338 electoral votes to Republican John McCain’s 163.
Propositions
Prop 1A – Passenger Train Bond Act
Yes – 52.2%
No – 47.8%
Prop 2 – Farm Animals Initiative
Yes – 63.2%
No – 36.8%
Prop 3 – Children’s Hospital Bond
Yes – 54.9%
No – 45.1%
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Prop 4 – Pregnancy of Minors
No – 52.0%
Yes – 48.0%
Prop 5 – Nonviolent Drug Offenses
No – 60.0%
Yes – 40.0%
Prop 6 – Police & Law Enforcement
No – 69.3%
Yes – 30.7%
Prop 7 – Renewable Energy
No – 64.9%
Yes – 35.1%
Prop 8 – Same-Sex Initiative
Yes – 52.5%
No – 47.5%
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Prop 9 – Criminal Justice System
Yes – 53.5%
No – 46.5%
Prop 10 – Alternative Fuel Vehicles
No – 59.8%
Yes – 40.2%
Prop 11 – Redistricting Initiative
Yes – 50.6%
No – 49.4%
Prop 12 – Veterans’ Bond Act 2008
Yes – 63.5%
No – 36.5%
Measures
Measure R (County) – Metro Trans Authority Sales Tax
Yes – 67.41%
No – 32.59%
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Measure G (City) – Utility Users Tax Fund
Yes – 59.06%
No – 40.94%
Measure I (City) – Infrastructure Parcel Tax (66.7% needed to pass)
No – 47.64%
Yes – 52.36%
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Measure K (City) – School Improvement Bonds
Yes – 71.34%
No – 28.66%
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Candidates
37th Congressional District
(D) Laura Richardson – 75.41%
(I) Nick Dibs – 24.59%
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46th Congressional District
(R) Dana Rohrabacher – 50.34%
(D) Debbie Cook – 45.54%
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27th State Senate
(D) Alan Lowenthal – 67.09%
(R) Allen Wood – 32.91%
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25th State Senate
(D) Rod Wright – 71.7%
(R) Lydia Gutierrez – 28.3%
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57th State Assembly
(D) Bonnie Lowenthal – 57.09%
(R) Gabriella Holt – 37.06%
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