There’s a good chance that two initiatives to legalize sports betting will appear on the November ballot. If both pass, they might both go into effect or the result could be decided in court, depending on which one gets more yes votes.
Discontent with Sheriff Alex Villanueva has reached a fever pitch, but it would be a rare feat for retired Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna to boot him from office.
Election results from Los Angeles County show who is ahead in primary races, but where did they build their leads throughout the city? This map shows what districts supported candidates for mayor and sheriff, two of the bigger runoff election races voters will decide in November.
As of Wednesday morning, just 14% of the ballots sent to Los Angeles County voters were returned, which means thousands of voters decided influential races for Los Angeles and Long Beach mayoral positions and others instead of hundreds of thousands.
Two Democrats landed in the top spots, but the lone Republican, Josh Rodriguez, finished third with 10% of the vote. Rodriguez, a police officer, had virtually no name recognition and almost no fundraising.
In the race for Long Beach Unified School Board District Area 5, longtime incumbent Diana Craighead was leading challenger Melissa Pittscutler with 65% of the vote.
Councilmember Roberto Uranga appears to have won a third term representing the 7th District on the City Council, and incumbent Downtown Councilmember Mary Zendejas has holds a slim margin that could see her reelected, according to early election results released Tuesday night.
All four candidates in this open seat are Democrats. After redistricting, the 69th now includes virtually all of Long Beach as well as Signal Hill and portions of Carson.
During his tenure, Villanueva has become a bastion of controversy, clashing with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors repeatedly, along with other politicians and news organizations.
Haubert has claimed 62% of the vote, or 15,342 votes, while Liddi has 19% (4,785 votes) and Moyer has 19% (4,568 votes).
