L.A. County primary election results show U.S. House nail-biter

Two weeks after the primary some races remain nail-biters, such as U.S. House District 37, where former L.A. City Councilwoman Jan Perry still held second place ahead of Daniel Lee as he narrowed the gap on Tuesday, June 21, according to election results.

In their fight for second place, Perry had 17,893 votes (18.4%) compared to Lee’s 17,341 (17.9%), a difference of 552 votes.

In the November general election, the second placer will face state Sen. Sydney Kamlager, who leads with 42,463 votes (43.8%).

A new member of Congress is guaranteed from this central L.A. district. All three candidates are Democrats.

There are still about 13,790 outstanding ballots, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s office. The next update is Friday.

Here are the current vote counts on other close races, based on updates by the county registrar or the California Secretary of State’s Office.

County Supervisor

In the race for the open Third District seat on the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, state Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, with 105,522 votes (31.1%), is positioned to go against Lindsey Horvath, a West Hollywood City Council member in second place with 94,191 votes (27.8%). State Sen. Henry Stern, D-Malibu, remained in third with 82,511 votes (24.3%).

The seat will be vacated by longtime politician Sheila Kuehl. The district stretches from Malibu and Santa Monica into the eastern and northeastern San Fernando Valley.

County Sheriff

Incumbent Sheriff Alex Villanueva still leads in the L.A. County Sheriff’s race, with 452,802 votes (30.7%) and likely will face off in November against former Long Beach police Chief Robert Luna, who captured 381,959 votes (25.9%). Eric Strong, in third, had 231,315 votes (15.7%).

Other races

In local races a winner can elude a November runoff by earning more than 50% of the primary votes. But for statewide races, including Assembly and state Senate, and Congressional races, the top two candidates will face each other in November regardless of the gap between candidates.

State Assembly District 34: In Southern California’s High Desert, two prominent Republican legislators who found themselves sharing the newly formed Assembly District 34 appeared more assured of battling one another in a November runoff.

Assemblyman Thurston “Smitty” Smith, R-Apple Valley, continued to lead with 22,888 votes (31.4%). Runner-up Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, had 21,483 votes (29.4%) while Democrat Rita Ramirez Dean trailed with 19,619 votes (26.9%).

State Assembly District 61: Lawndale Mayor Robert Pullen-Miles remains in the lead for the new 61st District, with Democrat Tina Simon McKinnor, a nonprofit director, still firmly in second. The likely runoff between the two in the special election will be to replace Autumn Burke in the current 62nd District — after her stunning resignation. As of Tuesday, Pullen-Miles had 24,227 votes (38.6%) and McKinnor had 20,390 votes (32.5%). The newly mapped 61st District includes Inglewood, Venice and Hawthorne.

State Assembly District 69: Long Beach City Councilman Al Austin II solidified his hold on second place, with 17,937 votes (26.6%), with third-place candidate Janet Foster getting 12,750 votes (18.9%). Meanwhile, Josh Lowenthal — son of U.S. Rep. Alan Lowenthal — …read more

Source:: Los Angeles Daily News

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