Los Angeles Municipal Results Thread
(This is Todd, campaign blogger, live from the election party at the Avalon)
People are starting to gather, the band is playing, the TVs are on. The excitement is growing. Polls are now closed. Results will be posted HERE.
More as we hear it.
[UPDATE] Early returns are showing Eric up 72.5-27.5! Other results:
Antonio Villaraigosa up with 57.3%
Prop B the Solar initiative is up by 6.4%.
[UPDATE] The band is playing an original: “Are You Ready For Garcetti?” Sample line: “Everybody hollar, everybody cheer, we’re gonna give him 4 more years!”
[UPDATE] Eric came out, played some keyboards, then gave a victory speech. “There’s a saying, ’show me whom you walk with and I’ll show you who you are.’ Thank you for walking with me. Our next walk begins tomorrow.”
[UPDATE] Results have been updated as of 10:12pm. So far, 92% of mail-in ballots and 8% of in-person ballots have been counted. Eric is holding strong with a 71-29 lead. Villaraigosa and Measure B are clowly gaining strength.
[UPDATE] As more in-person ballots get counted, Villaraigosa and Prop B keep gaining steam. All props at the moment are ahead. We’re looking at run-offs in the City Attorney race and City Council 5 where Paul Koretz and David Vahedi are currently leading a tight field. All mail-in ballots and just 14.82% of in-person ballots have been counted.
[UPDATE] As of 1:46am with 99.93% reporting, Eric has been re-elected with 72% of the vote; Antonio Villaraigosa has been re-elected with 55.56%. There will be a run-off in the 5th council district between Paul Koretz and David Vahedi; there will be a run-off in the City Attorney race between Jack Weiss and Carmen Trutanich. Also, it looks like Measures A, C & D have passed. Surprisingly, Measure B, the solar initiative, has apparently failed by a mere 1300 votes.
