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More than 792,000 L.A. County Ballots Left to be Counted
November 8, 2012 12:03 AM
by Zach Behrens
Election 2012: California Turnout Looks Considerably Lower Than 2008
November 7, 2012 4:45 PM
by Brian Frank
L.A. County Transit Tax Measure Too Close to Call
November 7, 2012 12:13 PM
by Zach Behrens
Ballot Measures:
Measure J and four other races in the county were flagged as "close contests" based on the number of outstanding provisional and vote-by-mail ballots still to tally.
BallotWire:
Chief Deputy District Attorney Jackie Lacey will replace Steve Cooley and become the first black and first female district attorney in Los Angeles County.
Dense fog in L.A. Grounds Helicopters Carrying Ballots, May Delay Count
November 6, 2012 11:21 PM
Ballot Measures:
L.A. County ballot count may be delayed due to dense fog advisory.
Attempt to End Death Penalty in California Losing
November 6, 2012 11:12 PM
California House Races: Sherman Leads Berman in Democrat Showdown
November 6, 2012 10:56 PM
Candidates:
Rep. Brad Sherman took an early lead tonight over fellow Democrat Rep. Howard Berman in a hotly contested 30th Congressional District race.
California Results Cheat Sheet: What Propositions Won, Lost?
November 6, 2012 10:47 PM
by Zach Behrens
Ballot Measures:
Here's an updated list of what propositions have passed and failed, as called by various news outlets.
Miller Leads Dutton in California's Contentious 31st District
November 6, 2012 10:26 PM
Candidates:
Initial election results in California's competitive 31st District have Republican Congressman Gary Miller leading State Senator Bob Dutton by a 10 percent margin.
BallotWire:
With early ballots tabulated, voters opposed Measure A -- which asked whether voters would support changing the state constitution to make the job of county assessor an appointed post -- by 77.4 percent to 22.5 percent.
Ballot Measures:
Measure B is doing well with L.A. voters, who in early results are showing strong support for having the adult film industry require condom use for their actors.
Ballot Measures:
A proposal to accelerate public transit and highway projects by extending a half-cent sales tax increase for an additional 30 years was falling short tonight of the two-thirds majority needed to pass.
Early Results Come in for Props 30 and 38
November 6, 2012 9:18 PM
BallotWire:
Proposition 38, one of two measures on today's ballot that would increase taxes to increase funding for education, was defeated, while the second measure, Proposition 30 trailed in early returns.
Candidates:
Chief Deputy District Attorney Jackie Lacey jumped to an early lead tonight in the race to become the county's top prosecutor. Follow this post
BallotWire:
Barack Obama is projected to return to the White House for a second term as President of the United States. Multiple news sources, including CBS, CNN and MSNBC, called the race around 8:20 PST, citing a projected victory in...
Election Results:
It's election night, and shortly after 8:00 p.m., the California Secretary of State will begin releasing results for this November 6, 2012 election. Follow the results live with KCET's Ballot Brief.
Election 2012: Swing States to (once again) Decide the Presidency
November 6, 2012 7:13 PM
Election Results:
Like the worn-out cliché, "As goes Ohio, so goes the Nation," the next President of the United States will once again be decided by a handful of states.
Election 2012: Get Live Results for California Props & Races
November 5, 2012 3:10 PM
by Zach Behrens
Election Results:
Stay with KCET election night to get updated results throughout the night and upcoming days.
Ballot Measures:
It was prompted by the corruption probe that led to the arrest of County Assessor John Noguez.
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