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Trump Wins, Chambers Defeated, Prop. 36 Passes
The early calling of Florida and Georgia for Trump, and Ted Cruz weathering the Democratic blitz to reclaim reelection was the harbinger of things to come. America voted for fascism to preserve White Supremacy. This analysis will be born out by exit polling. Random Lengths sent a reporter to the California Democratic Election Night party on Olympic downtown Los Angeles where many San Pedro Democrats congregated, alongside Councilman Tim McOsker, District Attorney George Gascon, and others.
The night began with hope and promise, but by midnight, hope and promise turned into dread and despair, causing some to go home to drown some of that despair in alcohol. Rather than a long drawn-out affair to determine who would be in the White House for the next four years, It was quickly resolved, saving us all from the specter of electoral uncertainty and likely electoral violence.
The most competitive race was for State Senator Steven Bradford’s seat between former Congresswoman Laura Richardson and Michelle Chambers. After the polls closed and the results started pouring in, Chambers appeared to lead if not run neck and neck with Richardson. But as the night wore on, Richardson’s lead grew. As of Wednesday morning, Richardson’s lead stood at about 4,500 votes.
In any case, there’s going to be a lot of Wednesday-night quarterbacking over the wisdom of changing candidates midstream and recriminations for not ensuring Donald Trump paid for his crimes. Regardless of the despair, the sun will still rise, and there’s work that still needs to get done.
Election Results
United States Senator – Full Term
ADAM B. SCHIFF (D) 1,560,961 63.64%
United States Senator – Short Term (Unexpired Term Ending January 3, 2025)
ADAM B. SCHIFF (D) 1,555,143 63.38%
United States Representative, 36th District
TED W. LIEU (D) 174,336 66.92%
US Representative, 42nd District
ROBERT GARCIA (D) 101,072 65.25%
US Representative, 44th District
NANETTE DIAZ BARRAGÁN (D) 106,934 68.70%
State Senator, 33rd District
LENA A. GONZALEZ (D) 138,738 67.19%
Member of The State Senate 35th District
LAURA RICHARDSON (D) 82,128 51.40%
Member Of The State Assembly, 65th District
MIKE GIPSON (D) 59,113 68.99%
Member Of The State Assembly, 66th District
AL MURATSUCHI (D) 94,732 58.28%
Member Of The State Assembly, 69th District
JOSH LOWENTHAL (D) 79,758 66.23%
Los Angeles County District Attorney
NATHAN HOCHMAN (N) 1,406,452 61.42%
Los Angeles County Judges
Seat #39: GEORGE A. TURNER JR. (N) 1,180,354 57.30%
Seat #48: ERICKA J. WILEY (N) 1,104,920 55.00%
Seat #97: SHARON RANSOM (N) 1,260,082 64.32%
Seat #135: GEORGIA HUERTA (N) 1,100,782 56.49%
Seat #137: TRACEY M. BLOUNT (N) 1,063,526 54.70%
Carson City General Municipal Election
Mayor
LULA DAVIS-HOLMES (N) 15,227 59.21%
Carson City General Municipal Election
District 1
JAWANE HILTON (N) 6,283 100.00%
Carson City General Municipal Election
District 3
CEDRIC HICKS SR. (N) 4,500 67.64%
Lomita City General Municipal Election
Member Of The City Council, 2nd District
WILLIAM D. UPHOFF (N) 504 49.75%
WADE KYLE (N) 373 36.82%
Lomita City General Municipal Election
Member Of The City Council, 4th District Vote
BARRY M. WAITE (N) 868 100.00%
Long Beach City General Municipal Election
Member Of The City Council, 4th District
DARYL SUPERNAW (N) 10,214 59.65%
Palos Verdes Estates City General Municipal Election
City Treasurer
MARTIN J. PETERSEN (N) 4,327 100.00%
Palos Verdes Estates City General Municipal Election
Member Of The City Council
DEREK LAZZARO (N) 4,132 40.65%
CRAIG QUINN (N) 3,451 33.95%
STATE MEASURE(S)
Prop. 2– Authorizes $10 billion in state general obligation bonds for repairing, upgrading, and constructing facilities at K–12 public schools (including charter schools) and community colleges.
Yes 5,220,365 56.9%
Prop. 3– Repeals Prop. 8, removes the constitutional language indicating that marriage is between a man and a woman and affirms the fundamental right to marry.
Yes 5,646,863 61.2%
Prop. 4– Increases funding for critical climate protections and environmental infrastructure projects.
Yes 5,356,613 58.0%
Prop. 5– Makes it easier to pass local bonds and taxes to fund affordable housing and public infrastructure development. Reduces current 2/3 supermajority requirement to 55%.
No 5,055,677 55.8%
Prop.6– Eliminates involuntary servitude or slavery of any form as a criminal punishment that the state can use. Allows the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to issue credits to incarcerated people for accepting voluntary work assignments during their incarceration.
No 4,941,891 54.8%
Prop. 32– Raises the minimum wage to $18 in stages. For employers with 26 or more employees, to $17 immediately, $18 on January 1, 2025. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, to $17 on January 1, 2025, and $18 on January 1, 2026.
No 4,805,834 52.0%
Prop. 33– Prohibits state limitations on local rent control. Restores local democracy and protects renters.
No 5,634,473 61.6%
Prop. 34– Initiative financed by many of the largest corporate landlords in the nation to silence housing advocacy work on rent control and other tenant protections currently provided by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation in Los Angeles.
Yes 4,567,848 51.5%
Prop. 35– Would make permanent the tax on Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) and require the tax proceeds to be used to support only Medi-Cal and other health programs – making that money unavailable for other priorities and making it difficult to respond to future changes to Medi-Cal.
Yes 6,089,334 66.8%
Prop. 36– Allows felony charges for possessing certain drugs and for thefts under $950, if the defendant has two prior drug or theft convictions.
Yes 6,471,999 70.4%
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
COUNTY MEASURE G– Would create a new, elected countywide executive; expand the five-member Board of Supervisors to nine, and would create a purportedly independent ethics commission, in addition to some minor additional transparency measures. Still too close to call.
YES 1,117,906 50.29%
COUNTY MEASURE A– Will generate an estimated $1.1 billion in annual revenues to fund affordable housing, services for the unhoused, rental support for tenants, and other much-needed programs. Revenue will come from a new, permanent 0.5% sales tax, which will replace a 0.25% sales tax scheduled to expire in 2027.
YES 1,316,051 55.75%
COUNTY MEASURE E– Proposes a parcel tax of $0.06 per square foot to raise an estimated $152 million per year to hire/train firefighters/paramedics, upgrade/replace aging firefighter safety equipment, fire engines, helicopters, facilities, lifesaving rescue tools, and 911 communications technology.
YES 466,633 53.37%
Los Angeles City-
CHARTER AMENDMENT DD– Establishes an independent redistricting commission to redraw Council district lines every ten years.
YES 589,728 72.86%
CHARTER AMENDMENT HH– Requires that at least one member of the Board of Harbor Commissioners live in San Pedro and another live in Wilmington; Defines the subpoena and investigative authority of the LA City Attorney; Clarifies the LA City Controller’s audit authority over city contractors/subcontractors; Requires commission appointees to file financial disclosures that help screen for conflicts of interest before they’re confirmed; Provides additional time to evaluate the fiscal impacts of laws proposed by ballot initiatives.
YES 645,777 80.24%
CHARTER AMENDMENT II– A collection of City Council-passed charter amendments: to clarify that the El Pueblo Monument and the Zoo are park property; clarify that departments may sell merchandise to support City operations; include gender identity in non-discrimination rules applicable to employment by the City; clarify the Airport Commission’s authority to establish fees and regulations; and make other changes and clarifications.
YES 569,948 71.34%
CHARTER AMENDMENT ER– A minor but worthy improvement to the Ethics Commission, it will increase the ethics code violation penalty from $5,000 per violation to $15,000.
YES 589,575 74.17%
CHARTER AMENDMENT FF– Moves the pensions of non-LAPD city police officers from the LA City Employees’ Retirement System (LACERS) to the Fire & Police Pension Plan at a cost of over $100 million.
YES 470,911 58.36%
Los Angeles City and Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) – (1)
CHARTER AMENDMENT LL –Establishes an independent redistricting commission to redraw LAUSD district lines every ten years.
YES 688,119 74.17%
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
Local Public Schools Safety and Upgrades Measure US: To update school facilities for 21st-century student learning and career/college preparedness; improve school facilities for safety, earthquakes and disability access; upgrade plumbing, electrical, HVAC; replace leaky roofs; provide learning technology; and create green outdoor classrooms/schoolyards; shall Los Angeles Unified School District’s measure be adopted authorizing $9,000,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying approximately 2.5¢ per $100 of assessed valuation (generating $456,123,000 annually) until approximately 2059, with audits/citizens’ oversight?
YES 636,335 66.01%
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