Mayor's Race Remains Tight; Hertzberg Leads: Early Election Results

NORTHRIDGE-CHATSWORTH, CA — The polls are closed in Northridge and Chatsworth, and voters will soon know the fate of the city council, Las Angeles Unified School District's board of education and a number of key county races.

The most recent results from the Los Angeles County Clerk were updated at 3:35 a.m. Wednesday morning and reflect 23.4 percent of the county's votes. The next ballots counted will be a random selection of batches for the one percent manual tally that will take place on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 10:15 a.m.

According to the County Clerk's office, voters should expect to see more updates between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11. A full timeline for the Canvass Update Schedule is available at this link. The final results won't be released until December, according to the schedule.

Los Angeles voters elected four new city council members in districts 15, 11, 5 and 13. None of these districts include Northridge and Chatsworth.

Local voters weighed in on the race for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, District 3, between state senator Bob Hertzberg and West Hollywood City Council member Lindsay Horvath.

Hertzberg led Wednesday morning with 50.78 percent of the vote. Horvath trailed with 49.22 percent, based on early returns reflecting some mail-in ballots and in-person votes.

"I am so incredibly proud of our people-powered campaign to bring much needed change and equity to Los Angeles County. As we saw in the primary, there are still a lot of votes left to be counted. We are optimistic we will prevail when the final results are certified," Horvath said. "No matter what happens, I am confident our diverse coalition of supporters will continue to fight for our shared vision ."

For the first time in eight years, there is no incumbent running for mayor in the city, and voters are being asked to decide the pitched battle between Rep. Karen Bass and developer Rick Caruso to lead Los Angeles.

Early Wednesday, Caruso had a lead with 51.25 percent of the vote. Caruso trailed with 48.75 percent.

"We won’t know the final result of the election tonight, but we do know that we made history with our movement. Thank you Los Angeles!" Bass said in a Tweet late Tuesday night.

Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna had a strong lead in the contentious Los Angeles County Sheriff's race, leading over incumbent Alex Villanueva. Luna had 56.78 percent of the vote Wednesday morning.

There are two open seats for the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education.

Rocio Rivas and Maria Brenes both seek to replace incumbent Monica Garcia in District 2, serving the Downtown area east to Boyle Heights and Highland Park. Brenes led Wednesday morning with 50.80 percent of the vote, with Rivas following with 49.20 percent.

In the eastern portion of the San Fernando Valley, incumbent school board President Kelly Gonez is facing challenger and Spanish teacher Marvin Rodriguez in District 6. Gonez led with 50.28 percent of the vote.

As of Oct. 24, 2,110,327 people were registered to vote in Los Angeles. 1,223,664 people were registered Democratic compared to 273,989 registered Republican. Some 480,586 voters were registered without party preference, according to Los Angeles County Registrar data.

Scroll through the races below to see the real-time results of every election in Los Angeles County, or use the search field to find a specific race.

g>The candidates for Mayor are:

• Rick Caruso
• Karen Bass

The candidates for Los Angeles City Council, District 11 are:

• Erin Darling
• Traci Park

The candidates for Los Angeles City Council, District 5 are:

• Sam Yebri
• Katy Young Yaroslavsky

The candidates for Los Angeles City Council, District 15 are:

• Tim McOsker
• Danielle Sandoval

The candidates for Los Angeles City Council, District 13 are:

• Mitch O'Farrell
• Hugo Soto-Martinez

The candidates for Los Angeles County Sheriff are:

• Alex Villanueva
• Robert Luna

The two candidates for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, District 3 are:

• Bob Hertzberg
• Lindsay Horvath