Burbank Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff was projected as the winner in the race for California’s US Senate seat over his opponent, Republican candidate and former Dodgers first baseman Steve Garvey.
Schiff won with 64.97% of the votes in his favor against 35.03% for Garvey in the election to occupy the seat for a full six-year term, while for the period between November and January, Schiff advanced with 64.72% against 35.28 %.
Schiff is expected to emerge as the short- and long-term winner of the seat vacated by the late Senator Dianne Feinstein.
Gascón lost fight
Former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman, who challenged George Gascón, the Angeles County district attorney, was winning with 61.58% of the vote. Gascón was obtaining 38.42% of the votes.
Kevin de León on the tightrope
For the 14th district of the Los Angeles council, Councilman Kevin de León lost with 44.15% of the votes against the Filipino-American lawyer, Ysabel Jurado, who obtained 55.85% of the vote.
For the 52nd Assembly district, which extends from East Los Angeles to Silver Lake, traditionally in the hands of Latinos, Franky Carrillo, exonerated for a crime he did not commit, lost with 31.63% of the votes against 68.37% of the votes of the Filipino American, Jessica Caloza.
State proposals that are winning
Proposition 2, which calls for approving bonds for $10 billion to repair university facilities and public schools, was being approved with 55.9% of the votes in favor against 44.1%.
Proposition 3, which would guarantee same-sex couples an equal right to marry, and protect their right from possible challenges before a Supreme Court with a conservative majority, won with 61.2% of the votes to 38.8%.
Proposition 4, which authorizes $10 billion to address climate change in a variety of areas, including drinking water improvement projects and extreme heat and wildfire programs, won with 56.4% of the vote, against 43.6%. .
Proposition 34, which restricts revenue spending on prescription drugs for certain health care providers, won with 51.1% of the vote, against 48.9% of the votes against.
Proposition 35, which would make a tax on health care plans permanent and ensure the money is spent on providers who treat low-income patients through the state’s Medi-Cal program, won 68.7% to 31.3% of the vote. against.
Proposition 36 promoted by some district attorneys and moderate Democrats, which is opposed by Governor Gavin Newsom, to increase sentences for certain drug and robbery-related crimes, won with 72.7% of the vote to 27.3% in against.
State propositions that lost
Proposition 6 would eliminate an exception in the state constitution that allows forced labor for those facing prison sentences. 56.8% of voters were against, while 43.2% were in favor.
Proposition 32, to raise the state’s minimum wage to $18 in January for the largest employers, lost with 53.9% voting in opposition, and 46.1 in favor of the increase.
Proposition 33, which allowed cities to impose stricter and broader rent control measures, lost with 64.2% votes against; and 35.8% in favor.
Proposition 5, which would make it easier for local governments to borrow money for affordable housing and other public infrastructure projects by reducing the threshold of votes needed to pass bonds from two-thirds to 55%, was losing with 56.4% of votes against while 43.6% were in favor.
Local measures
Measure A, which would increase the sales tax from 25 to 50 cents to fund services and prevention for homeless people, won with 54.84% of the vote against 45.16% against
Measure G, which increases the number of Los Angeles County supervisors from five to nine, lost slightly with 49.3% of the votes to 50.7% in favor.
Measure E, which authorizes an annual parcel tax of $0.06 per square foot of certain parcel improvements, generating an estimated $152 million per year, the proceeds of which will go to firefighters and paramedics, won with 51.9% of the vote and 48.01% opposed.