Los Angeles County Election Results

Turnout in Los Angeles County yesterday was estimated to be an astounding 82%, according to the Los Angeles Times. Over 3.5 million voters cast ballots in LA County Tuesday, more than in several entire states. The Times gave a few details:

Of the county's 4.3 million registered voters, about 3.5 million had cast ballots Tuesday at 8 p.m. To find a higher turnout, officials had to go back to 1968 when 86% of county voters cast their ballots for president. The next highest turnout was in 1976, with 81.08%.

Smartvoter.org has the results:

President

President/Vice President of the United States

• Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Democratic
  6,125,805 votes 61.3%
• John McCain/Sarah Palin, Republican
  3,693,865 votes 37.0%
• Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzales, Peace and Freedom
  78,506 votes 0.8%
• Bob Barr/Wayne A. Root, Libertarian
  49,569 votes 0.5%
• Alan Keyes/Wiley S. Drake, Sr., American Independent
  29,473 votes 0.2%
• Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente, Green
  27,675 votes 0.2%
• Ron Paul/Gail Lightfoot (Write-in)
  Frank Moore/Susan Block (Write-in)
• James Harris/Alyson Kennedy (Write-in)
• Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle (Write-in)

US Legislature

United States Representative; District 26

• David Dreier, Republican
  97,613 votes 53.0%
• Russell Warner, Democratic
  74,444 votes 40.4%
• Ted Brown, Libertarian
  12,206 votes 6.6%

State Senate

State Senator; District 29

• Robert Huff, Republican
  134,261 votes 54.4%
• Joseph Lyons, Democratic
  96,339 votes 39.0%
• Jill Stone, Libertarian
  16,538 votes 6.6%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 59

• Anthony Adams, Republican
  64,040 votes 50.8%
• Donald Williamson, Democratic
  52,203 votes 41.3%
• Maureen Keedy, Libertarian
  10,028 votes 7.9%

State Propositions

• Proposition 1A Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train
  Pass: 4,919,279 / 52.2% Yes votes
  ...... 4,497,841 / 47.8% No votes
  
  
• Proposition 2 Standards for Confining Farm Animals
  Pass: 6,064,475 / 63.2% Yes votes
  ...... 3,524,188 / 36.8% No votes
  
  
• Proposition 3 Children's Hospital Bond Act. Grant Program
  Pass: 5,129,269 / 54.7% Yes votes
  ...... 4,245,412 / 45.3% No votes
  
  
• Proposition 4 Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy
  Fail: 4,566,006 / 47.6% Yes votes
  ...... 5,020,847 / 52.4% No votes
  
  
• Proposition 5 Nonviolent Drug Offenses, Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation
  Fail: 3,790,567 / 40.2% Yes votes
  ...... 5,637,021 / 59.8% No votes
  
  
• Proposition 6 Police and Law Enforcement Funding. Criminal Penalties and Laws
  Fail: 2,806,864 / 30.5% Yes votes
  ...... 6,382,200 / 69.5% No votes
  
  
• Proposition 7 Renewable Energy Generation
  Fail: 3,294,158 / 35.1% Yes votes
  ...... 6,102,907 / 64.9% No votes
  
  
• Proposition 8 Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry
  Pass: 5,163,908 / 52.0% Yes votes
  ...... 4,760,336 / 48.0% No votes
  
  
• Proposition 9 Criminal Justice System. Victims' Rights. Parole
  Pass: 4,901,562 / 53.2% Yes votes
  ...... 4,311,143 / 46.8% No votes
  
  
• Proposition 10 Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy. Bonds
  Fail: 3,742,997 / 40.1% Yes votes
  ...... 5,581,303 / 59.9% No votes
  
  
• Proposition 11 Redistricting
  Pass: 4,503,899 / 50.5% Yes votes
  ...... 4,414,018 / 49.5% No votes
  
  
• Proposition 12 Veteran's Bond Act of 2008
  Pass: 5,787,003 / 63.4% Yes votes
  ...... 3,343,552 / 36.6% No votes

Local Measures

• Measure R Traffic Relief - Rail Extensions - Reduce Foreign Oil Dependence -- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Sales Tax Increase - Two-Thirds Majority Approval Required)
  Pass: 1,633,442 / 67.41% Yes votes
  ...... 789,601 / 32.59% No votes