Greater LA
LA and OC early election results
In this special one-hour broadcast the day after the election, Greater goes to Sherman Oaks to hear from voters on the streets. In the hotly contested race for LA District Attorney, George Gascón now has a lead over incumbent Jackie Lacey.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 53m ListenIn this special one-hour broadcast the day after the election, Greater LA goes to Sherman Oaks to hear from voters on the streets. In the hotly contested race for LA District Attorney, George Gascón now has a lead over incumbent Jackie Lacey. Also currently posed to pass is Measure J, which would commit more county funds toward social service programs.
And in Orange County, Katie Porter won reelection in the U.S. House, former mixed martial arts fighter Tito Ortiz is now on the Huntington Beach City Council, and Vicente Sarmiento is poised to be Santa Ana’s first new mayor in more than two decades.
In this episode
4 stories‘I didn't need the emotional part. I just wanted the answers’: LA voters after Election Day
On this day after a historic election, many people are glued to their phones, computers, TVs and radios, waiting for the results. There’s a lot of nervous energy and uncertainty.
Read the story15 minEarly LA County turnout numbers show lingering disparities among neighborhoods
Over the next few weeks and probably months, the data from this election will be broken down and analyzed. For now, there is only early ballpark data, not complete demographic breakdowns.
Read the story12 minAnalyzing LA results so far: district attorney, social services funding, Latino voting bloc
In the race for LA District Attorney, George Gascón has a lead over incumbent Jackie Lacey. Incidents of police brutality might have swayed the race between Gascón and Lacey, says Dan Schnur, USC politics and communications professor and a former Republican strategist.
Read the story20 minBlue wave hasn’t taken over all of Orange County post-election
Katie Porter has won reelection in the U.S. House, but two other Congressional races are still hanging in the balance. Tito Ortiz is now on the Huntington Beach City Council. Vicente Sarmiento is poised to be Santa Ana’s first new mayor in more than two decades.
Read the story6 min
