LA County Certifies Primary Election

LOS ANGELES, CA — The County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Friday will certify the final results of the March 5 election, marking the end of some local races while others remain on track for a November runoff.

Mike Sanchez, a spokesman for the RR/CC, told City News Service that while there are no plans for a news conference Friday, the county will make an announcement mid-afternoon, certifying the election results.

In the county of L.A., three Board of Supervisors were up for re- election.

Supervisors Holly Mitchell, Janice Hahn and Kathryn Barger, who represent the 2nd, 4th and 5th districts, were able to secure more than 50% of the primary vote, according to the latest totals released Tuesday by the RR/CC.

If no candidate receives more than 50% of the primary vote, the top two vote-getters square off in a November runoff.

Mitchell easily won her re-election, receiving 68.45% of the vote, for a second term representing District 2, which includes more than 40 communities, including Culver City, Marina del Rey and South Bay cities, as well Inglewood, Compton, Carson and much of South Los Angeles. Mitchell previously served in the state Legislature as a representative for the 54th Assembly District and the 30th Senate District.

Hahn received 57.80% of the vote, securing a third and final term on the board representing District 4, representing more than 50 communities, including Artesia, Long Beach, Pico Rivera, Torrance, Whittier, along with the unincorporated areas of East La Mirada, Santa Catalina Island, Westfield, and the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Harbor City, San Pedro and Wilmington.

Hahn was elected in 2016 and re-elected to another term in 2020. Previously, she served three terms on the Los Angeles City Council representing the 15th District before being elected to Congress in California's 36th and, later, 44th districts.

Barger received 56.81% of the vote, also securing a third and final term representing District 5, which covers more than 90 communities, including the cities of Arcadia, Burbank, La Cañada, Palmdale, Santa Clarita, Temple City, along with the unincorporated areas of Agua Dulce, Claremont, Palmdale, and the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Lakeview Terrace, Sunland, Toluca Lake and Valley Village.

The supervisorial seats are nonpartisan. It's been 44 years since an incumbent county supervisor has lost a reelection bid.

The L.A. County supervisors rank among the most influential local government officials nationwide. The five board members govern a county with approximately 10 million residents. Supervisors are elected to serve four-year terms and can remain in office for up to 12 consecutive years.

In the city of Los Angeles, three council races headed for runoff while four incumbents secured another term representing their respective districts.

Ysabel Jurado, a tenants-rights attorney, and incumbent Kevin de León are set to face off in November to represent the 14th District. Jurado stood at 8,611 votes (24.52%) to de León's 8,214 (23.39%), according to totals released Tuesday by the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.

The 14th District encompasses Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights, Downtown Los Angeles, El Sereno and Northeast Los Angeles.

In the 2nd District, former Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian holds a lead over business owner Jillian Burgos. As of Tuesday's ballot update, Nazarian stood at 14,025 (37.18%) votes to Burgos' 8,426 (22.34%).

Those two candidates are looking to succeed termed-out Council President Paul Krekorian for the 2nd District seat, which covers North Hollywood, Studio City, Sun Valley, Toluca Lake, Valley Glen, Valley Village and Van Nuys.

In the 10th District, incumbent Heather Hutt will compete against second-place challenger Grace Yoo in Hutt's bid for a full four-year term. The latest numbers show Hutt with 13,493 votes (37.79%) to Yoo's 8,253 (23.11%).

Hutt was appointed as caretaker councilwoman for District 10 last year following the indictment and conviction of Mark Ridley-Thomas on federal corruption charges.

The 10th District encompasses the Central L.A. neighborhoods of Arlington Heights, Koreatown, Mid-City, Palms, South Robertson, West Adams and Wilshire Center.
Meanwhile, four incumbent council members have avoided runoffs by scoring above 50% -- Nithya Raman (District 4), Imelda Padilla (District 6), Marqueece Harris-Dawson (District 8) and John Lee (District 12).

Tuesday's numbers show Raman at 50.67% to challenger Ethan Weaver's 38.59%. Weaver has conceded the race.

Padilla stood at 78.35%, while Harris-Dawson was at 78.41% and Lee at 62.30%.
Additionally, L.A. voters approved Measure HLA, a city ballot initiative that would require the installation of various street modifications aimed at making roads safer for pedestrians and bicyclists.

The Healthy Streets LA ballot measure, also known as Measure HLA, received 65.50% of "yes" votes compared to 34.50% of "no" votes.

If the measure is officially approved by the voters, the city would be required to implement modifications described in its Mobility Plan 2035 whenever certain street improvements are made to at least one-eighth of a mile of roadway.

Additionally, it would require the city to create a website so the public can follow the progress of Mobility Plan projects, and give residents.