On Tuesday, March. 5, voters in 17 congressional districts that touch LA County took to the polls — or relaxed in the knowledge that their ballot was in the mail — for the 2024 statewide primary election.
While early results show some races dominated by frontrunners, others were hotly contested and may not have clear winners for several days or even weeks.
The top two vote-getters in the primary, regardless of party preference, will proceed to a November runoff. If there are only two candidates running, they will both automatically advance.
The Los Angeles County registrar’s office released the first round of returns, consisting of vote-by-mail ballots received before election day, shortly after polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 5. The second wave of results, set to be released around 9 p.m., will include ballots cast in-person before election day.
See the latest election results.
Here is where the races stood as of around 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday evening.
Congressional District 23: Republican incumbent Rep. Jay Obernolte led the race with nearly 57% of the vote, while his sole challenger, Democratic community organizer Derek Marshall, was in second with about 43% of the vote. They are competing to represent the Inland Empire’s desert communities between the Antelope Valley and the Nevada border, which includes a small corner of L.A. County.
Congressional District 26: Democratic incumbent Rep. Julia Brownley had about 54% of the vote, putting her in the lead to represent the south coast of Ventura County, as well as Agoura, Calabasas and Westlake Village. Republican health care investigator Michael Koslow was in second place with 31% of the vote, followed by Democratic Agoura Hills City Councilmember Chris Anstead with nearly 8% and Republican veteran Bruce Boyer with nearly 7%.
Congressional District 27: Republican Rep. Mike Garcia jumped out in front of Democratic challenger George Whitesides, a former NASA chief of staff and Virgin…
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