Los Angeles County residents living in 24 state Assembly districts have cast their votes for who they want to represent them in Sacramento.
Early primary election results indicate slam dunks leads for several incumbents, while a few races are nail-biters and may not be settled for 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.
Here is where the races stood as of 10:45 p.m. on Tuesday evening, according to the L.A. County Clerk/Registrar-Recorder’s Office.
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Assembly District 34: Incumbent Republican Assemblymember Tom Lackey led the race to represent Barstow, Palmdale, Lancaster and Needles with 60.91% of the vote. Democratic challenger Ricardo Ortega, a peer advocate with the Children’s Law Center of California, followed with 39.1%.
Assembly District 39: Incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Juan Carrillo led the race to represent Victorville and parts of Palmdale and Lancaster with 56.8% of the early vote. His Republican challenger Paul Marsh, a former Palmdale city councilmember, followed with 43.2% of the vote.
Assembly District 40: In very early returns, Incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo had 51.8% of the vote, putting her in the lead to represent Santa Clarita and part of the San Fernando Valley. Her Republican challenger Patrick Gipson, former L.A. County sheriff deputy, followed behind with 48.2%.
Assembly District 41: With 33.4% of the vote, Democratic former mayor of Sierra Madre John Harabedian led the race to replace termed-out Democratic Assemblymember Chris Holden and represent Pasadena, Altadena,  La Cañada Flintridge, Monrovia and Sierra Madre in L.A. County and Rancho Cucamonga, Wrightwood, San Antonio Heights in San Bernardino County. Harabedian was trailed by Republican former Altadena City Councilmember Michelle Del Rosario…
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