Election results: Statewide and local races we’re following

Ballots are being counted in California and across the nation in the 2024 general election. Follow along with us as we track results in the presidential race as well as statewide and city races that affect Boyle Heights and East L.A. Below are the latest numbers, courtesy of the Associated Press, which will be updated as additional counts drop:

United States President: Kamala Harris v. Donald Trump

Donald Trump was elected the 47th president President of the United States Wednesday, clearing the 270 electoral votes needed to claim victory after picking up the key battleground states of Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, according to the Associated Press. Read more here.

Los Angeles City Council District 14: Kevin de León v. Ysabel Jurado

Kevin de León (left) and Ysabel Jurado (right). Photos courtesy of respective candidate campaigns.

Live CD 14 results chart courtesy of LAist.

Ysabel Jurado has declared victory in the race for Los Angeles City Council District 14.

Jurado, a tenant rights attorney, was running against incumbent Kevin de León who has not conceded in the race to represent Boyle Heights, El Sereno, Highland Park and downtown L.A. as of Friday morning.

The results from the L.A. County Registrar’s office on Nov. 7 showed Jurado with 33,350 votes, or about 56% of the vote, while De León received 26,442 votes, or about 44% of the vote.

Read more about Jurado’s victory declaration here.

Los Angeles County District Attorney: George Gascon v. Nathaniel Hochman

Incumbent L.A. County DA George Gascón (left) and criminal defense attorney Nathan Hochman (right).

Criminal defense attorney Nathan Hochman will replace incumbent George Gascón as L.A. County district attorney, according to AP. As of Nov. 7, Hochman had raked in 61.1% of the votes to Gascón’s 38.9%. The position is a powerful one. The DA serves as the area’s top prosecutor, deciding when to file criminal charges for felonies and misdemeanors in the county’s unincorporated areas and all but 10 of its 88 cities. While campaigning, Hochman vowed to undo progressive policies implemented under Gascón.

You can read more about Hochman’s win here.

California Assembly District 52: Jessica Caloza v. Franky Carillo

Jessica Caloza (left) and Franky Carillo (right). Photos courtesy of candidates.

Women’s rights advocate Jessica Caloza has won the race to represent AD 52, a seat left empty by Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo who did not run for re-election. Caloza won against justice reform advocate Franky Carillo to represent the district which spans most of East L.A. and Glendale, as well as Lincoln Heights, El Sereno, Atwater Village, Silver Lake and Mount Washington.

You can read more about both here.

California Assembly District 54: Mark Gonzalez v. John Yi

Mark Gonzalez (left) and John Yi (Right). Images courtesy of the candidates.

Mark Gonzalez has defeated fellow Democrat John Yi in the closely contested race to represent California’s Assembly District 54. Gonzalez will represent a district which includes the neighborhoods of Boyle Heights, Westlake, Koreatown, Pico-Union and Chinatown with boundaries including Vernon, Montebello and Commerce.

You can read more about Gonzalez and Yi here.

California Congressional District 34: Jimmy Gomez v. David Kim

David Kim (left) and Jimmy Gómez (right) are running to represent California’s 34th Congressional District.

Incumbent Jimmy Gomez will hold his seat representing California’s Congressional District 34, which he has held since taking office in 2017. Gomez faced off against children’s court attorney David Kim. The District encompasses Boyle Heights, Chinatown, City Terrace, Cypress Park, downtown L.A., Eagle Rock, El Sereno, Glassell Park, Highland Park, Koreatown, Little Tokyo, Lincoln Heights, Pico Union and Westlake.

You can read more about Gomez’s win here.

When it comes to statewide measures, the Associated Press has called the following races:

Proposition 2, the California school bond measure that would provide $10 billion to K-12 schools and community colleges to fix aging buildings, will pass.
Proposition 3, a measure protecting gay marriage in California, will pass.
Proposition 4, a measure allowing a $10 billion bond to pay for climate and environmental projects, will pass.
Proposition 35, an initiative to extend a tax to help fund Medi-Cal health care, will pass.
Proposition 33, which would have given cities more freedom to limit how much landlords can raise rent, was rejected.
Proposition 36, a measure increasing criminal punishment for drug and theft-related crimes, was approved by voters. It will roll back some reforms contained in Proposition 47, a measure approved by voters in 2014 that reduced penalties for such crimes.

See more California proposition results here.

Locally, here are the L.A. races that have been called:

Measure G, which expands the L.A. County Board of Supervisors from five to nine and establishes an elected CEO position, has passed.
Measure A, a measure creating a 1/2 cent sales tax to fund homelessness and housing efforts in L.A. County, has passed.

See more L.A. County results here.

Just so you know, counts in California take days

California is a state often knocked by the rest of the country for being slow when it comes to counting votes, but according to LAist, it’s a feature, not a bug, of the election system.