Lone challenger Antonio Ramos garnered top voter support and the biggest lead in Garvey School District's board of education race, ousting incumbent Bob Bruesch from his seat.

Ramos, a computer systems analyst, won by more than 100 votes. Incumbent John Yuen led Irene Flores by just two votes for the remaining two seats, while Bruesch trailed behind Flores by seven votes.

"I believe the district is doing well, but people are interested in seeing change and that might have given me that boost to take the lead," Ramos said.

This is the first public office position for the new board member and he said his first priority is to "learn the ropes" and get to know the district's teachers, administrators and staff. He also hopes to improve communication between the district and parents and students.  

Art Sandoval had a wild night.

In the race for a seat on the Bassett Unified School District, his election day started with the superintendent of schools Jim Ballard - also his boss as Sandoval teaches in the district - calling the police to have him removed from a polling place for intimidating voters.

Sandoval was later vindicated as candidates are allowed to visit polls to check voter turnout.

Then, as the first results came in, Sandoval was behind.

But as the official results came in, Sandoval ended up winning a seat on the school board along with challenger Victoria Medina who ran on the same slate. Incumbent Paul Solano retained his seat, but incumbent Robert Fuentes was ousted.

"I am excited I was elected," Sandoval said. "The community believes in me and is confident I will deliver."

The stress of dealing with the issues on election day, the campaign itself, victory, and his school work studying for a master's in education at Azusa Pacific University has weighed on Sandoval. He went home sick from work Wednesday and said his body needs to reenergize.

Once it does, Sandoval has a lot of work ahead. He will be forced to resign his job as a seventh grade language arts and social studies teacher for Bassett Unified as he can't teach in the district and be a school board member.

He also has to start to build a working relationship with the superintendent, the person who supported the incumbents, called the police on Sandoval on election day, and is still his boss. Now Sandoval is Ballard's boss.

"I don't have ill thoughts toward anybody," Sandoval said. "I don't believe in vendettas. I am on a peace mission. I love my community too much."

-- LA HABRA HEIGHTS CO WATER - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 2

BRAD COOKE               583     37.96
JEFFREY L HEINTZ       495     32.23
GEORGE L EDWARDS  458     29.82

-- LA PUENTE VALLEY CO WATER - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 3

CHARLIE AGUIRRE           418     24.96
HENRY P HERNANDEZ     359     21.43
JOHN P ESCALERA          356     21.25
LOUIS PEREZ                   314     18.75
ELIZABETH BERMEJO      228     13.61

-- ORCHARD DALE WATER - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 3

JOSEPH VELASCO III     493     30.41
R J "BOB" NOONAN       446     27.51
H C ESTABROOK           349     21.53
O "TOBY" CHAVEZ         193     11.91
ESTELA MACHORRO      140     8.64

-- PICO WATER - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 3

ADRIAN L DIAZ                 837     18.07
VICTOR CABALLERO       803     17.33
JAMES B ROYBAL           696     15.02
SALVADOR M OROZCO   663     14.31
A (TONY) MARTINEZ         658     14.2
V AGUILERA GALARZA    603     13.02
A "ANDY" GONZALEZ       373     8.05

-- VALLEY COUNTY WATER - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 3

MARIANA LAKE            1,356     18.02
LENET I PACHECO       1,329     17.66
ARMANDO MACIAS      1,178     15.65
DAVID SANO                1,025     13.62
KEN WOODS                1,006     13.37
HUGO L LAZO                  884     11.75
HENRY R KRAMER          748     9.94

-- EL MONTE CITY SCHOOL         GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                          
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3                                                    
                                                                             
   A R SALCEDO                                             2,271    22.91
   EDDIE ZUNIGA                                              2,191    22.11
   ROBERTO E CRUZ                                        2,046    20.64
   JANYE LEE IBERRI                                       2,001    20.19
   ROBERT M BARRIOS                                    1,402    14.15

-- GARVEY SCHOOL                GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3  

   A "TONY" RAMOS                                               866    27.89
   JOHN YUEN                                                        750    24.15
   IRENE FLORES                                                   748    24.09
   BOB BRUESCH                                                    741    23.86

-- MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL         GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3                                                   
                                                                            
   JOE A MORENO                                               1,105    26.42
   ROBERT L GRIFFITH                                         1,104    26.40
   ADAM C CARRANZA                                         1,042    24.92
   IRMA L ZAMORANO                                            931    22.26
                                                                            

-- ROSEMEAD SCHOOL              GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3                                                   
                                                                            
   DENNIS MCDONALD                                              687    20.81
   RHONDA A HARMON                                              645    19.53
   FRED S MASCORRO                                              638    19.32
   FRANCES R CHAVEZ                                             426    12.90
   ROBERT KHAN TRAN                                             423    12.81
   TRACY L LOA                                                         346    10.48
   BARBARA MURPHY                                               137     4.15

-- VALLE LINDO SCHOOL           GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3                                                   
                                                                            
   GLORIA OLMOS                                                 489    32.19
   RUDY T MARTINEZ                                             390    25.67
   DAVID R DEL RIO                                              368    24.23
   J "JACKIE" TOVAR                                             272    17.91

-- EL MONTE UNION HIGH SCHOOL   GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3                                                   
                                                                            
   CARLOS G SALCEDO                                        4,509    22.96
   T "TESS" VELASCO                                           3,204    16.31
   JOHN TRAN                                                       3,005    15.30
   BEN ESCOBEDO                                               2,808    14.30
   TONSON MAN                                                    2,616    13.32
   STEVE A ORTIZ                                                  1,919     9.77
   JANE M MYRING                                                1,580     8.04

-- BALDWIN PARK UNIFIED SCH     GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   2                                                   
                                                                            
   HUGO ANTONIO TZEC                                        2,284    33.28
   TERESA I VARGAS                                            1,667    24.29
   PAUL A FLORES                                                 1,311    19.10
   OLGA S MORALES                                             1,243    18.11
   JAMES MILLER                                                   359     5.23
                                                                            
-- BASSETT UNIFIED SCHOOL       GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3                                                   
                                                                            
   VICTORIA A MEDINA                                           590    17.30
   ART SANDOVAL                                                 523    15.34
   PAUL SOLANO                                                   510    14.96
   TAIWAN A ALVARADO                                        479    14.05
   R "BOB" FUENTES                                              431    12.64
   ANDREA S ELIAS                                               359    10.53
   JOSHUA L ACEVEDO                                         229     6.72
   LIZET ANGULO                                                   105     3.08
   MARISSA V CASTRO                                          98     2.87
   FRANK T MORALES                                            86     2.52


-- CHARTER OAK UNIFIED SCHOOL   GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   2                                                   
                                                                            
   JANE A BOCK                                              1,236    34.87
   DON DAVIS                                                  1,101    31.06
   DAVID R ROSE                                             816    23.02
   P "TRISH" DIAZ                                             392    11.06

-- COVINA-VALLEY UNIFIED SCH    GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   2                                                   
                                                                            
   CHARLES M KEMP                                          1,926    30.50
   RICHARD WHITE                                              1,728    27.37
   KIM ROGERS                                                   1,426    22.58
   TERI M MEISTER                                              1,234    19.54

-- DUARTE UNIFIED SCHOOL        GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   2                                                   
                                                                            
   REYNA E DIAZ                                               1,725    36.76
   KEN M BELL                                                  1,674    35.68
   TOM REYES                                                  1,293    27.56

-- EL RANCHO UNIFIED SCHOOL     GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3                                                   
                                                                            
   RACHEL CANCHOLA                                       2,807    29.47
   RITA JO RAMIREZ                                           1,876    19.70
   JOE RIVERA                                                   1,849    19.41
   LUPE SALAS                                                  1,669    17.52
   LORRAINE DE LA O                                         1,323    13.89

-- GLENDORA UNIFIED SCHOOL      GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3                                                   
                                                                            
   CHUCK GOMER                                                 2,535    31.29
   MIKE A GAUTREAU                                           2,072    25.58
   DENICE K DELGADO                                          2,051    25.32
   LINDA S BOYD                                                  1,443    17.81

-- HACIENDA LA PUENTE UNIFIED   GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3                                                   
                                                                            
   RUDY R CHAVARRIA                                     3,162    23.63
   ANITA PEREZ                                                3,068    22.93
   JOSEPH K CHANG                                         2,899    21.67
   HENRY E GONZALES                                     2,253    16.84
   MIKE ITOW                                                    1,998    14.93

-- LA CANADA UNIFIED SCHOOL     GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3                                                   
                                                                            
   SCOTT E TRACY                                             1,687    22.21
   SUSAN BOYD                                                 1,649    21.71
   JOEL PETERSON                                            1,574    20.72
   NEAL S MILLARD                                            1,244    16.37
   DAVE WILCOX                                                  749     9.86
   ERNEST J KOEPPEN                                        694     9.14

-- MONTEBELLO UNIFIED SCHOOL    GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3                                                   
                                                                            
   HECTOR A CHACON                                         5,490    27.04
   EDWIN "ED" CHAU                                            4,913    24.20
   GERRI GUZMAN                                                4,306    21.21
   C M ILLINGWORTH                                            3,651    17.98
   MARYLOU SAAVEDRA                                      1,945     9.58

-- NORWALK-LA MIRADA UNIF SCH   GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   4                                                   
                                                                            
   ED HENGLER                                                 2,296    18.66
   ANA M VALENCIA                                           2,198    17.86
   MARGARITA L RIOS                                        2,174    17.67
   DARRYL R ADAMS                                          2,065    16.78
   CHRIS PFLANZER                                           1,890    15.36
   J G URQUIDI                                                    1,681    13.66

-- ROWLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL       GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3                                                   
                                                                            
   ROBERT F HIDALGO                                       1,901    18.05
   CARY C CHEN                                                1,764    16.75
   GILBERT G GARCIA                                         1,667    15.83
   A KIMO MORRIS                                              1,464    13.90
   PHILLIP R ESTRADA                                        1,373    13.04
   CECILIA S ORNELAS                                       1,085    10.30
   C J GREEN                                                        722     6.85
   BRIAN A GUTIERREZ                                          557     5.29

-- SAN GABRIEL UNIFIED SCHOOL   GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3                                                   
                                                                            
   DENISE MENCHACA                                            1,257    21.44
   PHILIP HU                                                            1,243    21.20
   MATTHEW C STADTLER                                         978    16.68
   KEN K TCHENG                                                     945    16.12
   ANDREW L AMMON                                               724    12.35
   CYNTHIA L JUVINALL                                             715    12.20

-- SAN MARINO UNIFIED SCHOOL    GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3                                                   
                                                                            
   C JOSEPH CHANG                                       1,655    32.19
   JENG YEN                                                   1,483    28.85
   NAM JACK                                                   1,465    28.50
   L "LINDA" WU                                                 538    10.46

-- TEMPLE CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL   GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   2                                                   
                                                                            
   MATT W SMITH                                               1,165    39.80
   JOE WALKER                                                 1,058    36.15
   K KNOLLENBERG                                              704    24.05

-- WALNUT VALLEY UNIFIED SCH    GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3                                                   
                                                                            
   NANCY A LYONS                                          2,972    26.26
   HELEN HALL                                                 2,586    22.85
   CINDY M RUIZ                                               2,252    19.90
   ANYORK LEE                                                2,142    18.93
   MICHAEL WEST                                             1,365    12.06

-- WEST COVINA UNIFIED SCHOOL   GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   2                                                   
                                                                            
   EILEEN M JIMENEZ                                           1,989    22.99
   JESSICA SHEWMAKER                                    1,792    20.71
   GEORGE FULLER                                             1,718    19.86
   MICHAEL T FLOWERS                                      1,596    18.45
   MINDY MIRACLE                                               1,557    18.00


-- KEPPEL UNION SCHOOL          GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER                         
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3                                                   
                                                                            
   ROBERT M DUTTON SR                                      437    18.26
   CHRISTINE C SMITH                                            434    18.14
   VANCE D POMEROY    

-- BALDWIN PARK CITY GEN MUNI   COUNCILMEMBER                                   
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   2                                                    
                                                                             
   SUSAN RUBIO                                                2,178    29.74
   MARLEN GARCIA                                           1,673    22.85
   CRUZ BACA SEMBELLO                                 1,605    21.92
   ANTHONY J BEJARANO                                 1,275    17.41
   HENRY HUANG                                                592     8.08

-- BALDWIN PARK CITY GEN MUNI   COUNCILMEMBER                                  
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   2                                                   
                                                                            
   SUSAN RUBIO                                                2,178    29.74
   MARLEN GARCIA                                           1,673    22.85
   CRUZ BACA SEMBELLO                                 1,605    21.92
   ANTHONY J BEJARANO                                  1,275    17.41
   HENRY HUANG                                                 592     8.08

-- BALDWIN PARK CITY GEN MUNI   MAYOR                                          
                                                                            
   MANUEL LOZANO                                              2,491    58.46
   RICARDO PACHECO                                          1,770    41.54

-- DIAMOND BAR CITY GEN MUNI    COUNCILMEMBER                                  
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3                                                   
                                                                            
   STEVE TYE                                                  3,081    24.01
   RON EVERETT                                             2,624    20.45
   LING-LING CHANG                                        2,408    18.76
   ROBERT L VELAZQUEZ                                 ,384    10.78
   DAVID T LIU                                                 1,291    10.06
   LUCY HUANG                                               1,148     8.94
   S DHAND                                                        898     7.00

-- DUARTE CITY GEN MUNICIPAL    COUNCILMEMBER                                  
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3                                                   
                                                                            
   MARGARET E FINLAY                                       1,429    20.67
   T PARAS-CARACCI                                            1,292    18.69
   PHIL REYES                                                      1,104    15.97
   ROSALIE ZESATI                                                  883    12.77
   LIZ REILLY                                                            869    12.57
   BROOKS-WASHINGTON                                       399     5.77
   TONY SANCHEZ                                                   379     5.48
   ARTHUR L MOSS                                                  374     5.41
   M WILSON-BUCHANAN                                          84     2.66

-- EL MONTE CITY GEN MUNI       COUNCILMEMBER                                  
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   2                                                   
                                                                            
   NORMA MACIAS                                          2,790    30.05
   J "J" GOMEZ                                                1,590    17.13
   RICHARD GARNER                                       1,515    16.32
   ART BARRIOS                                              1,379    14.85
   KIEN LAM                                                     1,280    13.79
   ANGEL RALPH NUNEZ                                    730     7.86

-- EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNI   MAYOR                                          
                                                                            
   ANDRE QUINTERO                                             3,621    67.48
   ERNEST G GUTIERREZ                                       1,745    32.52

-- EL MONTE CITY SPEC MUNI      MEASURE                                        
                                                                            
     RR - OVERNIGHT PARKING ADVISORY - YES         2,028    38.99
          (ADVISORY VOTE ONLY)       - NO                     3,173    61.01
                                                                            
      P - MAYOR/COUNCIL TERM LIMITS  - YES               2,153    41.53
          (MAJORITY OF VOTES CAST)   - NO                     3,031    58.47

-- LA PUENTE CITY GEN MUNI      COUNCILMEMBER                                  
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   2                                                   
                                                                            
   DAVID E ARGUDO                                        1,083    31.14
   LOUIE LUJAN                                                  838    24.09
   RENEE CHAVEZ                                             785    22.57
   LOLA K STORING                                            772    22.20

-- MONTEBELLO CITY GEN MUNI     COUNCILMEMBER                                  
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3                                                   
                                                                            
   W M MOLINARI                                                 2,383    16.57
   A R "ART" BARAJAS                                          2,255    15.68
   FRANK A GOMEZ                                              2,006    13.95
   G "JOE" VENEZIANO                                          1,765    12.27
   R "ROSIE" VASQUEZ                                          1,603    11.15
   NANCY CADENA-PEREZ                                     1,364     9.48
   JAMSHID J JAVAHERI                                         1,213     8.43
   JORGE MANZUR                                                 1,143     7.95
   RICHARD GARCIA                                                  651     4.53

- MONTEBELLO CITY SPEC MUNI    MEASURE                                        
                                                                            
      M - PUBLIC SAFETY ORDINANCE    - YES             3,552   81.81
          (55% OF VOTES CAST)        - NO                       790     18.19

-- PICO RIVERA CITY GEN MUNI    COUNCILMEMBER                                  
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   2                                                   
                                                                            
   DAVID W ARMENTA                                              1,754    21.59
   GUSTAVO CAMACHO                                            1,605    19.75
   EA "PETE" RAMIREZ                                             1,190    14.64
   M "MARTY" MORONES                                          1,176    14.47
   RON BEILKE                                                         1,110    13.66
   LUIS ALVARADO                                                     931    11.46
   RAUL RIESGO                                                         360     4.43

 -- SANTA FE SPRINGS CITY GEN    COUNCILMEMBER                                  
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3                                                   
                                                                            
   LOUIE GONZALEZ                                            1,155    18.87
   BETTY PUTNAM                                                 981    16.03
   JUANITA TRUJILLO                                             974    15.92
   MICHAEL MADRIGAL                                          855    13.97
   JOSE ANGEL ZAMORA                                       722    11.80
   LILLIAN C PUENTES                                            639    10.44
   ALBERT "AJ" HAYES                                           438     7.16
   GARY MENDEZ                                                    356     5.82

-- SO EL MONTE CITY GEN MUNI    COUNCILMEMBER                                  
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   2                                                   
                                                                            
   ANGELICA R GARCIA                                            638     35.46
   JOSEPH J GONZALES                                           539     29.96
   BLANCA M FIGUEROA                                           380    21.12
   RAUL PARDO                                                        242    13.45

-- SO EL MONTE CITY GEN MUNI    MEASURE                                        
                                                                            
     SE - EXTENSION OF MAYORAL TERM  - YES              631    58.64
          (MAJORITY OF VOTES CAST)   - NO                       445    41.36

-- SO PASADENA CITY GEN MUNI    COUNCILMEMBER                                  
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   2                                                   
                                                                            
   M A CACCIOTTI                                              2,346    39.09
   PHILIP C PUTNAM                                          2,033    33.87
   W "BILL" SHERMAN                                       1,623    27.04

-- WEST COVINA CITY GEN MUNI    COUNCILMEMBER                                  
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   3                                                   
                                                                            
   SHERRI LANE                                                4,670    21.42
   MICHAEL TOUHEY                                         4,342    19.92
   SHELLEY SANDERSON                                 4,225    19.38
   FREDRICK SYKES                                         3,671    16.84
   COLLEEN B ROZATTI                                      2,974    13.64
   S GOMEZ-PEDROZA                                       1,915     8.79

WEST COVINA CITY GEN MUNI    MEASURE                                        
                                                                            
      D - COUNCIL ELECTION BY DIST   - YES                   3,057    37.08
          (MAJORITY OF VOTES CAST)   - NO                     5,187    62.92













 

Andre Quintero will be the next mayor of El Monte and Norma Macias will have a seat on the city council. The two candidates, who were heavily backed by city unions, dominated in the city's election.

The second city council seat up for grabs will go to incumbent councilman Juventino "J" Gomez who edged out Planning Commissioner Richard Garner by just 75 votes.

The other incumbent, Councilman Art Barrios, came in fourth, more than 200 votes behind.

Despite an early lead that had him in second place, Kien Lam came in fifth, followed by former city employee Angel Ralph Nunez.

In the mayoral race, Quintero won nearly 2,000 more votes than incumbent Mayor Ernie Gutierrez.

And in the treasurer and city clerk races, both incumbents won.

Here is the vote breakdown.

City Council

Norma Macias 2,790 votes 30.05 percent

Juventino Gomez 1,590 votes 17.13 percent

Richard Garnder 1,515 votes 16.32 percent

Art Barrios 1,379 votes 14.85 percent

Kien Lam 1,280 votes 13.79 percent

Angel Ralph Nunez 730 votes 7.86 percent

Mayor

Andre Quintero 3,621 votes 67.48 percent

Ernie Gutierrez 1,745 votes 32.52 percent

City Clerk

Lorene Gutierrez 2,604 votes 57.07 percent

Bharat Patel 1,959 votes 42.93 percent

Treasurer

Henry Velasco 2,491 votes 54.51 percent

Richard Thomas 2,079 votes 45.49 percent

Incumbent Diamond Bar City Council candidates Steve Tye and Ron Everett were easily re-elected, according to unofficial election results.
Tye received over 3,000 votes, about 24 percent, and Everett pulled in about 20 percent of the votes.
Newcomer Ling-Ling Chang finished third, enough to win the remaining council seat, with about 19 percent of the votes. Chang, who works in the education field and serves on a local water district, says she is the first hometown candidate to be elected to the council.
It was a victory for supporters of the NFL stadium plan in neighboring Industry. All three winners supported the project and the Diamond Bar's $20-million settlement with developer Majestic Realty Co.

Here is a wrap-up of unoffical results from school board races in the Western San Gabriel Valley. All results are according to the  Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/ County Clerk's Office:

Duarte Unified (two open seats)                      Votes  Percent

REYNA E DIAZ                                              1,725    36.76 
KEN M BELL                                                 1,674    35.68                                             TOM REYES                                                 1,293    27.56

Temple City Unified (two open seats)               Votes  Percent

MATT W SMITH                                               1,165    39.80 
JOE WALKER                                                 1,058    36.15 
K KNOLLENBERG                                             704    24.05

Rosemead School District (three open seats)      Votes  Percent

DENNIS MCDONALD                                          687    20.81 
RHONDA A HARMON                                         645    19.53 
FRED S MASCORRO                                         638    19.32 
FRANCES R CHAVEZ                                        426    12.90 
ROBERT KHAN TRAN                                        423    12.81 
TRACY L LOA                                                    346    10.48 
BARBARA MURPHY                                          137     4.15

Montebello Unified ( three open seats)                Votes  Percent

HECTOR A CHACON                                        5,490    27.04 
EDWIN "ED" CHAU                                          4,913    24.20 
GERRI GUZMAN                                              4,306    21.21 
C M ILLINGWORTH                                          3,651    17.98 
MARYLOU SAAVEDRA                                    1,945     9.58

Garvey School District (three open seats)        Votes  Percent

A "TONY" RAMOS                                           866    27.89 
JOHN YUEN                                                    750    24.15 
IRENE FLORES                                               748    24.09 
BOB BRUESCH                                               741    23.86

Incumbent Angela Acosta-Salazar, as well as Norma Edith Garcia and Madeline Shapiro, have succeeded in their bid to win one of three open seats on the Rio Hondo College board of trustees.

In the race for the Area 1 seat, which covers the city of El Monte, Garcia bested opponent David Siegrist for the seat currently held by Andre Quintero, who was elected as El Monte mayor in Tuesday's election.

Garcia won 59 percent of the vote -- or 2,318 ballots -- while Siegrist, a former Rio trustee, won 41 percent of the vote, or 1,611 ballots.

In the race for the Area 3 seat, which covers the city of Whittier and South El Monte, incumbent Acosta-Salazar easily won re-election with nearly 60 percent of the vote, or 1,923 ballots cast in her favor. Challenger Crystal Chavez received 1,289 ballots, or abot 40 percent of the vote.

In the race for the Area 5 seat, which covers East Whittier, Madeline Shapiro bested a bid  by former Rio trustee Michelle Yanez-Jiminez in Tuesday's election. Shapiro got 2,109 votes, or about 57 percent of the vote, while Yanez-Jiminez received 1,582 votes, or 42 percent of the vote.

Baldwin Park City Council challenger Susan Rubio took top votes in Tuesday's election, ousting Anthony Bejarano from his city council seat.

With 100 percent of precincts reporting, councilwoman Marlen Garcia took the second seat. There were five candidates total - Cruz Baca Sembello took third place, Anthony J. Bejarano came in fourth, while Henry Huang garnered the least amount of votes.

Incumbents Joseph Velasco III, Robert "Bob" Noonan, and Harold "Hal" Estabrook were easily re-elected to the Orchard Dale Water Board.
Here are the results:

Joseph Velasco III         493 30.4%
Robert "Bob" Noonan     446 27.5%
Harold "Hal" Estabrook  349 21.5%
Octavio "Toby" Chavez  193 11.9%
Estela Machorro           140  8.6%

El Monte City School board member Roberto "Bobby" Salcedo, and challengers Eddie Zuniga and Roberto Cruz, won bids for three seats, according to unofficial results.
Salcedo finished first, with about 23 percent of the vote, followed by Zuniga (about 22 percent). Cruz won 20.64 percent of the vote, 45 votes ahead of fourth place.
In the El Monte Union High School District election, challenger John Tran and incumbents Carlos Salcedo and Theresa Velasco won seats, according to unofficial results.
Salcedo was the clear winner, with about 23 percent of the vote, followed Velasco (about 16 percent) and Tran (15 percent).

Incumbents Robert Hidalgo and Gilbert Garcia and challenger Cary Chen were elected to three seats on the Rowland Unified School Board in a crowded field that featured eight candidates.
Hidalgo received about 18 percent of the votes, according to unofficial results. Chen, a business owner, came in second with about 17 percent and Garcia received about 16 percent.

With the backing of the district's teachers union, incumbents Linda Small, Ken Henderson and Efrain Aceves easily won back their board seats at the Whittier City School District in Tuesday's elections.

They were being challenged by Jackson Elementary School community liaison G. Sylvia Hurtado, who received 993 ballots cast in her favor, or 15 percent of the vote.

Small received the largest amount of votes --  1,824 -- while Henderson received about 28 percent of the vote, or 1,789 ballots cast in his favor.

Aceves rounded out the top three, receiving 1,763 ballots in his favor or 27 percent of the vote.

WEST COVINA -- With all precincts reporting, Incumbents Sherri Lane, Mike Touhey and Shelley Sanderson appear to have successfully won back their seats on the West Covina City Council.

The incumbents faced three challengers -- political newcomer Steve Gomez-Pedroza, Community Service Commissioner Colleen Rozatti and Planning Commissioner Fredrick Sykes.

 

Sykes came in fourth and was behind Sanderson by 554 votes, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/ County Clerk's Office.

Incumbent George Fuller appears to have lost his seat on the West Covina Unified School district, in a close race. Voters instead gave the seat to Eileen Miranda Jimenez.

Incumbent Jessica Shewmaker appears to have retained her seat.

With 100 percent of precincts in, Jimenez has 1,989 votes and Shewmaker has 1,792 votes. Fuller trails by only 74 votes, with 1,718 votes. Michael Flowers got 1,596 votes and Mindy Miracle got 1,557 votes.

The top two vote-getters win the seats.

Incumbents Ed Hengler, Ana Valencia and Darryl Adams were re-elected to the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District Board of Education. Challenger Margarita Rios also was elected. Incumbent John Johnson chose not to seek re-election. With all 39 precincts counted, here are the results:

Ed Hengler        2,296  18.7%
Ana Valencia     2,198  17.9%
Margarita Rios   2,174  17.7%
Darryl Adams    2,065  16.8%
Chris Pflanzer   1,890  15.4%
Jesse Urquidi    1,681  13.7%

In the Hacienda La Puente Unified School Board election, incumbents seemed to have ruled.
Incumbents Joseph Chang, Anita Perez and Rudy Chavarria easily defended their seats with each pulling in at least 20 percent of the votes, according to unofficial election results.
Chang and Perez were elected to their fifth school board terms, and Chavarria to his second.

La Habra Heights Water Board incumbents Brad Cooke and Jeffrey Heintz were re-elected, defeating challenger George Edwards. With all four precincts counted, here are the results:

Brad Cooke           583 37.9%
Jeffrey Heintz        495 32.2%
George Edwards   458 29.8%

Incumbent Chuck Kemp and challenger Richard White were elected to two Covina-Valley Unified school board seats, according to unofficial results.
Kemp pulled in 1,926 votes, about 31 percent, and White won 1,728 votes, about 27 percent.
Incumbent Teri Meister finished last, or fourth, with about 20 percent of the vote.
The district, like many in the region, is facing a projected $11 million deficit at the close of the 2011-12 school year.

Incumbent David Armenta and challenger Gustavo Camacho won two open Pico Rivera City Council seats with all precincts reporting. Armenta came in first with 1,754 votes. Camacho trailed with 1,605.

The two unseated incumbent Ron Beilke, who placed fifth with 1,110 votes.

Special-education aide Marisa B. Hernandez, incumbent Art Escobedo and parent volunteer Silvia Monge have won the race for three open board seats at the Los Nietos School District.

Hernandez was the top votegetter with 563 ballots cast in her favor, which came out to about 27 percent of the vote.

Escobedo won a second term on the board with 483 ballots cast in his favor, or about 23 percent of the vote; and Monge received 312 votes, or about 15 percent of the vote.

Hernandez, Escobedo and Monge had all been endorsed by the Los Nietos Teachers Association.

Incumbents Diana Villalba and Grisel Vasquez trailed in fourth and fifth place, respectively, while challenger David Nava brought in the least amount of votes.

Three Walnut Valley Unified school board incumbents returned to their seats after gaining top voter support.

With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Nancy A. Lyons came in first place with 2,972 votes, followed by Helen Hall with 2,586 votes and Cindy M. Ruiz with 2,252 votes.

The three beat out challengers Anyork Lee, a professor and doctor, and Michael West, a corporate marketing manager.

Incumbents Louie Gonzalez and Betty Putnam were re-elected and challenger Juanita Trujillo was elected to the Santa Fe Springs City Council. Incumbent Gus Velasco didn't seek re-election. With all 11 precincts counted, here are the results:

Louie Gonzalez       1,155 18.9%
Betty Putnam            981 16%
Juanita Trujillo           974 15.9%
Michael Madrigal       855 13.9%
Jose Angel Zamora   722  11.8%
Lillian Puentes          639 10.4%
Albert Hayes            438   7.2%
Gary Mendez           356   5.8%

Incumbent Angela Acosta-Salazar appears to have successfully won back her Area 3 seat on the Rio Hondo College board of trustees.

With 95 percent of precincts reporting, just over 1,900 ballots were cast in Acosta-Salazar's favor, which translated into nearly 60 percent of the vote.

Challenger Crystal Chavez trailed Acosta-Salazar in results throughout the night. So far, she's receive 1,279 votes, or about 40 percent of the vote.

Challenger for El Rancho Unified board Rachel Canchola trounced competition, finishing first with 2,807 with all precincts reporting. Incumbents Rita Jo Ramirez finished second with 1,876 votes, followed by Joe Rivera, who finished with 1,849.

Former teachers union president Madeline Shapiro seems to be headed for victory in her bid to win the Area 5 seat on the Rio Hondo College board of trustees.

With 96 percent of precincts reporting, 2,063 ballots were cast for Shapiro, which translates into about 57 percent of the vote.

Her opponent, Michelle Yanez-Jiminez -- a former Rio trustees -- received 1,522 ballots, or about 42 percent of the vote.

Incumbents Gloria Olmos, Rudy Martinez and David Del Rio were re-elected to their Valle Lindo School Board seats.
Olmos gained the most number of votes, with 32 percent. She was followed by Martinez's nearly 26 percent and Del Rio's nearly 24 percent.

With 94 percent of precincts reporting, Norma Edith Garcia appears to have won election to the Rio Hondo College board of trustees.

So far, 2,179 ballots -- or nearly 59 percent of the vote -- have been cast for Garcia to fill the Area 1 seat on the Rio Hondo board, which represents the city of El Monte.

Siegrist, a former Rio trustee, had 1,525 ballots, or about 41 percent of the vote.

BALDWIN PARK CITY GEN MUNI   COUNCILMEMBER                                   
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN   2                                                    
                                                                             
   SUSAN RUBIO                                      1,553    29.85 
   MARLEN GARCIA                                    1,197    23.01 
   CRUZ BACA SEMBELLO                               1,113    21.40 
   ANTHONY J BEJARANO                                 929    17.86 
   HENRY HUANG                                        410     7.88 
                                                                             
TOTAL PRECINCTS         22    PRECINCTS REPORTING        17    77.27 
REGISTRATION        25,546       

The three Glendora Unified School District school board incumbents will return to their seats, after ballots from 100 percent of precincts have been counted.

Chuck Gomer won 2,535 votes, Mike Gautreau was the second leading vote getter with 2,072 and Denice Delgado is just behind him with 2,051 votes. Challenger Linda Boyd came in a distant fourth, with 1,443 votes.

The top three vote getters landed the seats.

With 100 percent of precincts reporting, David R. Rose lost his seat to challenger Don Davis in Charter Oak Unified's school board race.

There were four candidates competing for two seats. For the second seat, Jane Bock was re-elected. 

South Pasadena City Council incumbents Michael Carracci and Philip Putnam are the top two finishers and will retain their seats with all precincts now reporting.

Two seats were up for grabs and will be reclaimed by Carracci and Putnam. Challenger William Sherman finished in third place.

PASADENA -- It looks like not one, but two board members at PCC have been unseated by challengers.

Notably, Berlinda Brown has edged ahead of incumbent Connie Rey Castro. Castro had been leading Brown early on by a healthy margin but the Registrar is reporting that Brown captured 51.2 percent of the vote, while Castro had 48.8 percent. One hundred percent of precincts have reported.

Challenger Tony Fellow has maintained his lead over Beth Wells-Miller with 100 percent of precincts reporting. Fellow has 48.66 percent, while Wells-Miller has 41.94.

Geoffrey Baum has maintained his lead over Steven Gibson. He's leading by 40 points.

Incumbents Linda Small, Ken Henderson and Efrain Aceves were poised to win back their board seats at the Whittier City School District, maintaining a strong lead over challenger G. Sylvia Hurtado in Tuesday's elections.

With nearly three-quarters of precincts reporting, Small was the top votegetter with 1,437 ballots cast in her favor, or nearly 29 percent of the vote.

Henderson followed closely behind with 1,430 ballots, or 28 percent of the vote; while Aceves garnered 1,369 votes, or 27 percent of the vote.

Hurtado trailed in last place with 795 ballots, or 15 percent of the vote.

Incumbents Ken Bell and Reyna Diaz won back their seats in the Duarte Unified School District race. 

Diaz  won about 37 percent of the vote, and Bell about 36 percent.  Challenger Tom Reyes got about 27.5 percent.

Challenger Jorge Hernandez and incumbents Sylvia Macias and Layla Avila have been elected to the South Whittier School board of trustees.

Hernandez, 24, a political newcomer, received 685 votes, or nearly 38 percent of the vote. Macias was the second top votegetter with 443 ballots, or 24 percent of the vote.

Avila, vice president of a national organization that trains teachers, won back her seat as well, receiving 420 votes or 23 percent of the vote.

 

In the race for three open seats on the San Marino Unified school board, incumbents Jeng Yen and C. Joseph Chang were voted back for another four-year term. Challenger and first-time candidate Nam Jack was voted to the third seat.

Chang led with 1,655 votes, Yen captured 1,483 votes, and Jack received 1,465 votes.

Incumbent Betty Putnam is back in the top three spots with the latest update for the Santa Fe Springs City Council election. In addition with 10 of l1 precincts, incumbent Louie Gonzalez and challenger Juanita Trujillo also are winning. Here are the numbers:

Louie Gonzalez      1,150 18.9%
Betty Putnam           977 16%
Juanita Trujillo          972 15.9%
Michael Madrigal      851 13.9%
Jose Angel Zamora   722 11.9%
Lillian Puentes          634 10.4%
Albert Hayes            435 7.1%
Gary Mendez           352 5.8%

Matt Smith and Joe Walker, the incumbent board members in the Temple City Unified School District have won the vote to retain their seats.

Smith won about 40 percent of the vote, and Walker about 36 percent.  Challenger Kenneth Knollenberg came in third with 24 percent of the vote.

 The three Duarte City Council incumbents running for re-election will retain their seats after finishing as the top three vote-getters.

Six challengers finished behind council members Margarey Finlay, Tzeitel Paras-Caracci and Phil Reyes with all precincts reporting.

El Monte City Councilman Juventino "J" Gomez moved into second place in the El Monte City Council race, but fellow incumbent Art Barrios and Planning Commissioner Richard Lam are less than 200 votes behind him, with 85 percent of precincts reporting.

Union-backed candidate Norma Macias has retained her lead in first place, and appears to have secured her seat, with 2,412 votes. Gomez follows with 1,405 votes, followed by Garner with 1,297 votes, Barrios with 1,251 votes, political newcomer Kien Lam, with 1,142 votes, and Angel Ralph Nunez, with 642 votes.

The top two vote getters will win the seats.

In the mayoral race, Andre Quintero, also backed by the city's unions, continues to hold a strong lead on mayor Ernie Gutierrez, 3,129 votes to 1,577 votes.

Incumbent Jane Bock and challenger Don Davis won the two Charter-Oak Unified School Board seats in Tuesday's election, according to unofficial results.
Bock won just under 35 percent of the vote (about 1,200 votes). She served on the school board for the past four years and said she wanted to return for more.
Davis, associate vice president/chief information officer for Azusa Pacific University, came in second with 31 percent or 1,100 votes.
Incumbent David Rose lost his bid for another term, garnering only 23 percent of the vote.

Walnut Valley Unified school board incumbents Helen Hall and Cindy Ruiz pulled into second and third place, trailing behind fellow incumbent Nancy Lyons.

With 87 percent of precincts reporting, former school board member Anyork Lee is at a close fourth place, falling behind Lyons by less than 30 votes.

There are five total candidates vying for three open seats on the governing board, including Michael West, who is in fifth place.  

Incumbent Hilda Zamora and challenger George Buchanan have won election to the Little Lake City School District board of education.

Zamora, the current board president, easily won re-election with 1,626 ballots cast in her favor, or 43 percent of the vote.

Buchanan won about 26 percent of the vote with 996 ballots cast in his favor. He gets the seat currently held by Gina Almanza-Ramirez, who declined to run for re-election.

 

With the vote fully counted, incumbent Denise Menchaca and college Professor Philip Hu are appear to have been elected to a seat on the council with about 21 percent of the vote.

The third seat is a little more closely contested: Matthew Stadtler, a field deputy for state Assemblyman John Perez, is in third place with 978 votes, 16.68 percent.

Ken Tcheng, a previous school board member has 945 votes, or 16.12 percent of the total. 

The county generally does not certify results of the race right away, meaning it could still consider provisional ballots that could change the vote totals in the race.

  Also running are  Cynthia Juvinall  and Andrew Lammon, who each won about 12 percent of the vote.

MONTEBELLO -- The votes are in and Bill Molinari, Art Barajas and Frank Gomez have been named to the city council.

Mayor Rosie Vasquez finished fifth in a field of nine candidates.

Councilwoman Mary Anne Saucedo-Rodriquez did not seek another term.

Council members Robert Urteaga and Kathy Salazar face a recall election that is expected to take place in February.

That recall stems from a 15-year exclusive contract the city awarded to Athens Services to hall all the commercial and residential garbage in the city.

Athens Services contributed the majority of the $548,000 they raised to political campaigns in Montebello this fall.

Molinari, Barajas and Gomez were not the benefactors of those funds.

Gary L. Woods fended off challenger Richard James Lugo with nearly 75 percent of the vote for the Area 1 seat in Citrus College's board of trustees election.

For the Area 5 seat, incumbent Edward Ortell had 72 percent of the vote over challenger David Hooper, with 90 percent of precincts reporting.

With 100 percent of precincts reporting, incumbent council members Angelica Garcia and Joseph Gonzales will return to their seats on the South El Monte City Council, while Mayor Blanca Figueroa will be left out, for now.

Garcia captured 638 votes, followed by Gonzales with 539 votes, Figueroa with 380 votes and former city councilman Raul Pardo with 242 votes.

Figueroa chose not to seek reelection as mayor, and instead left councilman Luis Aguinaga to run uncontested for that post.

That means Aguinaga's seat will be vacated. The new council will decide how to fill the post, either with the third place vote-getter (Figueroa), through a special election, or with by appointing someone new. 

WEST COVINA - A ballot measure that would create five voting districts in West Covina appears to be headed toward defeat.

With 47 percent of precincts reporting Measure D only has 36 percent of the votes in favor of the initiative, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/ County Clerk's Office.

The measure proposed changing city elections so council members would be elected by district instead of at large.

 

The race for the third and last spot on the Santa Fe Springs City Council has tightened up with challenger Juanita Trujillo now leading incumbent Betty Putnam by 10 votes.
Here are the numbers:
Louie Gonzalez         618 19.8%
Michael Madrigal       493 15.8%
Juanita Trujillo           445 14.2%
Betty Putnam           435 13.9%
Jose Angel Zamora   396 12.7%
Lillian Puentes         366 11.7%
Gary Mendez           188   6%
Albert Hayes            184   5.9%

The race for the third and last spot on the Santa Fe Springs City Council has tightened up with challenger Juanita Trujillo now leading incumbent Betty Putnam by 10 votes.
Here are the numbers:
Louie Gonzalez        618 19.8%
Michael Madrigal      493 15.8%
Juanita Trujillo          445 14.2%
Betty Putnam          435 13.9%
Jose Angel Zamora  396 12.7%
Lillian Puentes         366 11.7%
Gary Mendez          188   6%
Albert Hayes           184   5.9%

Challenger Marisa B. Hernandez has taken over the lead for three open board seats at the Los Nietos School District, followed by incumbent Art Escobedo and challenger Silvia Monge.

With nearly 38 percent of precincts reporting, 415 ballots had been cast for Hernandez, a special-education aide in South Whittier, giving her about 27 percent of the vote. Escobedo had 382 ballots, or nearly 25 percent of the vote; while parent volunteer Monge had 218 ballots, or 14 percent of the vote.

All three had been endorsed by the Los Nietos Teachers Association.

Here are the numbers for the other candidates:

Diana Villalba: 12 percent of the vote, or 197 ballots

Grisel Vasquez, 12 percent of the vote, or 195

David Nava, 8 percent of the vote, or 124 votes

PASADENA - Those PCC board candidates who were leading earlier this evening have maintained -- and in some cases, deepened -- their leads after an update by the Registrar.

Challenger Tony Fellow's miniscule lead over incumbent Beth Wells-Miller widened. Earlier on Fellow was leading by less than one percent. Now he's leading by over 2 points. Twenty-five percent of precincts have reported in that race to represent Arcadia.

If Fellow wins, he will hold a spot on both the PCC board, as well as the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District board. In the pas, he also held a spot on the El Monte City Council.

Connie Rey Castro maintained her lead over Berlinda Brown, and she's ahead by over 7 points. Right now 21 percent of precincts are reporting in Area 3, representing Northwest Pasadena and Altadena.

Geoffrey Baum continues to lead over Steven Gibson for Area 1, representing La Canada Flintridge, western Altadena and western Pasadena. Baum leads Gibson by over 44 points with over half of the precincts reporting.

South Pasadena City Council incumbents Michael Carracci and Philip Putnam are comfortably ahead of a lone challenger with votes from only one precinct left to be counted.

First-time candidate William Sherman trails the incumbents by a considerable margin with 10 of 11 precincts reporting.

Council candidate David Argudo appears to have beaten 
two incumbents in the race for a pair of open seats on the city 
council.


LA PUENTE CITY GEN MUNI      COUNCILMEMBER                                   
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   DAVID E ARGUDO                                 1,083    31.14 
   LOUIE LUJAN                                      838    24.09 
   RENEE CHAVEZ                                     785    22.57 
   LOLA K STORING                                   772    22.20 
                                                                             
TOTAL PRECINCTS         11   PRECINCTS REPORTING      11   100.00 
REGISTRATION        14,098                                                   
                               

Three challengers for Pico Water District board seats claimed victory Tuesday. Adrian Diaz, Victor Caballero and James Roybal were in first, second and third place with all precincts reporting.

With all 16 precincts reported, La Canada Unified school board incumbents Scott Tracy, Susan Boyd and Joel Peterson will all return to their seats on the five-member governing board.
Tracy captured 1,687 votes, Boyd had 1,649 votes and Peterson captured 1,574 votes.

Three open seats were at stake. The challengers were Ernest Koeppen, Neal Millard and Dave Wilcox. 

Challenging candidate for Pico Rivera City Council, Marty Moronoes, took fourth place from incumbent Ron Beilke. Incumbent David Armenta and challenger Gustavo Camacho still lead the race.

Matt Smith and Joe Walker, the incumbent board members in the Temple City Unified School District race are leading with three-quarters of the vote counted.

Smith has about 40 percent, and Walker about 36 percent.  Challenger Kenneth Knollenberg is trailing with about 22 percent of the vote.

With more than a third of votes counted, incumbents Jeng Yen and C. Joseph Chang are still leading in the race for San Marino school board.
Three open seats are at stake. Challenger and first-time candidate, Nam Jack, is in third and is followed by challenger Linda Wu. 

With 87 percent of the vote counted, incumbents Ken Bell and Reyna Diaz are leading in the Duarte Unified School District race. 

Diaz has about 36 percent of the vote, and Bell about 35 percent.  Challenger Tom Reyes has about 28 percent.

With seven of nine precincts reporting, Duarte incumbents Margaret Finlay, Tzeitel Paras-Caracci and Phil Reyes are poised to reclaim their council seats.

The top three finishers win seats and all six challengers trail the incumbents.

With nearly 65 percent of precincts reporting, incumbent Hilda Zamora and challenger George Buchanan are retaining a healthy lead in the race for two school board seats at the LIttle Lake City School District.

So far, 821 ballots have been cast for Zamora, who has 41 percent of the vote, while 529 votes have been cast for Buchanan, who has 26 percent of the vote.

Here are the numbers for the rest of the candidates:

A "AJ" Mumtaz: 20 percent of the vote, or 412 ballots

Henry Bestwick: 10 percent of the vote, or 210 ballots.

With 50 percent of the vote counted, incumbents Ken Bell and Reyna Diaz are leading in the Duarte Unified School District race. 

Diaz has about 36 percent of the vote, and Bell about 35 percent.  Challenger Tom Reyes has almost 29 percent.

With about a third of the vote counted, incumbent Denise Menchaca and college Professor Philip Hu are leading the pack.

Hu and Menchaca each have about 23 percent of the vote.

Matthew Stadler, a field deputy for state Assemblyman John Perez, is in third place with about 18 percent of the vote.

With two incumbents not running for reelection, three school board members will be picked.  Also running are Ken Tcheng, who has about 14 percent, Cynthia Juvinall with about 11.5 percent, and Andrew Lammon, with almost 11 percent of the vote.

With six out of 11 precincts reporting late Tuesday night, council candidate David Argudo took the lead over two incumbents in the race for a pair of open seats on the council.

By 11 p.m., Argudo had 589 votes. Councilwoman Lola Storing was behind him with 508, and Mayor Louie Lujan trailed with 493. Former City Councilwoman Renee Chavez was the lowest vote-getter with 445 votes. 

Political newcomer Jorge S. Hernandez, 24, appears headed for a victory in the race for three school board seats at the South Whittier School District, trailed by incumbents Sylvia Macias and Layla Avila.

With 71 percent of precincts reporting, Hernandez has 37 percent of the vote, or 456 ballots cast in his favor. Macias had 23 percent of the vote, or 292 votes. She was followed closely by Avila, who also garnered 23 percent of the vote, or 288 votes.

Hernandez ran a grassroots campaign, spending his weekends knocking on doors to introduce himself to constituents. He also got a helping hand from the local chapter of the California School Employees Association, which was still handing out literature for Hernandez at individual households Tuesday afternoon, encouraging residents to get out and vote.

South Pasadena City Council incumbents Michael Carracci and Philip Putnam remain ahead in early polling results after the first two precincts reported.

Challenger William Sherman is in third place with votes from 11 precincts left uncounted. The top two finishers will win council seats.

As the majority of election results finish coming in, the three Diamond Bar city council candidates with early leads are holding firm.
Incumbents councilmen Steve Tye holds just under 24 percent of the votes and Ron Everett has about 21 percent. Twelve of 17 precincts are reporting, along with the absentee votes.
The highly contested third seat is held by Ling-Ling Chang, who works in the education field and has experience on the local water district, with 18.5 percent of the vote.
In order, Robert Velazquez (10.95 percent), David Liu (10.84 percent), Lucy Huang (8.37 percent) and Shawn "S" Dhand (7.31 percent) round out the remaining candidates.

Glendora Unified School District school board incumbents have built a lead with eight precincts reporting in Tuesday's election.

Chuck Gomer remains on top with 1,854 votes, while Mike Gautreau is the second leading vote getter with 1,515. Denice Delgado is just behind him with 1,502. Challenger Linda Boyd lost some ground has more precincts reported. She is now about 400 votes behind Delgado with 1,107.

The overall percentage breakdown shows Boyd nearly 7 percent behind Delgado and she will need a big push if she wants to overtake the incumbent.

Percentage breakdowns are:

Gomer - 31.01
Gautreau - 25.34
Delgado - 25.13
Boyd - 18.52

With 72 percent of precincts reporting, Rio Hondo College board candidate Norma Garcia is leading her opponent, David Siegrist, with nearly 60 percent of the vote, according to the latest figures from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder's Office.

Just under 1,730 ballots have been cast for Garcia while Siegrist, a former Rio trustee, had 1,174 ballots in his favor that make up 40 percent of the vote.

El Monte City Councilman Juventino "J" Gomez moved into third place in the El Monte City Council race, but he still trails union-backed candidate Norma Macias and political newcomer Kien Lam.

With 20 percent of precincts reporting, Macias had 833 votes, followed by Lam with 657 votes, Gomez with 565 votes, Richard Garner with 539 votes, and Art Barrios with 482 votes, and Angel Ralph Nunez with 178 votes.

The top two vote getters will win the seats.

In the mayoral race, Andre Quintero, also backed by the city's employee unions, continued to lead mayor Ernie Gutierrez, 1,163 votes to 708 votes.

New numbers from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder's Office show Norma Edith Garcia pulling further ahead of David Siegrist in the race for the Area 1 seat on the Rio Hondo College board of trustees.

Initially, Garcia was neck-in-neck with Siegrist, a former Rio trustee. She had 50 percent of the vote while Siegrist had 49 percent in Area 1, which covers the city of El Monte.

But new figures posted just before 11 p.m. show Garcia with 56 percent of the vote, or 786 ballots cast in her favor. Siegrist, on the other hand, trailed with 43 percent of the vote, or 612 ballots, with 38 percent of precincts reporting.

Challenger Cary Chen, a business owner, held an early lead for one of three seats in the Rowland Unified school board election with 19 percent of the vote, with absentees and only four of 32 precincts reporting.
Incumbent Robert Hidalgo and challenger Kimo Morris, a college biology teacher, were also in an early position to claim the remaining two spots.
Hidalgo had a more comfortable lead with about 17 percent, but Morris had a slight margin over fourth place with 14.73 percent. (Incumbent Gilbert Garcia was at 14.7 percent.)

Here is the latest in the West Covina City Council race as reported by the county registrar:

 Candidates                                                   Votes  Percent

SHERRI LANE                                                2,382    23.22 
MICHAEL TOUHEY                                         2,186    21.31 
SHELLEY SANDERSON                                 2,110    20.57 
FREDRICK SYKES                                         1,513    14.75 
COLLEEN B ROZATTI                                     1,254    12.22 
S GOMEZ-PEDROZA                                        814     7.93

Seven of the 34 precincts are reporting. 
                                                                            

 

 

One more precinct has been counted in West Covina, but the standings remain the same. Incumbents Jessica Shewmaker and George Fuller remain in the lead to retain their spots for the West Covina Unified School District school board.

But Eileen Jimenez closed the gap between her and Fuller, a difference of about 2-percent. Mindy Miracle is another 2-percent behind Jimenez and Michael Flowers is 2-percent behind Miracle.

Here is the breakdown with 5 precincts reporting.

Shewmaker - 23.04 percent of the votes.
Fuller - 22.55 percent
Jimenez - 20.41 percent
Miracle - 18 percent
Flowers - 16 percent

Incumbents Gloria Olmos, Rudy Martinez and David Del Rio were leading in the election for three seats on the Valle Lindo School Board in South El Monte.
Olmos hold about 32 percent of the votes, with only absentees and four of the six precincts reporting.
The two-school district serves about 900 students. Martinez held 27 percent and Del Rio 24 percent of the votes.
Challenger "Jackie" Tovar was at about 17 percent of the votes.
The two-school district serves about 900 students.

From the Associated Press

PORTLAND, Maine -- Maine voters have torpedoed a state law that would have allowed gay couples to marry.

With 84 percent of the precincts reporting, gay-marriage foes had 53 percent of the vote Tuesday.

The outcome amounts to a heartbreaking defeat for the gay rights movement -- particularly since it occurred in a northeastern New England state, the corner of the country most supportive of gay marriage.

At issue was a law passed by the Maine Legislature last spring that would have legalized same-sex marriage. The law was put on hold after conservatives launched a petition drive to repeal it in a referendum.

Gay marriage has now lost in every single state -- 31 in all -- in which it has been put to a popular vote. Gay-rights activists had hoped to buck that trend in Maine.

Preliminary results for three seats on Walnut Valley Unified's school board race shows incumbent Nancy A. Lyons leading with 25.73 percent of the vote.

For the second seat, former school board member Anyork Lee and incumbent Helen Hall are neck-and-neck, while incumbent Cindy M. Ruiz is behind the two by about 300 votes and Michael West, a corporate marketing manager, significantly trails.

New numbers have been reported in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District Board of Education race. While the positions didn't change, challengers Chris Pflanzer and Jesus "Jesse" Urquidi closed the gap on the four leaders. Pflanzer, who was 173 votes behind Adams, is now only down by 131 votes.

Here are the numbers:
Ed Hengler,      1,797 18.9%
Ana Valencia    1,703 17.9%
Margarita Rios  1,690 17.8%
Darryl Adams   1,598 16.8%
Chris Pflanzer  1,467 15.5%
Jesse Urquidi   1,238 13%

Pico Rivera City Council candidate and challenger Marty Morones has closed in on incumbent Ron Beilke, trailing by only 4 votes at 11:00 p.m. Beilke had 435 votes and Morones had 431. The two are in fourth and fifth place, respectively.

Incumbent councilmen H. Manuel Ortiz and David "Chico" Fuentes will return to their seats, according to election results provided by the city clerk.

With all but a handful of ballots counted, Fuentes had 239 votes and Ortiz had 231 votes. They were followed by Raul Anthony Hernandez, with 203 votes, Darlene Osmonson, with 92 votes, and Patricia "Patsy"Gonzales, with 41 votes.

"All the hard work paid off," Ortiz said.

Challengers are leading in the race for three seats on the Pico Water District board. Adrian Diaz, 41, Victor Caballero, 48, and James Roybal, 56, were leading incumbents Antonio Martinez, 49, challenger Victoria Aguilera Galarza, 50, and incumbents Salvador Orozco, and Andy Gonzalez, 88.

Incumbent David Armenta and challenger Gustavo Camacho were in the lead Tuesday, Armenta had 479, while Camacho had 431 votes tallied at 9:30 p.m.

The two were trailed by Pete Ramirez, Ron Beilke, Marty Morones, Luis Alvarado and Raul Riesgo.

Challenger Jorge Hernandez was leading incumbents Sylvia Macias and Layla Avila in early returns Tuesday in the race for three open board seats at the South Whittier School District.

Incumbent Deborah Pacheco declined to run for re-election, citing health issues.

Early results showed challenger Josue Alvarez trailing in last place.

Incumbent Art Escobedo and challengers Marisa B. Hernandez and Silvia Monge were the top votegetters in early election returns Tuesday for three open school board seats in the Los Nietos School District.

They were followed by incumbents Diana Villalba and Grisel Vasquez in fourth and fifth place, while challenger David Nava was showing in last place, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder's Office.

From the Registrar of Voters Twitter at 9:13 p.m.:

... poll votes beginning to make their way to Norwalk; watch for updates.

With only absentee ballots counted, Santa Fe Springs Council members Louie Gonzalez and Betty Putnam were leading six other candidates.

Challenger Juanita Trujillo was a mere nine votes ahead in the race for third spot on the council. Trujillo had 314 votes to Michael Madrigal's 305. Behind them were Jose Angel Zamora, 283 votes; Lillian Puentes, 263; Gary Mendez, 140; and Albert Hayes, 129.

With absentee ballots and one of seven precincts counted, incumbents Robert "Bob" Noonan, Joseph Velasco III and Harold "Hal" Estabrook were leading in the Orchard Dale Water Board race.

Noonan had 215 votes; Velasco, 201 votes; and Estabrook, 169 votes. Behind the three were challengers Octavio "Toby" Chavez with 75 votes and Estela Machorro, 63 votes.

 

Incumbents Brad Cooke and Jeffrey Heintz were leading challenger George Edwards in the La Habra Heights Water District with one of four precincts and absentee ballots counted.

Cooke had 301 votes, Heintz, 237 votes and Edwards, 207.

Covina-Valley Unified incumbent Chuck Kemp and challenger Richard White were leading in early election results for two open school board seats.
Incumbent Teri Meister had an early hold for third place, according to absentee ballots and one of 20 precincts reporting.

Incumbents Ed Hengler, Ana Valencia and Darryl Adams and challenger Margarita Rios were leading in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District race. Four seats are at stake in this race.

With one of 39 precincts and absentee ballots counted, Hengler led with 1,265 votes; Valencia, 1,256; Rios, 1,201; and Adams, 1,158. Challengers Chris Pflanzer and Jesus "Jesse" Urquidi had 985 and 807 votes, respectively.

Two-term incumbent Hilda Zamora and challenger George Buchanan were leading in early returns Tuesday in the race for two open school board spots at the Little Lake City School District.

Incumbent Gina Almanza-Ramirez declined to seek re-election.

Following Buchanan in early returns were fellow challengers A "AJ" Mumtaz and Henry J. Bestwick.

Incumbents Louie Lujan and Lola Storing had taken an early lead in the La Puente City Council race, with two of 11 precincts reporting Tuesday night.

Lujan was ahead with 260 votes. Storing was trailing with 232 votes.

Challenger David Argudo and former councilwoman Renee Chavez were not far behind with 229 votes and 215 votes, respectively.

Baldwin Park Mayor Manuel Lozano had an early lead over challenger Ricardo Pacheco in the race for the mayor's seat, with eight of 11 precincts reporting.

Lozano was leading with 731 votes over Councilman Pacheco's 382 votes.
Figures for write-in candidate Greg Tuttle were not available.

In the City Council race, challenger and City Clerk Susan Rubio was leading with 549 votes, ahead of incumbents Marlen Garcia and Anthony Bejarano.

Cruz Baca Sembello and Henry Huang were leading in fourth and fifth place, respectively.

With just absentee ballots counted, incumbent Denise Menchaca is in second place, with college Professor Philip Hu leading the pack.

Hu has just over 23 percent of the vote, and Menchaca just under 23 percent.

Matthew Stadler, a field deputy for state Assemblyman John Perez, is in third place with about 18 percent of the vote.

With two incumbents not running for reelection, three school board members will be picked.  Also running are Ken Tcheng, who has about 15 percent, Cynthia Juvinall with just over 11 percent, and Andrew Lammon, with just over 10 percent of the vote.

With only some absentee ballots counted, South Pasadena councilmen Michael Cacciotti and Philip Putnam took an early lead for two open council seats.

Cacciotti has an early advantage over Putnam, with challenger William Sherman in third place.

Incumbent Angela Acosta-Salazar, Norma Edith Garcia and Madeline Shapiro are leading in early returns in the race for three open seats on the Rio Hondo College board of trustees.

Garcia is leading former Rio trustee David Siegrist for the Area 1 seat, which covers El Monte, with 27 percent of precincts reporting.

Acosta-Salazar is leading challenger Crystal Chavez for the Area 3 seat that covers the city of Whittier and South El Monte with 14 percent of precincts reporting, while Shapiro is ahead of former Rio trustee Michelle Yanez-Jiminez with 13 percent of precincts reporting.

 

 

 

Incumbents Scott Tracy, Joel Peterson and Susan Boyd are leading in early election results for the La Canada school board.

Three open seats are at stake. The challengers are Neal Millard, Dave Wilcox and Ernest Koeppen.