County report: Most independent Valley votes counted

Reporter Alison Hewitt just called in some numbers from the county's audit of ballots cast by independent voters last Tuesday in what has come to be known as the "Double Bubble Trouble" fiasco. According to Hewitt, most independents from congressional districts in the San Gabriel Valley were able to navigate through the county's confusing and poorly-designed ballots and make their votes count.

The best performing district was the 26th, represented by Rep. David Dreier, R-San Dimas. Nearly 100 percent (97 percent) of non-partisan voters there were able to successfully cast their ballots. Adam Schiff's 29th District, which encompasses much of the western San Gabriel Valley, had an 81 percent success rate, while about 79 percent of decline-to-state voters in the 32nd District (represented by Rep. Hilda Solis, D-El Monte, and including much of the south-central valley) filled out their ballots successfully.

Rounding out the rest of the San Gabriel Valley/Whittier area were the 42nd District (represented by Gary Miller, R-Brea and including east Whittier, Diamond Bar and Chino) with an 88% success rate and the 39th District (belonging to Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Cerritos and including west Whittier) at 79 percent. Figures were not available for Grace Napolitano's 38th District, which includes Santa Fe Springs.

Non-partisan voters in the Valley did very well compared to those in other areas in the county. Worst off were those living in the 37th District, where only 44 percent of decline-to-state voters correctly cast their ballots. The district is represented by Democrat Laura Richardson and includes the cities of Long Beach, Carson and Compton.