In the race to replace Marlene Canter on Los Angeles Unified's Board of Education, Steve Zimmer is leading by about 19 percentage points in early results.
Zimmer was bolstered by some $287,000 in independent spending on his behalf by United Teachers Los Angeles.
He sounded both exuberant and exhausted on the phone tonight. "It's going to be a long night," he said.
It's certainly not over yet. Zimmer's lead has narrowed with each new report since the first results came out around 8:45 p.m.
His opponent, Mike Stryer, wasn't ready to give up, saying he wouldn't comment until more numbers were released.
Follow the results from the Los Angeles City Clerk here.
*In the last dispatch of the night, I want to note that Stryer continues to close the gap. The eighth update from L.A. shows him with 42.5 percent and Zimmer with 57.5 percent. It's hard to know what percentage of the votes are in since the city doesn't break the school board districts down by precinct.
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