And the results are in...
The presidency wasn't the only think at stake in Tuesday's historical election.
Here's a breakdown of some of the local candidates and measures that failed or passed:
*Measure CC, which would have changed Rosemead from a general law city to a charter city failed. Voters rejected it by a 63 percent to 37 percent margin.
*Former Assemblyman Ed Chavez took over Leon Garcia's seat in the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District. Chavez is the husband of former La Puente Councilwoman Renee Chavez, who was outsed in 2007.
*Assemblyman Ed Hernandez, D-West Covina, will serve a second term in the 57th District. He walked away with 67 percent of the votes versus Baldwin Park resident Victor Saldana's 33 percent.
*Pico Rivera got its wish with the passage of Measure P, the one-percent sales-tax increase that officials say won't likely to take effect before April. Measure P is expected to bring in $6 million annually.
*A half cent sales-tax increase was approved by 71 percent of voters in El Monte. Measure GG will fund public safety and infrastructure as well as rebuild the city's emergency reserves.
Not enough for ya? For more on the elections, visit our special elections page here...
Congratulations Mr. Ed Chavez and welcome to the San Gabriel Water District and probably with the help of member Robinson you can try to clean up the welfare paradise that has been going on in that District for a long time, but remember you are going to face DR. Tony Fellow with 20 College degrees but he forgot to get the one to identify his partners with honesty with the water board and also as a El Monte Council Member...