Los Angeles school board incumbents Rocio Rivas, Kelly Gonez and Nick Melvoin held strong leads in early returns, facing limited organized opposition or special-interest spending.

In the contest for L.A. County sheriff, voters had a choice between incumbent Robert Luna and an array of challengers, led by former sheriff Alex Villanueva.

Voters in L.A. County were asked to decide on increasing the sales tax by half a cent in order to offset federal spending cuts on healthcare.

The decision clears the way for the governor and state lawmakers to redraw their congressional voting map with six districts that favor Republicans and one that favors a Democrat.

The race for California governor remains up for grabs.

California congressional race results threaten GOP power in Washington.

Voters cast ballots for eight of the 15 L.A. City Council seats in Tuesday’s primary, including for two open seats where incumbents are termed out.

Los Angeles City Atty. Hydee Feldstein Soto lagged far behind her challengers based on early returns. City Controller Kenneth Mejia held a lead over his opponent.

The investigation came after the New York Post reported that the five-term congressman had been spotted kissing a much younger congressional staffer from a different office in 2023.

Experts are urging patience as primary tallies begin to roll in Tuesday evening. It’s a very real possibility that close races, such as a gubernatorial and L.A. mayoral contests, won’t be called until Wednesday or Thursday.