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Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna jumped out to an early lead over former sheriff Alex Villanueva, his predecessor and leading opponent in the race for the county\u2019s top law enforcement job.<\/p>\n

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If Luna ultimately receives more than half of the vote, he wins the contest outright and will serve a second term at the helm of the largest sheriff\u2019s department in the U.S.<\/p>\n

If Luna falls below the 50% mark, it\u2019s likely that he and Villanueva will head to a runoff once again, reprising their 2022 face-off, when the former Long Beach Police chief unseated Villanueva by a 61% to 39% margin.<\/p>\n

This time around, the sheriff\u2019s race was relatively muted. Luna mostly avoided major controversies during his term \u2014 unlike Villanueva, who clashed with elected officials and journalists, and was involved in multiple lawsuits. There were no public debates that included the leading candidates and no public polling was done.<\/p>\n

Ahead of primary day, Luna touted his leadership and a list of accomplishments. He took credit for reducing the rate of violent crimes and homicides, and said he repaired the relationship with county leaders and others that had been fractured under his predecessor.<\/p>\n

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Villanueva criticized the sheriff for plunging the department into \u201cchaos and dysfunction,\u201d blaming Luna for the department\u2019s struggles to retain deputies. Luna described both claims as unfounded.<\/p>\n

Retired sheriff\u2019s Lt. Eric Strong was in third place as of 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, the same position as when he ran four years ago. He was followed by Sgt. Karla Carranza, who has worked for the department for more than two decades.<\/p>\n

Oscar Martinez, who joined the sheriff\u2019s department after fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, was in fifth, followed by Capt. Mike Bornman, who has decades of experience at the sheriff\u2019s department. <\/p>\n

Andre White, a detective with about a dozen years at the department, was in seventh, while Brendan Corbett, a former assistant sheriff for custody operations, was in last place.<\/p>\n

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