Ten days after the Nov. 5 election, a few city council, state legislature and congressional races in Los Angeles County are still too tight to call, from Los Angeles to Compton to San Pedro to Cerritos.
State Senate District 35: In this tight race, election results on Friday, Nov. 15, showed Laura Richardson had 50.54% or 120,486 votes, while Michelle Chambers came in at 49.46% with 117,893 votes — 2,693 votes behind Richardson. The winner will represent Carson, San Pedro, Compton, West Compton, Gardena, Harbor City, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lennox, West Carson, Watts, Willowbrook, and Wilmington; and parts of Inglewood, Long Beach, Los Angeles and Torrance.
Democrats Laura Richardson and Michelle Chambers are vying to replace termed-out state Sen. Steven Bradford. (Courtesy images)
The winner in this Democrat-versus-Democrat race will replace term-limited state Sen. Steven Bradford. Richardson served on the Long Beach City Council, state Assembly, and U.S. House of Representatives; Chambers served on the Compton City Council.
Congressional District 45: Rep. Michelle Steel led Democratic challenger Derek Tran, at 50.04% with 152,021 votes, versus Tran’s 49.96% with 151,785 votes. Steel is ahead just 236 votes in a district that sprawls across both Orange County and Los Angeles County.
From left to right, Rep. Michelle Steel, R-Seal Beach, is running against Democrat Derek Tran in the 45th congressional district. (Photos courtesy of the candidates)
Steel represents Fountain Valley, Westminster, Garden Grove, Cypress, Buena Park, Cerritos, Artesia, La Palma, Placentia, Hawaiian Gardens, Los Alamitos, Rossmoor, and parts of Brea, Fullerton, Lakewood and Yorba Linda.
Compton City Council District 1: In this Compton City Council race, voters chose between incumbent Deidre Duhart and Jasper Jay Jackson in one of the closest races in Los Angeles County.
Deidre Duhart (courtesy photo)
The Compton race remained separated by only a handful of votes as of Friday evening. Duhart had 50.23%, with 3,086 votes, while Jackson had 49.77%, with 3,058 votes — with the two separated by just 28 votes.
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