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June 3 Election Results

By Jason Siegel

Cooley wins third term as L.A. Dist. Atty.

Incumbent Steve Cooley won a third term as Los Angeles County District Attorney. Cooley took 64% of the vote. Albert Robles took 20% of the vote and Steve Ipsen got 15%.

Runoff in San Diego city attorney race

It looks like there will be a Nov. 4 runoff between incumbent Mike Aguirre and Superior Court Judge Jan Goldsmith. The results show Goldsmith leading the five candidates with 32.14%. Aguirre took second with 28.98%.

The San Diego County Registrar of Voters still lists all the results as unofficial with 74,000 absentee votes to be counted.

"Goldsmith leads city attorney pack, will face runoff with Aguirre," San Diego Union-Tribune

Five Los Angeles Superior Court seats headed to runoff

Office No. 72 - Hilleri Merrit leads with 48.03%, followed by Steven Simons with 31.21%.
Office No. 82. - Cynthia Loo leads with 38.95%, while Thomas Rubinson took second with 35.99% of the votes.
Office No. 84 - Pat Connolly took 38.88% while Lori-Ann Jones took 29.19%.
Office No. 94 - Michael Ogara leads with 40% of the vote. C. Edward Mack has 34.13%.
Office No. 154 - Michael Jesic took 42.79% of the vote while Rocky Crabb took 33.67%.

Los Angeles Superior Court victories

Office No. 4 - Ralph Dau beat Sydnee Singer with two thirds of the vote.
Office No. 69 - Harvey Silberman won with 52% of the vote, beating Serena Murillo.
Office No. 95- Patricia Nieto beat Lance Winters, taking 56.64% of the vote.
Office No. 119 - Jared Moses took 53.75% of the vote, beating out candidates Douglas WEitzman and Robert Davenport.
Office No. 123 - Kathleen Blanchard got 59.81% of the vote, beating out candidates Allan Dadir and Richard Nixon.
Office No. 125 - James Biano took 73% of the vote, beating Bill Johnson.

San Diego Superior Court victories

Superior Court Commissioner Garry Haehnle leads with 52.06% of the vote for office No. 19, against the Paul Cooper, the counsel to the chief of police.

Deputy District Attorney Evan Kirvin is beating Robert Faigin, the cheif legal advisor to the sheriff, in the race for office No. 45. Kirvin has 57% of the vote.

The San Diego County Registrar of Voters still lists all the results as unofficial with 74,000 absentee votes to be counted.

Prop. 99 passes, Prop. 98 rejected

Also, about two thirds of votes supported Prop. 99 and rejected Prop. 98

"California voters approve Prop 99, reject 98," San Diego Union-Tribune
"Calif. approves Prop 99 initiative limiting home seizures", Daily News
"Prop. 99 passes; Prop. 98 defeated," Los Angeles Times

Uncontested Superior Court victories

Los Angeles Superior Court

Office No. 3. - Daniel Ramirez
Office No. 35 - Juan Dominguez
Office No. 55 - Hector Guzman
Office No. 41 - Michael Villalobos
Office No. 101. - Daniel Lopez
Office No. 102 - Jose Sandoval

San Diego Superior Court

Office No. 3 -  Blaine Bowman

Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on June 04, 2008 (boomark / email).