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Latest Santa Monica Election Results as Votes Are Counted in National, State, and Local Races

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Preliminary Results From Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, and National Elections

Here are the latest election results, as votes are being tabulated as of 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. The final results of the national, state, and local elections have not been finalized. The polls closed at 8 p.m. We will update the results as they come in. 

Santa Monica City General Municipal Election 

Measure F

  • Yes: 78.18%
  • No: 21.82%

Measure K

  • Yes: 74.81%
  • No: 25.19%

Measure PSK (Advisory Vote)

  • Yes: 66.79%
  • No: 33.21%

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District

Measure MM

  • Yes: 59.42% (2,956 votes)
  • No: 40.58% (2,019 votes)

Measure QS

  • Yes: 62.59% (17,501 votes)
  • No: 37.41% (10,462 votes)

Santa Monica City Council Candidates

  • Ellis Raskin: 13.32%
  • Dan Hall: 13.31%
  • Natalya Zernitskaya: 12.83%
  • Barry A. Snell: 12.74%
  • Phil Brock: 11.69%
  • Oscar de la Torre: 10.50%
  • Vivian A. Roknian: 10.07%
  • John Putnam: 8.94%
  • Ericka Lesley: 5.33%
  • Wade Kelley: 1.27%

United States Representative, 36th District

  • Ted W. Lieu: 68.54%
  • Melissa Toomim: 31.46%

United State Representative, 32nd District,

  • Brad Sherman: 66.69%
  • Larry Thompson: 33.31%

Member of the State Assembly, 51st District

  • Rick Chavez Zbur: 74.68%
  • Stephan Hohil: 25.32%

Member of the State Assembly, 42nd District

  • Jacqui Irwin: 60.21%
  • Ted Nordblum: 39.79%

Los Angeles District Attorney: Nathan Hochman was declared the winner of the Los Angeles District Attorney race by the Associated Press at 1:28 a.m.

  • Nathan Hochman: 61.22%
  • George Gascón: 38.78%

United States Presidential Race:

The Associated Press called the race at 2:38 a.m. when President-Elect Donald Trump secured 277 electoral votes when he won the state of Wisconsin.

  • Donald Trump: 277 electoral votes
  • Kamala Harris: 224 electoral votes

Los Angeles County Measures

County Measure A (Homelessness Services and Affordable Housing Ordinance):

  • Yes: 55.37%
  • No: 44.63%

County Measure G

  • Yes: 49.84%
  • No: 50.16%

Fire Protection Special Tax, Measure E

  • Yes: 52.45%
  • No: 47.55%
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