The Long Beach Watchdog 2024 election tracker is live
The tracker will update key state and all Long Beach races as results continue to come in.
It appears that major national election races have been decided by Wednesday morning, with the most important being that Donald J. Trump has won the U.S. Presidency race. Trump, the first convicted felon in U.S. history to win the presidency, is also only the second person ever to win non-consecutive terms as president.
It also seems clear that control of the U.S. Senate has passed to the Republicans, but many state and local races, as well as control of the U.S. House of Representatives, remain undecided at press time.
To help you get up-to-the-minute results on these state and local races, the Long Beach Watchdog developed a live election tracker, which will update throughout the day with the latest results from election officials.
Both incumbent U.S. Congressional members representing the Long Beach area have appeared to win re-election, according to the tracker, with Democrat Robert Garcia defeating Republican John Briscoe 65.2% to 34.8% in the 42nd District and Democrat Nanette Diaz Barragán defeating Republican Robert Groh 68.7% to 31.3%.
Locally, in the race for the Long Beach City Council District 4 member, incumbent Daryl Supernaw appears to have defeated challenger Herlinda Chico, 59.7% to 40.3%, according to the tracker.
For state ballot measures, the tracker shows that 94.6% of precincts have reported in at press time. Controversial measure Proposition 36, which increases sentences for certain drug and theft crimes, is currently passing with 70.4% of California voters saying yes and 29.6% voting no.
The tracker also includes Long Beach ballot measures. One major issue, Measure AC, which would give Long Beach Community College District the authority to issue up to $990 million in bonds to upgrade the college's aging facilities, is currently passing 66.9% to 33.1%, according to the tracker.
Another controversial local proposition, Measure JB, which would merge the City of Long Beach's Civil Service Department and Human Resources Department to remedy its glacial hiring process, also appears to be passing 61.6% to 31.4%, according to the tracker.
You can find the tracker at Lbwatchdog.com/elections.
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