What we know of California election results so far

The ballots are still being counted for some of the propositions and races but these are the results that have been called as of this morning of November 6. 

Senator

Adam Schiff has been elected as California Senator.

New D.A.

Nathan Hochman will be the new Los Angeles District Attorney, with 61.5% of the votes.  

Propositions

California Proposition 3 has passed, which guarantees that same-sex and interracial marriages will continue to be valid and recognized by the California Constitution, which currently only recognizes heterosexual marriages.   

Proposition 4 passed with 57.9% of the votes. It will authorize $10 billion bonds for safe drinking water, wildfire prevention and protecting communities from natural disasters and other climate risks. 

Proposition 33, which aimed to expand rent control laws, did not pass. It would have repealed the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act of 1995, which places limits on local governments from enacting rent control laws. 

Proposition 35 passed with 66.8% of the votes. It will provide funding for Medi-Cal health care services by making an existing tax on managed health care insurance plans permanent. New rules will direct how the state must use revenue. 

Proposition 36 has passed with 70.4% of the votes. It will allow felony charges for possessing certain drug types and for thefts under $950 if the defendant has two prior drug or theft convictions. 

Nonprofit leaders have responded against the passing of this proposition.

“Proposition 36 passed as a result of relentless scare tactics by corporate and right-wing special interests to exploit Californians’ fears about crime and mislead them about what this proposition does,” Michelle Parris, director of the Vera Institute of Justice’s Vera California initiative, said. “Proponents of Prop 36 spent $16 million peddling falsehoods about the measure, such as claiming it would expand ‘mass treatment,’ when, in fact, it will strip $100 million a year from existing programs and services. By increasing penalties for low-level offenses, Prop 36 will only fuel the revolving door of arrest, jail, and prison and exacerbate the homelessness and overdose crises.” 

Local measures

Measure A has passed in Los Angeles County. The ballot initiative passed with 55.09% of the vote, securing funding for homeless services.

South El Monte’s Measure EM has 61.63% of the votes. The measure aims to improve the city’s parks, streets, sidewalks, youth and senior programs. 

Measure G, a ballot initiative to hold the County and its departments accountable for corruption, fraud and closed-door deals, has 50.27% with the majority of votes cast. 

City Council 

Ysabel Jurado has 55.41% of the votes for the City Council seat in the 14th District, which means she has the majority of votes to take the position from Kevin de León, who fought against allegations of racist comments in a leaked recorded meeting in 2022. Jurado also had a recent leaked audio incident and De Leon’s claim that she wants to “abolish the police,” but she still had enough votes to win. 

Michelle Zacarias and Gisselle Palomera also contributed to this post.