Political Statistics

GOVERNOR How California Voted 100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%) Democrat Gray Davis (1): 1,589,113 (81%) Anselmo A. Chavez: 164,177 (8%) Charles Pineda Jr.: 127,085 (6%) Mosemarie Boyd: 87,237 (4%) Republican Bill Simon: 1,012,428 (49%) Richard J.

Presidential election exit polls showed that the economy was uppermost on the minds of most Americans. But when Baghdad-based Army Maj. Ian Howard cast his ballot, his top concern was whether this would be his last deployment to Iraq. So Howard, a lifelong Republican, threw his support to Barack Obama, who has advocated a swift withdrawal of U.S. forces. "I don't want to come back here for another tour," Howard said Wednesday.

One of every four judges appointed by Gov. Pete Wilson contributed to his gubernatorial campaign in amounts as high as $4,000 before being named, a Times review of Wilson's campaign records shows. Altogether, 17 of the 65 men and women whom Wilson placed on the bench or elevated to a higher court through April gave him campaign money, according to the records.

John McCain has begun rallying dispirited Republicans behind him, while Democratic rival Barack Obama has made scant progress building new support, leaving the presidential race statistically tied, according to a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll. The survey highlights Obama's vulnerability on the question of his readiness to lead the nation. Less than half of the registered voters polled think the first-term Illinois senator has the "right" experience to be president, while 80% believe McCain, a four-term senator, does.

Texas industrialist Ross Perot, who is organizing an independent campaign for the White House, would have won both the Republican and Democratic presidential primaries in California by double-digit margins if he had been on the ballot, according to a Los Angeles Times exit poll. Perot's strong showing in the survey dramatically underscored signs of danger for both President Bush and Arkansas Gov.

The House of Representatives impeached President Clinton on Saturday, tarnishing his legacy by making him only the second president in the nation's history ordered to stand trial in the Senate. In approving two articles of impeachment largely along party lines, the Republican-controlled House alleged that Clinton perjured himself before a federal grand jury and obstructed justice as he sought to conceal his extramarital affair with Monica S. Lewinsky, a former White House intern.

Presidential election exit polls showed that the economy was uppermost on the minds of most Americans. But when Baghdad-based Army Maj. Ian Howard cast his ballot, his top concern was whether this would be his last deployment to Iraq. So Howard, a lifelong Republican, threw his support to Barack Obama, who has advocated a swift withdrawal of U.S. forces. "I don't want to come back here for another tour," Howard said Wednesday.

Did Gil Garcetti ever have a chance? Under other circumstances, it might be an odd question to ask about a charismatic, savvy district attorney who had the support of virtually the entire Los Angeles County political establishment in his bid for a third term. But after Steve Cooley's landslide victory Tuesday, Garcetti's political advisors have been left wondering if there was anything they could have done to win. The answer: probably not, short of finding a new candidate.

Perhaps it's too much to expect intellectual consistency from anyone involved in this war for the White House. But the five-member conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court may have set a new standard for swallowing its previous convictions when it intervened, perhaps decisively, for fellow Republican George W. Bush on Saturday. Under Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, the five-member majority on this court has been defined by its defense of states' rights against federal intrusions.

The potentially pivotal importance of the words "affirmative action" in the debate over Proposition 209 became apparent again Wednesday with the release of a new opinion poll showing growing opposition to the measure. Proposition 209 would ban state and local affirmative action programs in public education, hiring and contracting. But the measure does not use the words "affirmative action" in the ballot language.

Alabama Primary, 99% of precincts reporting Democratic candidates Obama...56% Clinton...42% Republican candidates Huckabee...41% McCain...37% Romney...18% Paul...3% -- Alaska Caucuses, 98% reporting Democratic candidates Obama...74% Clinton...25% Caucuses, 75% reporting Republican candidates Romney...44% Huckabee...22% Paul...17% McCain...16% ...

Republicans antsy for a conservative standard-bearer in the presidential race have begun to rally behind Fred Thompson, propelling the former Tennessee senator to within hailing distance of the lead for the party's nomination, a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll has found. Former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani holds first place in the survey, with support from 27% of the Republicans and independents who said they plan to vote in the party's 2008 primaries.

Key to election tables An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent candidate; a double asterisk (**) denotes an appointed incumbent. Results are not official and could be affected by absentee ballots. District locations are identified by county. In Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties, they are identified by community. Uncontested local offices and write-in candidates are not included in the tables. County-by-county results are available at http://vote.ss.ca.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was not inspecting the orange crop when he slipped out of the state for a quick trip to Florida, and he wasn't eyeing a new set of wheels when he visited with car dealers. Nor was he parched when he bellied up to liquor dealers in Lake Tahoe, or craving a burger when he chatted with Jack-in-the-Box owners. Rather, he was gobbling up campaign money at each stop.

*--* Arcadia City Council (3 Elected) *--* *--* 100% Precincts Reporting Votes % Robert C. Harbicht 4,447 20 Peter Amundson 4,240 19 John Wuo* 3,665 17 Sheng Chang 3,076 14 Shao Hua Wen 2,580 12 Pamela Blackwood 2,478 11 Sho Tay 1,473 7 *--* *--* Measure *--* *--* Requires 2/3 vote *--* *--* 100% Precincts Reporting Votes % *--* *--* A -- Railway Grade Separation Bonds Yes 5,849 72 No 2,294 28 *--* *--* Avalon Mayor *--* *--* 100% Precincts Reporting Votes % Robert Kennedy 449 52 Ralph J.

Antonio Villaraigosa spent twice as much as incumbent James K. Hahn to win the May runoff election for mayor of Los Angeles, according to the final tally of campaign finances filed Monday. The new mayor spent $5.2 million compared with $2.5 million for Hahn, although Hahn substantially outspent Villaraigosa in the March round of the mayoral election, the campaign reports show.

Antonio Villaraigosa made history in a big way Tuesday, sweeping into office in a landslide that put an emphatic punctuation mark on the hard-fought Los Angeles mayor's race. But there is a less celebrated footnote to the groundbreaking contest: the incoming head of the nation's second-most populous city was chosen by just a fraction of its registered voters. That does not lessen the significance of Villaraigosa's election as the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles in well over a century.

Voter participation in last week's mayoral election sank to its lowest level in 16 years, but some areas of the city saw a more robust turnout. Up to 45% of voters went to their polling places in strongholds of the major candidates. San Pedro, where Mayor James K. Hahn lives, had a larger-than-average turnout, as did Boyle Heights, where Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa enjoys strong support.