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Sheriff Luna crushes Villanueva in reelection landslide

Incumbent L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna won a second term with 69 percent of the vote over former sheriff Alex Villanueva.

Santa Monica school board incumbents cruise to reelection

Malibu resident Stacy Rouse and two fellow incumbents lead the SMMUSD board race; Oscar de la Torre loses Santa Monica College bid.

Ben Allen trailing in insurance commissioner race

Longtime Malibu state Sen. Ben Allen is losing his bid for California insurance commissioner to Bay Area candidate Jane Kim.

Raman leads Bass in see-saw L.A. mayoral race

Challenger Nithya Raman holds a 16,000-vote lead over incumbent Karen Bass, but her margin has been shrinking overnight.

Becerra wins governor's race in landslide; Sherman holds seat

Democrat Xavier Becerra takes 64 percent statewide and 72 percent in L.A. County; Brad Sherman defeats Malibu Republican Larry Thompson.

Federal court clears Trump to threaten California vote counters

A 9th Circuit reversal allows the Trump administration to threaten election workers with criminal charges as Malibu's vote count stalls.

Trump attacks Fox News on election night

In a 184-word Truth Social post, the president called Fox polls "the worst" and a commentator "DUMB AS A ROCK."

Silverstein, Stewart to oppose Malibu disaster bond district

Two council members call the consultants' proposal to borrow against future tax revenue in the fire zone a bad idea.

L.A. County ballot count crawls; next update expected at 4 p.m.

Elections officials have counted 2.1 million of 5.8 million eligible L.A. County ballots, with about 40% still outstanding.

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Smith leads Riggins by 37 votes in tight Malibu council race

Challenger Danny Smith is on track to unseat incumbent Marianne Riggins, but her gap narrowed overnight to about 30 votes.

Rouse, three Santa Monica incumbents winning SMMUSD board seats

Malibu resident Stacey Rouse leads along with Santa Monica incumbents Mignano, Staenberg and Lieberman in the five-candidate race for four seats.

Oscar de la Torre defeated in Santa Monica College board race

The longtime SMMUSD board member finished fifth in a race with four winners for the college board, which includes Malibu.

Ben Allen trails Jane Kim in insurance commissioner race

Malibu's state senator is behind Bay Area Democrat Jane Kim, who leads with 52% of 6.6 million votes cast statewide.

Raman leads Bass in see-saw Los Angeles mayoral race

Challenger Nithya Raman holds a 16,000-vote lead over incumbent Karen Bass, but her margin has narrowed overnight.

Becerra celebrates; Hilton loses but claims 2030 front-runner status

Democrat Xavier Becerra claimed victory while Republican Steve Hilton, soundly defeated, pivoted to pitching himself as the GOP's 2030 standard-bearer.

Sherman, Klein Lopez, Irwin sweep Malibu-area legislative races

Democrats won by wide margins in the congressional, state Assembly and Ventura County Assembly races covering the Malibu area.

Voter ID, billionaire tax and CEQA rollback all defeated

Propositions 39, 40 and 45 lost in Tuesday's election, while the conservative-backed anti-tax Proposition 42 is winning with 54%.

Calvert leads Kim by nine points in GOP-vs-GOP House race

Redistricting pitted Republicans Ken Calvert and Young Kim against each other, and Calvert is ahead after a flood of attack ads.

Smith and Riggins locked in tight Malibu council race

Updated partial returns show incumbent Doug Stewart leading, with challenger Danny Smith 31 votes ahead of incumbent Marianne Riggins for the second seat.