Yaroslavsky ahead of Yebri by over 4,500 votes following Thursday vote tally
By Sam Catanzaro
Following a Thursday vote tally, Katy Yaroslavsky continues to hold a lead over Sam Yebri in the Los Angeles City Council District 5 race to replace Councilmember Paul Koretz.
As of 3:35 a.m. Wednesday, Yaroslavsky has earned 56.51 percent of the vote over Yebri, who has picked up 43.49 percent of the votes, a gap of 4,596 votes. These figures represent ballots cast by 25.8 percent of eligible voters as more results are expected to me released Friday.
In other city races to watch, Rick Caruso holds a 50.25 percent – 49.75 percent lead over Karen Bass in the contest to replace Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. In the LA City Controller election, Kenneth Mejia holds a comfortable lead over current LA City Councilmember Paul Koretz, with the former picking up over 60 percent of the vote.
At the county level, incumbent Alex Villanueva trails challenger Robert Luna by over 15 percent in the race to decide the next LA County Sheriff. Voters also seem on the course to approve County Measure A, which would give the LA County Board of Supervisors the power to remove the Sheriff for cause, with the measure currently picking up over 69 percent of the vote. In the LA County Board of Supervisors race to replace the seat being left vacant by Sheila Kuehl for District 3 – which includes much of the Westside – State Senator Bob Hertzberg holds a slim, 0.56 point lead over West Hollywood Council Member Lindsey Horvath.
At the statewide level, Governor Gavin Newsom holds a comfortable lead over Republican challenger Brian Dahle while at the federal level both Senator Alex Padilla and Congressman Ted Lieu each seem likely to hold onto their seats.
