(The November election was held Tuesday)....Ballot counting began as soon as the Polls closed at 8 pm.

The Elections Department has not finished counting. There is no official word as to how many ballots still need to be counted. The Department has released at least 3 updates, with the next one expected at 5 pm Wednesday. The unofficial updates provide information on who is leading each race at the time the update is released. By law, the elections department has until December 8 to release the official, final tally of the votes cast. The current leaders are; Raul Ruiz in the US Representative 25th District, Steve Padilla leads in the race for State Senator 18th District, and Edward Garcia leads in the race for State Assembly 36th District. The State  says Governor Gavin Newsom has been the declared winner for a second term.