Live blogging the elections

Update: 11:30 P.M.: Villaraigosa winning big. 56.2% of precincts reporting (plus absentees): Villaraigosa 59.1% - Hahn 40.8%
Hahn hasn't yet conceeded ("looks like it's going to be a long night" Not for me. Off to bed.)


Still waiting in vain for returns in L.A. (as I write this: 9% reporting, Villaraigosa 53% - Hahn 47%. Update: 11% reporting: Villaraigosa 56% - Hahn 44% )

In Oakland, Patricia Kernighan appears to have won with a large margin. Aimee Allison came in fourth, with about 13.6%:

http://www.co.alameda.ca.us/rov/current.htm

FOR COUNCILMEMBER, DISTRICT  NO. 2, OAKLAND

Total Number of Precincts 37 Precincts Reporting 37 100.0

% Times Counted 8370/25977 32.2  % Total Votes 8281

PATRICIA KERNIGHAN  2430  29.34%
DAVID KAKISHIBA  1718  20.75%
SHIRLEY GEE   1420  17.15%
AIMEE ALLISON   1127  13.61%
PAUL E. GARRISON   646   7.80%
JUSTIN HORNER    435   5.25%
MARGARET PEGGY MOORE   270   3.26%
PAMELA A. DRAKE   192   2.32%
TODD PLATE     29   0.35%
Write-in Votes     14   0.17%