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Patti Garamendi, the wife, of Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, right, celebrates as her husband receives news that he has been declared the winner in California's 10th Congressional District race (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
While elections locally weren't exactly a topic around town, they were nationally and the outcomes are still relevant to Los Angeles and California.
One year after Prop 8, which banned gay marriage in California, Maine faced a similar fate. After the state's assembly and governor approved gay marriage earlier this year, the voter-initiated Question 1 was placed on the ballot asking "Do you want to reject the new law that lets same-sex couples marry and allows individuals and religious groups to refuse to perform these marriages?" Question 1 passed with 53% of the vote.
In New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an ally of L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, won his third term in office by a small margin.
In Northern California, California's Lt. Governor, John Garamendi, won California's 10th congressional seat. His win keeps the seat in Democrat hands.
In a heavily Republican upstate New York congressional district, a Democrat came out as the winner. "Bill Owens beats Doug Hoffman, Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh," taunted a blog post's headline in the San Francisco Chronicle.
Republican wins were found in the gubernatorial races of New Jersey and Virginia.
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Wait, so if Question 1 was "Do you want to reject the law allowing gay marriage," and it passed, then they rejected gay marriage in Maine?
Yups, it faced a "a similar fate" as Prop 8.
A big shame and seems like the same tactics were used with schools being forced to teach about gay issues.