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As you watch these results, keep in mind:
- As of Friday, Nov. 15, L.A. election officials said more than 3.73 million ballots had been returned so far.
- An estimated 79,400 remained to be counted.
- There are more than 5.7 million registered voters in L.A. County
- 2.1 million of those registered votes live in the City of L.A.
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Get full results:
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Keep in mind that in tight races the winner may not be determined for days or weeks after Election Day. This is normal. Here's why.
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In L.A. County, additional results, which includes mail-in votes received on or after Election Day as well as provisional ballots, will be released following this schedule:
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Mon, Nov. 18 | Tues, Nov. 19 | Fri, Nov. 22 | Tues, Nov. 26
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In California, ballots postmarked on or before Nov. 5 are counted toward the results as long as they arrive within seven days of the election. County election officials must certify the results by Dec. 5, and the California Secretary of State's Office must certify the statewide vote by Dec. 13.
What is at stake in this race
The seven members of the L.A. Unified’s board oversee the nation’s second-largest school district, with more than 538,000 students enrolled. The district is also the county’s second-largest employer with more than 74,000 educators, administrators, and support staff on its payroll.
The winning candidate will replace retiring LAUSD Board president Jackie Goldberg. And they will represent the unusually shaped board district that cuts through a wide variety of neighborhoods: The Eastside communities of Eagle Rock, Glassell Park, parts of Silver Lake, Hollywood, and Koreatown, as well as Vernon, Maywood, Huntington Park, and South Gate.
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Why this race mattered
This race split the endorsement of major school labor groups. Karla Griego’s agenda closely matches that of the teachers union and is focused on systemic changes like increasing investments in alternatives to school police. Graciela 'Grace' Ortiz talked about finding compromises on some of the most contentious issues including charter schools and school policing.
Both Griego and Ortiz have extensive experience working with vulnerable and under-resourced student populations; Griego is a longtime special education teacher and Ortiz oversees a team trying to get absent students back in the classroom.
They both believe schools still lack the funding needed to help students thrive. Both were critical of the district’s decision to eliminate a literacy program, Primary Promise, focused on students in kindergarten through third grade.
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Go deeper on the issues
- What do LAUSD board members do?
- Teachers unions often pick winning school board candidates. Will this LAUSD election be different?
Senior editor Ross Brenneman contributed to this story.
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