About these numbers
Results are unofficial until the LA County Registrar-Recorder certifies them. Santa Monica races, local measures, county contests and the LA County share of statewide contests come from the Registrar's live feed; California totals and legislative district totals come from the Secretary of State. LA County counts ballots in batches and posts updates on a published schedule (9 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 5 p.m. through Nov. 6, then most afternoons between 4 and 5 p.m., with certification Nov. 27), so the numbers sit still between updates; this page checks every minute during those windows and hourly otherwise. Mail ballots postmarked by Election Day keep arriving for a week, which is why close races can move for days.
Sources: LA County election results · California Secretary of State · SMDP Election Central
