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As of Wednesday morning, Garvey led Schiff by an incredibly slim margin of just 4,801 votes with more than 5 million votes tallied, about 85% of expected returns.

Schiff, one of the leading Democrats in the U.S. House, will face Garvey, a Republican, in November to determine who succeeds the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. California puts all candidates, regardless of party, on the same primary ballot, and the two who get the most votes advance to the general election.

Whether Garvey retains the lead remains to be seen. However, the former Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres star attempted to seize the moment.

"As California's votes are counted, it's clear that our message of unity, common sense, and compassion resonates across the state," Garvey said in a statement Wednesday. "I am deeply honored by the trust and support shown in these preliminary results. Our campaign is about bringing together Californians from all walks of life to address our shared challenges.”

The race won’t be finalized until all mail-in ballots are counted, including ballots postmarked last Tuesday.

Garvey’s upstart campaign has surprised many political observers.

Prior to Super Tuesday, all polls showed Schiff with a sizeable lead and Garvey and Democrat Rep. Katie Porter in a tight race for second. As results were released on election night, however, it became immediately clear that Garvey’s support was much stronger than expected.

As of Wednesday morning, Katie Porter (D-Orange County) had roughly 15% of the votes counted.

Republicans account for only about one in four voters in California, so experts say Garvey will need to look to other groups to build a competitive coalition. 

“You can't run a traditional partisan campaign,” said Ron Nehring, a former state Republican Party chairman. “He cannot take a hyperpartisan or strident ideological approach.”

A Republican hasn't won a statewide race for any office in California since 2006.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey emerged from the Golden State’s nonpartisan primary Tuesday, in which the top two vote-getters move on, regardless of party affiliation.

Schiff had appeared to push for a race with the Republican to set himself up for an easier partisan contest in the blue stronghold state, and the Super Tuesday results boxed out two progressive Democratic lawmakers, Reps. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee. 

Both candidates fell short of the top-two slots, meaning the Golden State next year won’t have a woman in the upper chamber — a first in decades. 

Feinstein, who passed away last year at age 90, had held her Senate seat since 1992. She and former Sen. Barbara Boxer were both elected that year, marking the first time a state sent two women to the Senate concurrently in what became known as the "Year of the Woman" for the Senate.

Feinstein's vacancy is currently filled by Sen. Laphonza Butler (D) after California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) appointed her to hold the seat. 

The Golden State’s other senator is Democrat Alex Padilla, who replaced now-Vice President Harris. 

Three people with direct knowledge who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly confirmed Haley's decision ahead of an announcement by her scheduled for Wednesday morning.

Haley is not planning to endorse Trump in her announcement, according to the people with knowledge of her plans. Instead, she is expected to encourage him to earn the support of the coalition of moderate Republicans and independent voters who supported her.

Haley, a former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador, was Trump’s first significant rival when she jumped into the race in February 2023. She spent the final phase of her campaign aggressively warning the GOP against embracing Trump, whom she argued was too consumed by chaos and personal grievance to defeat President Joe Biden in the general election.

Her departure clears Trump to focus solely on his likely rematch in November with Biden. The former president is on track to reach the necessary 1,215 delegates to clinch the Republican nomination later this month.

Haley’s defeat marks a painful, if predictable, blow to those voters, donors and Republican Party officials who opposed Trump and his fiery brand of “Make America Great Again” politics. She was especially popular among moderates and college-educated voters, constituencies that will likely play a pivotal role in the general election. It’s unclear whether Trump, who recently declared that Haley donors would be permanently banned from his movement, can ultimately unify a deeply divided party.

Trump on Tuesday night declared that the GOP was united behind him, but in a statement shortly afterward, Haley spokesperson Olivia Perez-Cubas said, "Unity is not achieved by simply claiming, ‘We’re united.’"

“Today, in state after state, there remains a large block of Republican primary voters who are expressing deep concerns about Donald Trump,” Perez-Cubas said. "That is not the unity our party needs for success. Addressing those voters’ concerns will make the Republican Party and America better.”

Haley leaves the 2024 presidential contest having made history as the first woman to win a Republican primary. She beat Trump in the District of Columbia on Sunday and Vermont on Tuesday.

She had insisted she would stay in the race through Super Tuesday and crossed the country campaigning in states holding Republican contests. Ultimately, she was unable to knock Trump off his glide path to a third straight nomination.

Haley’s allies note that she exceeded most of the political world’s expectations by making it as far as she did.

She had initially ruled out running against Trump in 2024. But she changed her mind and ended up launching her bid three months after he did, citing among other things the country’s economic troubles and the need for “generational change.” Haley, 52, later called for competency tests for politicians over the age of 75 — a knock on both Trump, who is 77, and President Joe Biden, who is 81.

Her candidacy was slow to attract donors and support, but she ultimately outlasted all of her other GOP rivals, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Tim Scott, her fellow South Carolinian whom she appointed to the Senate in 2012. And the money flowed in until the very end. Her campaign said it raised more than $12 million in February alone.

She gained popularity with many Republican donors, independent voters and the so-called “Never Trump” crowd, even though she criticized the criminal cases against him as politically motivated and pledged that, if president, she would pardon him if he were convicted in federal court.

As the field consolidated, she and DeSantis battled it out through the early-voting states for a distant second to Trump. The two went after each other in debates, ads and interviews, often more directly than they went after Trump.

The campaign’s focus on foreign policy following Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel in October tilted the campaign into Haley’s wheelhouse, giving her an opportunity to showcase her experience from the U.N., tying the war to her conservative domestic priorities and arguing that both Israel and the U.S. could be made vulnerable by what she called “distractions.”

Haley was slow to criticize her former boss directly.

As she campaigned across early states, Haley often complimented some of Trump’s foreign policy achievements but gradually inserted more critiques into her campaign speeches. She argued Trump’s hyperfocus on trade with China led him to ignore security threats posed by a major U.S. rival. She warned that weak support for Ukraine would “only encourage” China to invade Taiwan, a viewpoint shared by several of her GOP rivals, even as many Republican voters questioned whether the U.S. should send aid to Ukraine.

In November, Haley — an accountant who had consistently touted her lean campaign — won the backing of the political arm of the powerful Koch network. AFP Action blasted early-state voters with mailers and door-knockers, committing its nationwide coalition of activists and virtually unlimited funds to helping Haley defeat Trump.

With Trump refusing to participate in primary debates, Haley went head-to-head with DeSantis in a single debate, displaying a combative style that seemed to sit poorly with even those committed to support her in the Iowa caucuses. She would finish third.

Haley’s name emerged as a possible running mate for Trump, with the former president reportedly asking allies what they thought of adding her to his possible ticket. As Haley appeared to gain ground, some of Trump’s backers worked to tamp down the notion.

While Haley initially notably declined to rule out the possibility, she said while campaigning in New Hampshire in January that serving as “anybody’s vice president” is “off the table.”

After DeSantis exited the campaign following Trump’s record-setting win in the Iowa caucuses, Haley hoped that New Hampshire voters would feel so strongly about keeping the former president away from the White House that they would turn out to support her in large numbers.

“America does not do coronations,” Haley said at a VFW hall in Franklin on the eve of the New Hampshire primary. “Let’s show all of the media class and the political class that we’ve got a different plan in mind, and let’s show the country what we can do.”

But she would lose New Hampshire and then refused to participate in Nevada’s caucuses, arguing the state’s rules strongly favored Trump. She instead ran in the state’s primary, which didn’t count for any delegates for the nomination. She still finished a distant second to “ none of these candidates,” an option Nevada offers to voters dissatisfied with their choices and used by many Trump supporters to oppose her.

She had long vowed to win South Carolina but backed off of that pledge as the primary drew nearer. She crisscrossed the state that twice elected her governor on a bus tour, holding smaller events than Trump’s less frequent rallies and suggesting she was better equipped to beat Biden than him.

She lost South Carolina by 20 points and Michigan three days later by 40. The Koch brothers’ AFP Action announced after her South Carolina loss that it would stop organizing for her.

But by staying in the campaign, Haley drew enough support from suburbanites and college-educated voters to highlight Trump’s apparent weaknesses with those groups.

Haley has made clear she doesn’t want to serve as Trump’s vice president or run on a third-party ticket arranged by the group No Labels. She leaves the race with an elevated national profile that could help her in a future presidential run.

In recent days, she backed off a pledge to endorse the eventual Republican nominee that was required of anyone participating in party debates.

“I think I’ll make what decision I want to make,” she told NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

While the Democrat attempted to introduce his family, protestors chanting "ceasefire now" audibly took over the room. Schiff struggled to get back on track as the chants grew louder, and at least one person was escorted away from the stage.

Schiff attempted to rebound from the disruption.

"We are so lucky to live in a democracy where we all have the right to protest," he said. "We want to make sure we keep this kind of democracy."

According to Politico, Schiff told reporters Tuesday that he backed the Biden administration's call for a ceasefire in Gaza on the condition of the release of Israeli hostages.

“My position is the same as the administration,” Schiff said, “which is there needs to be a deal to release the hostages and have a pause in the fighting.”

Israel's war against Hamas following the October 7 massacre of Israeli civilians has resulted in the deaths of more than 30,000 Palestinians, including more than 10,000 children according to the Hamas-run Palestinian Health Ministry.

Pro-Palestinian protestors marched in Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday demanding a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Having succeeded in eclipsing two other well-known Democrats, Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine) and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland), Schiff will head into the general election a heavy favorite to become California’s next Senator.

In a victory speech that was interrupted by pro-Palestine protesters, Schiff thanked Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and former U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, among others.

"I want to give a special shoutout tonight to Speaker Pelosi, the greatest speaker of all-time, who gave me such an incredible opportunity to serve in the U.S. Congress and to take on some of the most important leadership roles in our Democracy," Schiff said. "I also want to thank Barbara Boxer who encouraged me to run for the Congress and has been with me every step of the way."

Garvey, a former Major League Baseball star who had successful spells with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, has surged in the polls recently after a relatively quiet start. One recent poll leading up to the election even had him in a statistical tie with Schiff for first place.

“Welcome to the California comeback,” Garvey said to a crowd in Southern California. “What you all are feeling tonight is what it feels to hit a knockoff home run.”

Having already upset the race by beating out two of California’s leading Democrats, the first-time candidate seems to have successfully consolidated the GOP vote. He also may have benefited from a strategy deployed by the Schiff campaign that sought to elevate Garvey above the other two leading Democrats in the race, which would ensure a November victory for Schiff.

However, in deep blue California, it remains to be seen whether Garvey will be capable of translating his success in the primary over to the general election.

Schiff and Garvey are in the running to fill the seat long-held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Currently, the seat is occupied by Sen. Laphonza Butler, who was temporarily appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The two candidates are running for the full Senate term that starts in January 2025 and for a partial term to take over for Butler between November and January.

With 42% of the vote in, Schiff was leading with nearly 36% to Garvey's 30%. Porter was in third place with 15% while Barbara Lee trailed a distant third with just 7% of the vote.

In California’s primary system, the top two candidates advance to the general election, regardless of party.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey secured a U.S. Senate showdown with Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff on a shoestring budget and with a wispy campaign schedule, but he now faces a daunting question: What’s next?

Garvey, a perennial All-Star who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, expressed optimism about the campaign to come for the seat once occupied by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Still, heavily Democratic California hasn’t elected a GOP Senate candidate since 1988, a year after Garvey retired from baseball. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in the state by a 2-to-1 margin, and Democrats hold every statewide office and dominate the Legislature and congressional delegation.

“They say in the general election that we’re going to strike out,” Garvey, a first-time candidate, said of his doubters. “Know this: It ain’t over ’til it’s over.”

It’s a rare opportunity for the GOP to compete in a marquee statewide race in this Democratic stronghold.

Garvey was able to consolidate the Republican vote and sidestep two established Democratic House members, Reps. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee, to gain one of two slots on the November ballot with Schiff. His first job will be raising money to operate in a state with some of the nation’s most expensive media markets, but he’s likely to find it a tough sell with donors inclined to spend their money in more competitive states, with control of the House and Senate on the line.

Garvey celebrated with cheering supporters at a hotel in Palm Desert, his hometown, where he warned Schiff not to underestimate him despite the state’s Democratic tilt. He said he would run a campaign that would appeal across party lines, focusing on inflation, the state’s unchecked homeless crisis and rising crime rates in cities.

California puts all candidates, regardless of party, on the same primary ballot and the two who get the most votes advance to the general election. The GOP has failed to advance a candidate to the general election in two of California’s last three U.S. Senate races.

And Garvey will be on the ballot with a GOP presidential ticket likely headed by former President Donald Trump, who is widely unpopular in California outside his loyal base. The last time a Republican won a statewide race of any kind in California was 2006.

The matchup also means that California won’t have a woman in the Senate for the first time in more than three decades.

Schiff enters the race a strong favorite, but he has challenges of his own. His victory party was marred by raucous protesters who shouted “Free Palestine” and “Cease-fire now,” forcing the congressman to attempt to speak over them as they continued bellowing. Schiff took several pauses, and he appeared to hurry his remarks.

Schiff, who has been outspoken in support of Israel’s right to defend itself, shifted Tuesday and endorsed the Biden administration’s call for a Gaza cease-fire as part of a broader agreement that would include the release of hostages. “My position is the same as the administration,” Schiff said. The chaotic scene was a reminder that even in a strongly Democratic state, he will have to carefully navigate the continuing Israel-Hamas war.

He also faces the task of mending relations with supporters of Porter and Lee, two well-known progressives.

The campaign nonetheless represents a new era in California politics, which was long dominated by Feinstein and a handful of other veteran politicians.

Garvey and Schiff also advanced to the November ballot in the race to fill the remainder of Feinstein’s term, following the general election. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Laphonza Butler, a longtime Democratic organizer, to serve out Feinstein’s term, and Butler chose not to seek election to the seat. The winner of the November election would serve a truncated term through early January, when the full, six-year term would begin.

The race is California’s first open U.S. Senate contest since 2016. Even before Feinstein announced in early 2023 she would not seek reelection, many of the state’s ambitious Democrats were eagerly awaiting their shot at the coveted seat.

Garvey’s candidacy, buoyed by name recognition among older voters in particular, threw an unexpected twist into the race. The dynamic between Schiff and Porter grew increasingly tense in the campaign’s closing weeks as both vied for a general election spot.

Garvey notched his spot on the fall ballot by positioning himself as an outsider running against entrenched Washington insiders.

He owes a debt of thanks to Schiff and supportive super political action committees, which ran millions of dollars in advertising spotlighting Garvey’s conservative credentials, which indirectly boosted his visibility among Republican and right-leaning voters.

Garvey is hoping to follow a pathway cut by other famous athletes-turned-politicians that includes former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a one-time bodybuilder and actor who became the last Republican to hold the state’s top job; Utah Rep. Burgess Owens, a former NFL player; and former professional basketball great Bill Bradley, who became a long-serving U.S. senator in New Jersey.

He calls himself a “conservative moderate” and argues he should not be buttonholed into conventional labels, such as Trump’s Make America Great Again political movement.

Garvey has twice voted for Trump, who lost California in landslides but remains popular among GOP voters, but he has said he hasn’t made up his mind about this year’s presidential contest. He personally opposes abortion rights but does not support a nationwide abortion ban and will “always uphold the voice of the people,” alluding to the state’s longstanding tilt in favor of abortion rights.

He also had to overcome the resurfacing of tawdry details about his private life, including having two children with women he wasn’t married to, that had undercut the clean-cut public persona he cultivated in his Dodger days.

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Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom says Proposition 1 is needed to tackle the state’s homelessness crisis by boosting investments in housing and substance use programs, but social providers worry it would threaten programs that are keeping people from becoming homeless in the first place.

The measure would restrict how counties use money from a voter-approved tax enacted in 2004 on millionaires that currently is earmarked for mental health services under broad guidelines. Revenue from the tax, now between $2 billion and $3 billion a year, provides about one-third of the state’s total mental health budget.

Counties would be required to spend about two-thirds of those funds on housing and programs for homeless people with serious mental illnesses or substance abuse problems.

Newsom wants to give the state more control over how that money is spent, but critics say it would apply one formula to all counties regardless of the size of the local homeless population and could pit programs for children against those for homeless people.

Proposition 1 also would authorize the state to borrow $6.38 billion to build 4,350 housing units, half of which would be reserved for veterans, and add 6,800 mental health and addiction treatment beds.

Newsom, with the support of law enforcement, first responders, hospitals and mayors of major cities, has raised more than $13 million to promote the initiative, far outpacing the opponents who raised $1,000.

“The status quo is not acceptable,” Newsom said Monday at an event promoting the measure. “People are demanding more of us, better of us.”

Homelessness has become one of the most frustrating issues in California and one sure to dog Newsom should he ever mount a national campaign. The state accounts for nearly a third of the homeless population in the United States; roughly 181,000 Californians are in need of housing. The state, with a current inventory of 5,500 beds, needs some 8,000 more units to treat mental health and addiction issues.

Newsom’s administration already has spent at least $22 billion on various programs to address the crisis, including $3.5 billion to convert rundown motels into homeless housing. California is also giving out $2 billion in grants to build more treatment facilities.

The proposition is touted as the final piece in Newsom's plan to reform California’s mental health system. He has already pushed for laws that make it easier to force people with behavioral health issues into treatment.

Many polling centers, including the L.A. County Registrar’s Office in Norwalk, will offer in-person services starting at 7 a.m. in addition to being the site of one of over 450 ballet boxes across the county where votes can be dropped off until 8 p.m. 

Mail-in ballots will be accepted until March 12 if they are postmarked by Tuesday. 

Metro is offering free rides on Tuesday on all trains, buses and Metro bikes to make it as easy as possible for all residents to vote. 

Despite the list of important positions up for grabs and controversial measures on the ballot, voter turnout is expected to be a record low in L.A. County; as of Sunday, only 519,000 mail-in ballots were returned out of 5.7 million sent out, according to the California Secretary of State. 

For a list of places to vote in L.A. County, visit www.lavote.gov 

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Tuesday's nonpartisan primary pits incumbent George Gascón against opponents who range from line prosecutors in his own office to former federal prosecutors to county judges.

To win the primary outright, a candidate must receive a 50%-plus-one vote, an unlikely outcome in the largest-ever field to seek the office. Anything less triggers a runoff race between the top two candidates in November to lead an agency that prosecutes cases in the most populous county in the U.S.

While experts believe Gascón will survive the primary, they are less optimistic about his chances in November.

His first term included a recall attempt within his first 100 days and a second attempt later, which both failed to get on the ballot.

Gascón's challengers are seeking to harness voters' perceptions of public safety, highlighting shocking footage of a series of brazen smash-and-grab robberies at luxury stores. The feeling of being unsafe is so pervasive that even the Los Angeles mayor and police chief said in January that they were working to fix the city’s image.

But while property crime increased nearly 3% within the sheriff’s jurisdiction of Los Angeles County from 2022 to 2023, violent crime decreased almost 1.5% in the same period.

Still, the candidates seeking to unseat Gascón blame him and his progressive policies for the rising property crime and overall safety perceptions. The opponents include local prosecutors Jonathan Hatami and Eric Siddall and former federal prosecutors Jeff Chemerinsky and Nathan Hochman, a one-time attorney general candidate, who all have garnered notable endorsements.

Gascón was elected on a criminal justice reform platform in 2020, in the wake of George Floyd's killing by police.

Gascón immediately imposed his campaign agenda: not seeking the death penalty; not prosecuting juveniles as adults; ending cash bail for misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies; and no longer filing enhancements triggering stiffer sentences for certain elements of crimes, repeat offenses or gang membership.

He was forced to roll back some of his biggest reforms early in his tenure, such as initially ordering the elimination of more than 100 enhancements and elevating a hate crime from misdemeanor to a felony. The move infuriated victims’ advocates, and Gascón backpedaled, restoring enhancements in cases involving children, elderly people and people targeted because of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability.

This year's challengers still say Gascón is too soft on crime and have pledged to reverse many or nearly all of his most progressive policies, such as his early orders to eliminate filing for sentencing enhancements.

The other candidates are David S. Milton, Debra Archuleta, Maria Ramirez, Dan Kapelovitz, Lloyd “Bobcat” Masson, John McKinney and Craig Mitchell.

In a state where a Republican hasn’t won a Senate race since 1988, Democrats are expected to easily hold the seat in November, a relief for the party as it seeks to defend a fragile Senate majority. But first-time candidate Garvey, a National League MVP and former star for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, reordered the contest that also features Democratic Reps. Barbara Lee, Katie Porter and Adam Schiff.

California puts all candidates, regardless of party, on one primary ballot, and the two who get the most votes advance to the general election. For months, Schiff has had the fundraising and polling edge, but it's possible Garvey could claim the second spot on the November ballot, ending the congressional careers of Porter and Lee, two prominent progressives.

It would be a blow in particular to Porter, whose 2018 upset win was among Democratic breakthroughs in Orange County, once a Republican stronghold.

“Polls are predicting we’re going to lose and my time in Congress will come to an end for good,” Porter wrote in a fundraising plea in the election's final days.

The potential for a historically low turnout — in a year headlined by a likely presidential rematch that many Americans are dreading — could help lift Garvey's chances since the state's most reliable voters tend to be older, white, conservative-leaning homeowners.

But he would still be a long shot in November. Registered Democrats hold a 2-to-1 advantage over Republicans in California, and the last GOP candidate to win a statewide race was nearly two decades ago, in 2006.

Feinstein held the seat for three decades, and the campaign to fill the seat represents a new era in California politics. Even before she announced in early 2023 that she would not seek reelection, ambitious Democrats were jockeying for a chance at the coveted spot. Her death in September threatened to turn the race on its head when Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed longtime Democratic operative Laphonza Butler to the seat, but Butler has opted not to run for the full term.

Schiff gained national attention as a chief antagonist to former President Donald Trump during the Republican's years in the White House. He was a leading voice during Trump’s two impeachments, prompting House Republicans to take the extraordinary step of censuring him after they gained control of the chamber.

That only deepened his appeal in the Democratic stronghold of California, helping Schiff become a favorite of the party’s establishment with endorsements from former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, most of California’s congressional delegation and former Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer.

With that high-powered support, Schiff was a fundraising powerhouse, an important advantage in a state with some of the nation's most expensive media markets.

Porter, who presents herself as a suburban soccer mom out to protect the middle class, has drawn national attention on social media with her sharp questioning of tech CEOs in Capitol Hill hearings.

Garvey’s candidacy, buoyed by name recognition among older voters who recall his baseball days, threw an unexpected twist into the race. The dynamic between Schiff and Porter grew increasingly tense in the campaign’s closing weeks as both vied for a general election spot.

Porter’s campaign has accused Schiff and his supporters of running ads intentionally spotlighting Garvey to lift the former baseball star’s profile with Republicans, on the premise that having a GOP opponent would presumably be an easier match for Schiff in the fall. Schiff has defended the ads, saying Garvey attacked him in debates and interviews and he was “not going to ignore him.”

Voters and commuters can ride for free on all buses, trains, bikes and micro-transit throughout Election Day.

Metro says free fares will be offered at free-flowing turnstiles at all train stations and buses will have signage indicating the free rides.

Cyclists can get a free 30-minute reservation through the LA Metro Bike Share Program by using the promo code 303524 online, in the Metro Bike Share app or at one of the bike share kiosks. The promo code can be redeemed multiple times throughout the day, Metro says.

Metro has also made an interactive map for cyclists that makes it easy to find ballot drop-off locations and in-person polling sites.

The Metro Micro service, which offers on-demand rides throughout many parts of the Los Angeles area where there are fewer public transit options, will also be offering free rides through a coupon code. When booking a ride online or in the app, you can use the code Primary24 for a free ride. You can also reserve a ride by calling Metro's call center at 232-466-3876 and selecting option 5.

If you plan on voting early or dropping off your ballot sometime along your journey, LA Metro has secure vote-by-mail drop boxes at nine of its major transit centers. Ballots can be dropped off now, but will close for good at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Ballot drop-off boxes can be found at the following Metro transit stations.

• Union Station (East Portal) 
• El Monte Bus Station J Line, many local bus lines (plaza area) 
• Harbor Freeway Station C and J Lines (park and ride area) 
• Harbor Gateway Transit Center J Line, many other local lines (transit plaza area) 
• Hollywood/Western Station B Line, (plaza area) 
• North Hollywood Station B Line, many other local bus lines (plaza area outside portal) 
• Norwalk Station C Line, (east plaza area) 
• Westlake/MacArthur Park B/D Line station (plaza area) 
• Wilshire/Vermont Station B and D Lines, (courtyard area) 

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Whether you are trying to locate your nearest polling location or are unfamiliar with this year’s ballot initiatives and races, here are some critical local and statewide races voters should know about before March 5.

When do voting polls open and close?

About 52 voting centers in California will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Super Tuesday.  

Finding the nearest polling location

Registered voters can locate polling locations in their county using this website. Locations can also be found on the back of your county voter information guide.

What will be on the ballot?

Voters statewide will see:

Presidential nominations: Votes cast in the primary election will help determine the Republican and Democratic presidential nominees. Donald Trump is favored by Republicans in the Golden State, while President Joe Biden is the front-runner among Democrats.

California’s Senate race: Four hopefuls, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Republican candidate Steve Garvey, Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), are all vying for the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein's vacant seat.

There are two primary elections on the ballot to replace Feinstein: one is to fill the remaining months of her current term and the other is for a full six-year term starting in January 2025.

California has a “top-two” primary system in which all candidates appear on the same ballot regardless of party, and the top two finishers advance to the general election, according to the Associated Press.

Proposition 1:  Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging voters to approve Prop 1, a ballot initiative he says is needed to tackle the state’s homelessness and mental health crisis. However, opponents say the measure will cost taxpayers more than $10 billion, according to the California Voter Guide.

In addition to statewide races and measures, voters in Los Angeles County will see:

Los Angeles District Attorney race: Multiple candidates hope to replace embattled L.A. District Attorney George Gascón.  

Measure HLA: Healthy Streets LA, also known as Measure HLA, would implement Mobility Plan 2035, which calls for additional safety features such as widening sidewalks, protected bike and bus lanes, road elements to prevent speeding, and more to improve traffic safety.

However, critics of the measure, like local firefighters, say the proposal would make it less safe for emergency vehicles to navigate already congested L.A. streets.

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, District 4: Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is vying for incumbent Janice Hahn’s seat on the board.

Los Angeles City Council, District 14: Incumbent Kevin de León has been a controversial figure after audio recordings of him making racially charged comments during a private meeting about city council redistricting.

De León apologized for his actions, disappeared for some time, and returned to the council after two months.

Since his return, he has been working with colleagues who once called for his removal after the scandal, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Multiple challengers, including Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo, Assemblymember Miguel Santiago, and retired lawyer Teresa Hillery, are vying for his seat.

Voters can also expect to see races for open House races.

How to monitor election results?

Follow KTLA’s election page for live Election Day coverage and results.

The good news is that there's nothing stopping you from bringing an infant or a child with you in the booth. Having a kid with you while you vote is allowed in all 50 states.

But each state, and some counties, have different rules about what you can bring with you when you vote.

Here's a few things you can and can't bring with you when you vote:

Can:

• A pen to mark your selections (if you're polling location hasn't gone digital)
  • Sharpies are OK, too and are actually preferred.
• Notes
  • There's a lot of important info crammed into a small section of your ballot. Don't worry if you need to bring some extra literature so you know what you're voting for.
• Photo ID
  • It's not required before voting, but you may be asked to prove your identity if you recently registered to vote and did not provide it at the time.
• Your sample ballot
  • If you've already gone through the process of marking your ballot at home and don't want to make any mistakes, feel free to bring it.
• Cellphone
  • California has no rules regarding snapping a selfie or sharing a photo of your completed ballot. Those laws do, however, vary from state to state.
• A helper
  • If you need help voting because of a disability or other accessibility issue, you are allowed to have someone help you cast your vote; many polling places will have tools and materials for those with accessibility issues to make the process pain-free.
• Service dog
  • A service dog can come with you when you vote. Some polling places might let you bring a non-service animal with you, but it's probably best to leave your furry friend at home.

Can't:

• Campaign material like shirts, buttons or signs
  • Those are considered prohibited under California's electioneering rules. You can't have those within 100 feet of the polling location.
• Petitions
  • You can't ask someone to sign a petition while they are casting their votes.
• Firearms
  • California is one of a few states that explicitly prohibits bringing guns to a polling place, even people who are licensed to carry.

That should hopefully cover the basics. Ultimately, what you can and can't bring to your polling station is pretty much just common sense.

If you have questions about something that isn't covered, or if you just have general questions about election day or your ballot, you can contact your local elections office or call the California Voter Hotline at 800-345-VOTE(8683).

Rep. Porter went to a voting center in Irvine alongside her son Luke, who is a first-time voter, according to her office. She currently represents California's 47th congressional district, which includes Irvine and a portion of Orange County, and has held her seat since 2019.

Porter's fellow Democrat, Rep. Adam Schiff, maintains a lead in the Senate race, according to an Inside California Politics/Emerson College poll released on Thursday.

The poll found that Rep. Schiff had the support of 28 percent of likely voters; he is trailed by Republican candidate and former Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey who has 20 percent, followed by Rep. Porter with 17 percent and Democrat Rep. Barbara Lee with eight percent.

Seventeen percent of those surveyed remained undecided.

The winner of the November runoff election will succeed Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who held the seat from 1992 until her death in September 2023.

The poll from the Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) at the University of California, Berkeley found Garvey with 27 percent support and Schiff at 25 percent.

Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) came in outside of the top-two with 19 percent, while Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) trailed with just 8 percent.

In California’s nonpartisan primary system, the top two vote-getters will advance to a runoff in November, regardless of party affiliation. The candidates are looking to fill the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D) vacancy, which is currently being filled by temporary appointee Sen. Laphonza Butler (D).

Schiff, who has been leading in other polling over the last few weeks, has appeared to try to elevate Garvey — since spectators say a Democrat-Republican showdown would be easier for Schiff to win than a battle between lawmakers in the same party.

The Berkeley IGS poll notes a “large increase” in support for Garvey over the last several weeks, and he fares even better in the partial-term race on the California ballot.

Schiff, Porter, Garvey and Lee are running both for a full term in the Senate that starts in January 2025, and also for a partial term to take over from Butler between this November and the start of the next term.

Garvey boasts the lead in the partial term race, according to the Berkeley IGS poll, with 29 percent to Schiff’s 23 percent, followed by Porter at 20 percent. That boost appears to be due to fewer Republican names on the partial-term ballot compared to the full-term ballot, the poll notes.

California is seeing notably low turnout for the primary, just days before Super Tuesday, and data indicates it's predominantly older Californians casting ballots at this point.

The Berkeley IGS poll found nearly two-thirds of the likely electorate were 50 or older, tripling the number of voters under 40.

“Garvey is the chief beneficiary in a low turnout election scenario, as he holds a huge advantage over the field among fellow Republicans and both he and Schiff are the two most preferred candidates among older voters, whites, and homeowners,” the poll release reads.

The poll was conducted Feb. 22-27 among 6,536 California registered voters, of which 3,304 had already voted or were likely to vote. The estimated sampling error is approximately plus or minus 2 percentage points.