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Hahn, Villaraigosa to fight rematch in LA mayoral runoff (Hertzberg concedes)
AP ^ | 3.9.05

Posted on 03/09/2005 11:31:14 AM PST by ambrose

Hahn, Villaraigosa to fight rematch in LA mayoral runoff

- By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press Writer

Wednesday, March 9, 2005

(03-09) 10:47 PST Los Angeles (AP) --

Incumbent Mayor James Hahn and Antonio Villaraigosa will fight for leadership of the nation's second-largest city in a May runoff after mayoral candidate Bob Hertzberg conceded defeat Wednesday,

"I called Mayor Hahn this morning and congratulated him on his victory," Hertzberg said during a morning news conference.

Nearly 24,000 absentee and other ballots remained to be counted, but Hertzberg trailed by Hahn by 5,800 votes, a margin his campaign concluded was too great.

The decision puts Hahn in a May 17 runoff with Villaraigosa, who is within striking distance of becoming the first Hispanic to win City Hall in more than a century. It also gives him a chance to avenge his 2001 runoff loss to Hahn.

With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Villaraigosa, a high school dropout who went on to become speaker of the California Assembly, had 124,561 votes, or 33 percent.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: hahn; jameshahn; losangeles; villaigarosa

1 posted on 03/09/2005 11:31:16 AM PST by ambrose
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To: Torie; calcowgirl

This is a small plus for Jimmy Hahn... he won't have wait for the vote count to drag out for weeks...


2 posted on 03/09/2005 11:33:39 AM PST by ambrose (....)
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To: ambrose
That was one heck of a race!
Final Bulletin
March 9, 2005, 3:56:23 AM
99.14% of precincts reporting 

ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA             124,561   33.07
JAMES KENNETH HAHN                   89,189   23.68
BOB HERTZBERG                        83,420   22.15
BERNARD C. PARKS                     50,341   13.37
RICHARD ALARCON                      13,515    3.59
WALTER MOORE                         10,359    2.75
WENDY LYONS                           1,788    0.47
ADDIE M. MILLER                       1,190    0.32
MARTIN LUTHER KING AUBREY, SR.          770    0.20
BILL WYATT                              690    0.18
BRUCE HARRY DARIAN                      471    0.13
TED CRISELL                             355    0.09

http://cityclerk.lacity.org/clk/election/Results.htm

3 posted on 03/09/2005 11:35:18 AM PST by calcowgirl
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To: Torie

don't be so sure that the losers will flock to V... if Hahn wins, he's out in 4, V is done as a political force, and it is an open race in 4 years. If V wins, they would have to face an incumbent mayor. They may endorse him, but I suspect that their support will be tepid, at best.


4 posted on 03/09/2005 11:35:20 AM PST by ambrose (....)
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To: ambrose

last night on Fox a pundit said Jimmie Hahn has never had a hint of scandal. Huh? He's been under continous investigation from the Justice Dept since he was City Attorney! (for directing city staff attorney's votes & donations) let alone pay for play...as corrupt as they get...


5 posted on 03/09/2005 11:40:08 AM PST by Republicus2001 (C)
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To: ambrose

The plot thins.


6 posted on 03/09/2005 11:41:10 AM PST by RexBeach (Keep CHRIST In Christmas - Or I'll Hit You With A Cream Pie!)
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To: Republicus2001

between the two there's no way LA will benefit.


7 posted on 03/09/2005 11:44:08 AM PST by bigsigh
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To: bigsigh

Hahn's the lessor of two evils. Hopefully he can pick up enough of the Hertzberg "Valley" votes to beat his ex-ACLU opponent.


8 posted on 03/09/2005 11:48:14 AM PST by SixIron (SixIron)
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To: SixIron

Isn't Villaregosathe one who took funds from a drug dealer in the last campaign. I think it cost him a runoff.


9 posted on 03/09/2005 11:50:04 AM PST by bigsigh
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To: calcowgirl

Ugh, only 6000 votes between Hahn and Hertzberg.

Oh well. I may actually go to L.A. and walk precincts for Hahn if it keeps Mechista, Raza-Nazi Villa-Raigosa out of office.


10 posted on 03/09/2005 11:50:22 AM PST by StoneColdGOP (What does Marsellus Wallace look like?)
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To: StoneColdGOP

I think the black vote will swing this election. I wonder how Parks is going to play his cards...


11 posted on 03/09/2005 11:53:36 AM PST by ambrose (....)
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To: bigsigh

Villaraigosa wrote a letter to Clinton urging clemency for Carlos Vignali, convicted of selling 800 pounds of cocaine.
Hertzberg also wrote a letter on Vignali's behalf.


12 posted on 03/09/2005 11:55:13 AM PST by calcowgirl
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To: calcowgirl

Our choices now in LA are Left and Lefter. There is no two party system here in LA so this is what we get. There is no difference between any of the top 5 in policy or idology.

The city of Angeles is in big trouble.


13 posted on 03/09/2005 12:06:11 PM PST by edcoil (Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
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To: calcowgirl

Turnout seems very small. I wonder if none of the candidates generated much enthusiasm. The incumbent must have done a pretty poor job though to end up with a paltry 23% of the vote!


14 posted on 03/09/2005 12:12:20 PM PST by TNCMAXQ
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To: ambrose

15 posted on 03/09/2005 8:52:05 PM PST by BurbankKarl
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