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Elections

Latest reporting from the Elections desk.

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    Caltech professor builds poll-free election forecast tool

    Caltech professor Jonathan N. Katz and collaborators at Harvard have launched ElectIt, a free interactive tool that forecasts every 2026 congressional race using decades of historical data instead of polls, with real-time probability updates planned for election night.

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    Pamela Ford seeks Antelope Valley College board seat

    Pamela Ford, a classified union leader and college staff member, is challenging incumbent Barbara Gaines for the Antelope Valley Community College Governing Board Area 5 seat in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.

  • Patrick Connolly

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    Patrick Connolly seeks reelection to LA County bench

    Judge Patrick Connolly, who has served on the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 2008, is running for reelection in the nonpartisan Nov. 3 general election.

  • Rhonda A. Haymon

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    Rhonda Haymon seeks LA County Superior Court seat

    Rhonda A. Haymon, a Los Angeles County attorney and former deputy public defender, is running for LA County Superior Court Judge, Office 64, in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election against Maria Ghobadi.

  • Ricardo Ortega

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    Ricardo Ortega seeks Antelope Valley college board seat

    Ricardo Ortega is running for the Antelope Valley Community College Governing Board Area 2 seat in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, emphasizing student completion, workforce pathways and equity.

  • Robert G. Luna

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    Robert Luna seeks second term as LA County sheriff

    Incumbent Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert G. Luna faces Alex Villanueva in the nonpartisan Nov. 3 general election, running on priorities that include reducing violent crime and increasing public trust in the department.

  • Theresa Lee

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    Theresa Lee seeks reelection to Walnut Valley Water board

    Incumbent Theresa Lee, a Diamond Bar resident who has served on the Walnut Valley Water District Board since 2016, is running for reelection to the Division 3 seat in the Tuesday, Nov. 3, general election against Kenny Shu.

  • Tal Valbuena

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    Tal K. Valbuena seeks L.A. County judge seat Nov. 3

    Tal K. Valbuena, a deputy district attorney who works in the Hollywood mental health court, is running for Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge in the Draper Seat on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.

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    Michael Braun seeks Walnut Valley water board seat

    Michael Braun, a criminal justice professor, is running for the Walnut Valley Water District Board Division 2 seat in the Nov. 3 general election, emphasizing long-term water planning, infrastructure oversight and rate transparency.

  • Maria Ghobadi

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    Maria Ghobadi seeks LA Superior Court seat 64

    Maria Ghobadi, a Los Angeles County deputy district attorney with over 17 years of prosecution experience, is running for Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Office 64, in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election against Rhonda A. Haymon.

  • Newton Chelette

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    Newton Chelette seeks AV College board seat

    Newton Chelette, a retired Antelope Valley College dean and longtime Lancaster resident, is running for the Antelope Valley Community College Governing Board Area 2 seat in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.

  • Nashon Mitchell

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    Nashon Mitchell seeks Antelope Valley college board seat

    Nashon T. Mitchell, a workforce development specialist, is running for the Antelope Valley Community College Governing Board Area 4 seat in the Nov. 3 general election, emphasizing student support services and degree completion.