State Assembly race results indicate some close calls

Los Angeles County residents living in 24 state Assembly districts have cast their votes for who they want to represent them in Sacramento.

Early primary election results indicate slam dunk leads for several incumbents, while a few races are nail-biters and may not be settled for days or even weeks.

Here is where the races stood Tuesday evening.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 34 » Incumbent Republican Assemblymember Tom Lackey led the race to represent Barstow, Palmdale, Lancaster and Needles with 61%. Democratic challenger Ricardo Ortega, a peer advocate with the Children's Law Center of California, followed with 39%.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 39 » Incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Juan Carrillo led the race to represent Victorville and parts of Palmdale and Lancaster with 56.8%. His Republican challenger Paul Marsh, a former Palmdale councilmember, followed with 43.2%.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 40 » Incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo had 59.6%, putting her in the lead to represent Santa Clarita and part of the San Fernando Valley. Her Republican challenger Patrick Gipson, former L.A. County sheriff deputy, followed behind with 44%.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 41: » With 33.4%, Democratic former mayor of Sierra Madre John Harabedian led the race to represent foothill cities in L.A. and San Bernardino counties. Republican former Altadena Councilmember Michelle Del Rosario Martinez had 36.6%, Democratic safety executive Phlunte' Riddle had 15.8% and Democratic Claremont Councilmember Jed Leano had 14.2%.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 42 » Democratic incumbent Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin snagged 64.2%, putting him in the lead to represent Calabasas, Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks. Republican challenger Ted Nordblum followed with 35.8%.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 43 » With 42.2%, Democratic Mayor of San Fernando Celeste Rodriguez led the race. Rodriguez was followed by Republican San Fernando city commissioner Victoria

Garcia with 25.3%, Democratic Attorney General Spokesperson Walter Garcia with 17.5%, Republican office administrator Felicia Novic with 6% and Democratic childc are provider Saul Hurtado with 3.8%. The district covers the northeastern San Fernando Valley.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 44 » With 27.8%, Democratic Mayor of Burbank Nick Schultz, led the crowded race to represent the Eastern San Fernando Valley. Schultz was followed by Republican construction manager Tony Rodriguez with 23%, Democratic UCLA law lecturer Ed Han with 16.7% and Democratic Glendale Councilmember Elen Asatryan with 16%. Others were Steve Pierson 7.7%, Carmenita Helligar 5.4%, Adam Summer 1.9% and Adam Pryor 1.1%.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 46 » Democratic incumbent Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel led the race to represent the western San Fernando Valley with 66%. His Republican challenger, teacher Tracy Schroeder, followed with 34%.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 48 » Incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Blanca Rubio led the race to represent West Covina, Baldwin Park, Glendora, Covina, Azusa, Duarte and Monrovia with 45.3%. She was followed by Republican business owner Dan Tran with 37.2% and Democratic Mayor of West Covina Mayor Brian Calderón Tabatabai with 17.6%.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 49 » Democratic incumbent Assemblymember Mike Fong led the race to represent Alhambra, Arcadia, El Monte, Monterey Park, Rosemead, San Gabriel, San Marino, South Pasadena and Temple City with 66.6%. His Republican challenger attorney Long “David” Liu followed with 33.4%.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 51 » Incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur had 78.7%, putting him in the lead to represent Hollywood, Franklin and Beachwood canyons, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. His two Republican challengers, entrepreneur Stephan Hohil and small business owner Shiva Bagheri followed with 11.3% and 9.8% respectively.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 52 » Democratic women's rights advisor Jessica Caloza snared 33.2%, putting her in the lead to represent East

Los Angeles. She was followed by Democratic justice advocate Franky Carrillo with 18.2%, Republican nonprofit research assistant Stephen Sills with 15.7%, and Democratic environmental policy advisor David Giron with 11.5%. Others were Ari Ruiz, 9%, Sofía Quiñones 3%, Genesis Coronado 2.9%, Anthony Fanara 1.6% and Shannel Pittman 1.4%.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 53 » Republican law enforcement educator Nick Wilson had 39% of the vote putting him in the lead to represent Pomona, Ontario, Chino, Upland and Montclair. He was followed by Democratic commissioner for the California Police Officer Standards and Training Commission Michelle Rodriguez with 22.9%, Democratic Pomona Councilmember Robert Torres with 19.8%, Democratic Executive Director of the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice Javier Hernandez with 13.9% and Democratic education activist Carlos Goytia with 4.4%.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 54 » Democratic District Director for Assemblymember Santiago Mark Gonzalez had 45.9% putting him in the lead to represent Koreatown, Westlake, Chinatown, Little Tokyo, Boyle Heights, Vernon and Montebello. He was followed by Democratic nonprofit executive director John Yi with 32.8% and Republican medical health care recruiter Elaine Alaniz with 21.2%.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 55 » Democratic incumbent Rep. Isaac Bryan leads the race to represent Crenshaw, Culver City, Ladera Heights, Mar Vista, Del Rey, Palms, Pico-Robertson, Beverly Grove and Mid-Wilshire with 82.5% of the vote. His Republican challenger software developer Keith Cascio followed with 17.4%.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 56 » Democratic incumbent Assemblymember Lisa Calderon led the race to represent the San Gabriel communities of El Monte, Hacienda Heights, La Habra Heights, La Puente, Pico Rivera and Whittier with 58.5%. Republican Whittier Councilmember Jessica Martinez had 30% and Republican human resources administrator Natasha Serrano had 11.4%.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 57 » With 37.3%, small business owner Efren Martinez led the pack of five Democrats seeking to replace termed out Democratic Assemblymember

Reggie Jones-Sawyer and represent South Central and Downtown Los Angeles. He was followed by educator Sade Elhawar with 29.3%, educator Dulce Vasquez with 13%, reparations advocate Tara Perry with 10.5% and educator Greg Akil with 9.6%.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 61 » Incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Tina Simone McKinnor led the race to represent Inglewood, Westchester, Lennox, Hawthorne, Westmont and Lawndale with 78.8%. Her Republican challenger restaurateur Alfonso Hernandez had 21.2%.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 62 » With 42%, Democratic Lynwood Mayor Jose Luis Solache led the race to represent Bellflower, Huntington Park, Lakewood, Lynwood, Maywood, Paramount, South Gate and Walnut Park. He was followed by Republican retired Marine Paul Jones with 33.2% and Democratic community activist Maria Estrada with 24.7%.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 64 » With 61.3%, Democrat incumbent Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco led the race to represent Bell, Bell Gardens, Cudahy, Downey, East Whittier, La Mirada, Norwalk, Santa Fe Springs, South Whittier and La Habra. His Republican challenger minister Raul Ortiz Jr. followed with 38.7%.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 65 » Democratic incumbent Assemblymember Mike Gipson ran unopposed for this district, which runs from the Port of Los Angeles up to Compton.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 66 » Democratic incumbent Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi led the race to represent most of the South Bay with 61.1%. Republican challenger business owner George Barks had 38.8%.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 67 » With 56.1%, incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva led the race to represent Orange County cities and Cerritos in L.A. County. She was followed by Republican retired entrepreneur Beth Culver with 36.3% and pastor Jacob Woo Ho Lee with 7.5%.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 69 » Democratic incumbent Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal led the race to represent Avalon, Carson, and Long Beach with 68.7% . His Republican challenger police officer Joshua Rodriguez followed with 31.3%.