Not even close

Super Duper Tuesday settles nothing in the presidential races, though John McCain emerges as a clear front runner on the Republican side. Statewide, just the majors, 95% of precincts reporting:

Clinton 51.9%
Obama 42.4%

Clinton won SoCal and a big majority of Latinos, Obama won the Bay Area counties. The delegate count is closer, so both campaigns declared a semblance of victory.

McCain 42.1%
Romney 33.9%
Huckabee 11.6%
Paul 4.2%

L.A. passes telephone tax

Prop. S, sold by the mayor and Chief Bratton as necessary to avoid budget disaster, wins almost 2 to 1.

Big losers

Statewide propositions, 96% of precincts

91 Transportation LOST 42-58
92 Community colleges LOST 43-57
93 Term limits LOST 47-54 (rounding)

The Indian gaming referenda (94, 95, 96, 97) all won.

Secretary of State results
LA County results

Furutani elected to Assembly

Warren Furutani, a member of the Los Angeles Community College District board, will take over the 55th Assembly District seat, left vacant when Laura Richardson was elected to Congress last year.

Clinton emails answers to LAist

Hillary Clinton or her staff responds on election day to January interview request. LAist

Ledger died of accidental overdose

OxyContin, Valium, Xanax, Restoril and Unisom were in his system. NYT, LAT