Of Sierra Madre’s 7,785 registered voters, just 2,282 went to the polls for last Tuesday’s Primary Election. That’s 29.31-percent, according to the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/Clerks office.
Though that number may seem low, it’s far better than the average L.A. County voter turnout, which was just 17.2-percent.
Voters cast ballots for the Presidential Primary, State and Federal representatives as well as County and State measures. Sierra Madre also voted on Measure A, the PUSD districting measure.
It's interesting to note that though Measure A passed, . Also, Donna Lowe earned more votes in the 41st Assembly Race than Chris Holden did. District-wide, Holden earned more votes than Lowe, though both candidates will advance to the November ballot.
Here’s how Sierra Madre voted, by the numbers:
Candidates with under 40 votes are not included in this list. Statistics courtesy of the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/Clerks office.
Presidential Primary
U.S. Senator
Dianne Feinstein 1,031 Elizabeth Emken 338 Dan Hughes 181 Greg Conlon 128 Rick Williams 49 Gail K. Lightfoot 48U.S. Congress - 27th District
Judy Chu 1,052 Jack Orswell 606 Bob Duran 473State Senate - 25th District
Carol Liu 1,021 Gilbert Gonzales 951 Ameenah Fuller 111State Assembly - 41st District
Donna Lowe 636 Chris Holden 511 Ed Colton 335 Michael Cacciotti 313 Victoria Rusnak 304Measure A - PUSD Districting
Yes 882 No 1,076Prop 28: Limits on Legislators' Terms in Office
Yes 1,170 No 966Prop 29: Tax on Cigarettes for Cancer Research
Yes 938 No 1,242Measure H: Hotel Occupancy Tax
Yes 1,252 No 810Measure L: Landfill Tax
Yes 1,265 No 744To see the district and county-wide election results,
Did you vote on Tuesday? Why or why not?
