Real-Time Election Results: LAUSD District 5 Board Election
HOLLYWOOD, CA — The polls closed at 8 p.m. in California and results will soon begin rolling in for the District 5 seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District board.
It's a wide-open race for the seat, as two contenders—Karla Griego and Graciela "Grace" Ortiz, both LAUSD educators—vie for the seat being vacated by an incumbent.
The seat covers much of Hollywood, as well as parts of Highland Park, Eagle Rock, Mount Washington, Koreatown and much of Southeast LA.
The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's Office earlier today said it plans to release results as follows:
Check back throughout the night for an updated breakdown of the results.
Real-Time Race Results For Los Angeles County: Nov. 5, 2024 General Election:
The Registrar of Voters and Patch will update the results throughout the night as votes are tallied, and the page will be refreshed for the latest updates.
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LAUSD District 5:
Hollywood is split up between three LAUSD board seats. The District 5 Seat — which covers a large portion of the neighborhood, in addition to other areas in the county — is the only one up for election. Incumbent Jackie Goldberg is retiring.
In the running to replace her in the Nov. 5 election are Karla Griego and Graciela "Grace" Ortiz.
The pair were the two highest vote getters in the March primary election, besting two other candidates. Griego earned 36.72 percent of the vote and Ortiz got 28.76 percent.
Griego has worked for LAUSD for nearly two decades as a special education teacher and community schools coordinator.
She's campaigning on a platform of boosting the availability of social services at schools, investment in mental health and special education services, curbing the power of charter schools, protecting LGBTQ students, bolstering the district's facilities against climate change, and expanding infant and early education centers.
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Ortiz, a Huntington Park city councilmember, has worked in pupil services for LAUSD for nearly two decades.
She's campaigning on a platform of expanding mental health and counseling services, reducing class sizes, boosting after-school enrichment programs, and bolstering safety plan for each school in the district.
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Check out Patch's Hollywood voter guide for a full rundown of what's on the Nov. 5 ballot.
