In state-wide races, Jerry Brown defeated Meg Whitman to become California’s next governor, while San Francisco MayorGavin Newsom has been elected to be the state’s Lieutenant Governor, defeating current Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado. A few Democratic Incumbents have been re-elected to their posts by wide margins, including Secretary of State Debra Bowen, Treasurer Bill Lockyer, and Controller John Chiang. The race for California Attorney General remains too close to call. With 93-percent of precincts reporting, Democrat Kamala Harris has overtaken Republican Steve Cooley, however less than 1-percentage point separates the 2. Democrat Dave Jones will be the state’s next Insurance Commissioner, and Tom Torlakson has defeated Larry Aceves to become the next Superintendent of Public Instruction. Also on the state wide ballot was the race for U.S. Senate. Democrat Barbara Boxer will return to her seat, defeating Republican Carly Fiorina. And Sam Farr was re-elected to the 17th Congressional District, while Anna Eshoo will return to Washington to represent the 14th Congressional District.
