Elections

Pictures in the News | May 22, 2013

2013-05-22 09:53:06

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Ahmadinejad protests aide's disqualification from Iran election

2013-05-22 08:14:00

TEHRAN — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has denounced as unjust the disqualification of his top aide from next month’s presidential election and says he plans to appeal to Iran’s supreme ruler. Ahmadinejad spoke a day after the Guardian...

Steve Lopez: Labor unions the big loser in mayor's race

2013-05-22 09:22:00

Labor gambled and lost. Wendy Greuel drove away much of her own base. And it's done. After two years of campaigning and more than $30 million of spinning, the next mayor of Los Angeles will be Eric Garcetti, who doesn't exactly have what you'd call...

L.A. mayor's race: It's Eric Garcetti by wide margin

2013-05-22 06:22:00

Three-term City Councilman Eric Garcetti's relentless campaigning paid off early Wednesday as he decisively won a hard-fought race to become Los Angeles' next mayor, scoring well with voters across the sprawling city and even challenging rival Wendy...

Iran presidential vote: Who's in? Who's out? Who cares?

2013-05-22 05:00:00

He’s one of two surviving founders of the Islamic Republic, head of the Expediency Council that supervises all branches of government and has already served two terms as Iranian head of state. But the Islamic conservatives who vet presidential...

Anthony Weiner in N.Y. mayor race 2 years after 'sexting' scandal

2013-05-22 06:23:00

NEW YORK — Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, whose once-shining political career collapsed after lewd online relationships with women forced him to resign from Congress two years ago, entered New York's mayoral race Wednesday with promises to make...

Democrats pick up one state legislative seat, lose another

2013-05-22 07:00:00

Democrats picked up another seat in the state Assembly in Tuesday’s special legislative elections, restoring their two-thirds majority in the lower house, while a Republican was the apparent upset winner of a race for an open Senate seat. With...

Afghan security concerns to ease after 2014, Karzai says

2013-05-22 07:23:00

NEW DELHI -- Afghan security after the departure of foreign combat troops in 2014 will become easier because of the ill-advised, misdirected and often corrupt ways NATO and its contractors have pursued the "war on terror," Afghan President Hamid Karzai...

Ron Galperin declares victory in L.A. city controller's race

2013-05-22 08:01:00

A tired but jubilant Ron Galperin declared victory Wednesday in his quest to become Los Angeles' next city controller, attributing his win to voters who "did their homework." Galperin, a little-known Century City lawyer, pulled off a lopsided defeat...

Antonio Villaraigosa congratulates Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti

2013-05-22 08:30:00

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa congratulated Eric Garcetti on Wednesday for his victory in Tuesday's mayoral election, saying the three-term councilman's success in turning around his Hollywood district represents "positive indicators of the...

With all precincts reporting, clear leaders emerge in city races

2013-05-22 04:23:00

The Los Angeles city clerk early Wednesday morning released final vote tallies for the citywide election, leaving only mail-in ballot results standing between candidates' victory and defeat. With 100% of precincts reporting just after 3 a.m., clear...

Mayor's race: Garcetti's lead over Greuel widens to 8 points

2013-05-22 01:43:00

With more than half of precincts reporting, City Councilman Eric Garcetti's lead over mayoral opponent Wendy Greuel widened to 8 points in the early hours of Wednesday morning. As of 1 a.m. PDT Wednesday, Garcetti led Greuel 54% to 46% in the race to...

Former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani announced his candidacy this month for the June 14 presidential election, inspiring hope of genuine choice on a slate of candidates otherwise beholden to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

2013-05-22 05:00:00

Jay Goldfard of Encino walks past empty voting booths after bringing his mail-in ballot to Los Angeles City Fire Station No. 88 in Sherman Oaks.

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Melissa Morales votes at the Tenrikyo Mission in Boyle Heights on Tuesday. By 10:15 a.m., only 31 people had voted in a precinct where there were approximately 1,200 registered voters.

2013-05-21 00:00:00