Los Angeles Votes

Villaraigosa, arriving at the Original Pantry for breakfast with former Mayor Richard Riordan, greets a television cameraman who had been with him on his all-night campaign tour.  (Brian Vander Brug / LAT)

An election worker helps a voter at a polling site set up in a Sherman Oaks Baskin-Robbins.  (Al Seib / LAT)

Jose F. Aguilar marks his ballot in a booth on the showroom floor at Robertson Honda in North Hollywood.  (Al Seib / LAT)

Richard Anderson, 80, votes amid paintings on display at the Perk U Up cafe, espresso bar and art gallery in North Hollywood.  (Al Seib / LAT)

Buttons help voters identify poll workers with proficiency in a foreign language.  (Al Seib / LAT)

Aurora Ramos double checks her ballot.  (Al Seib / LAT)

Jose Mendiea Velasquez marks his ballot at Robertson Honda in North Hollywood.  (Al Seib / LAT)

Precinct inspector Bon Bon Hurd passes time while waiting for voters to arrive at a polling place at the Pico-Aliso Social Hall in the Boyle Heights area.  (Mark Boster / LAT)

Voters cast ballots at Kassandra Party and Baby Supplies Highland Park.  (Mark Boster / LAT)

Precinct workers drop ballots into a box at the Pico-Aliso Social Hall polling place.  (Mark Boster / LAT)

Voters cast their ballots at Harmon and Son Tire Center in Los Angeles.  (Mark Boster / LAT)

Voters at the Pico-Aliso Social Hall line up at 8 a.m. to cast their ballots.  (Mark Boster / LAT)

Mayor James Hahn greets well-wishers after voting at Taper Avenue Elementary School Auditorium in San Pedro.  (Bob Chamberlin / LAT)

Victoria Chambers, 95, is pushed in her wheelchair outside a polling place on Crenshaw Boulevard. Chambers said she came to Los Angeles in 1951 from Mississippi where she had not been allowed to vote, so she makes an effort to go the to polls for every election.  (Bob Chamberlin / LAT)

Surrounded by campaign signs, a woman sweeps in front of her house on 108th Street near Wilmington.  (Bob Chamberlin / LAT)

Election worker Mary Black waits for voters at Tabernacle of Faith Baptist Church on Central Avenue. By 10:30 a.m., poll workers had seen about 28 voters.  (Bob Chamberlin / LAT)

Kristin Arnold votes at the Smart and Final store on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles.  (Bryan Chan / LAT)

Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn speaks with the media at the Element club in Hollywood.  (Francine Orr / LAT)

Supporters of Antonio Villaraigosa cheer during a party at the Los Angeles Center Studios in downtown Los Angeles.  (Wally Skalij / LAT)

Nike Irvin dances with former mayor Richard Riordan at the Villaraigosa campaign’s election night party.  (Wally Skalij / LAT)

Early election results are projected on a wall outside Los Angeles Center Studios, the setting for Los Angeles mayoral candidate Antonio Villaraigosa’s election night party.  (Gary Friedman / LAT)

Supporters of mayor James K. Hahn rally at Club Element in Hollywood.  (Rick Loomis / LAT)

Los Angeles mayor James K. Hahn greets supporters during his campaign’s election night party.  (Rick Loomis / LAT)

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Antonio Villaraigosa watches election returns in a room near his election night party.  (Gary Friedman / LAT)

Antonio Villaraigosa celebrates his victory in downtown.  (Gina Ferazzi / LAT)