Oakland — Governor-elect Jerry Brown with his wife and supporters after his victory address on election night at the Fox Theater.
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Oakland — Governor-elect Jerry Brown addresses his supporters while his wife, Anne Gust Brown, applauds his victory.
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Oakland — Jerry Brown embraces his wife after giving his victory speech.
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Los Angeles — Sen. Barbara Boxer shakes hands with supporters after speaking at the Democratic Party election night celebration at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel.
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Los Angeles — Sens. Dianne Feinstein, left, and Barbara Boxer join hands during a Democratic Party election night celebration in Hollywood.
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Beverly Hills, Calif. — Steve Cooley, the GOP candidate for attorney general, gives the thumbs-up sign during a speech to supporters at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
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Los Angeles — The Republican candidate for governor, Meg Whitman, with husband Griff Harsh at her side, concedes defeat to Jerry Brown in front of her supporters at the Universal City Hilton.
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Los Angeles — GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman wipes away a tear as she greets her supporters after conceding defeat to Jerry Brown.
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Los Angeles — Gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman shakes hands with some of her supporters at an event in Universal City after conceding to Jerry Brown.
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Los Angeles — Liz Reilly of Duarte sits alone at the end of the night after Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman conceded defeat to Jerry Brown at the Hilton in Universal City.
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Irvine — Senate candidate Carly Fiorina hugs supporters outside her campaign headquarters in Irvine after conceding the election to her rival, incumbent Barbara Boxer, on Wednesday.
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Irvine, Calif. — Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina greets supporters at her election night celebration at the Irvine Hyatt Hotel.
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Santa Ana, Calif. — Rep. Loretta Sanchez, the incumbent Democrat for California's 47th Congressional District, gathers with her supporters and volunteers for election night festivities at the Promenade.
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Oakland — Governor-elect Jerry Brown is hugged by his wife as he arrives at the Fox Theater.
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Oakland — Democrats watch election returns as they are announced on a giant TV screen at the Fox Theater, the site of the Jerry Brown victory celebration.
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Irvine, Calif. — Carol Harris of Dana Point is all smiles as she watches election results prior to Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina's appearance at her election night party at the Irvine Hyatt Hotel.
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Garden Grove — Elizabeth Tjia, 13, joins others in holding signs supporting Van Tran to encourage people to get out and vote before the polls close. The Republican assemblyman is the opponent of Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez for California's 47th Congressional District.
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Garden Grove — Jordan Greer, left, and Anthony Salerno, both 9, make calls encouraging voters to get to the polls at the Van Tran for Congress headquarters. "These kids are hooked and they're so excited to be here," said Cheryl Greer, Jordan's mother. "They learn so much through this process."
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Garden Grove — During the final few hours of voting, Cuong Bui, left, and Mark Stefanos, center, determine turnouts in precincts and decide where to send more precinct walkers, while Assemblyman Van Tran, right, gets updates from staff at the Van Tran for Congress headquarters.
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Alhambra — Alhambra residents take to the voting booths at the Alhambra Fire Department headquarters late in the afternoon.
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Alhambra — Guadalupe Quijada wipes her brow amid a Southern California heat wave after completing her ballot at the Alhambra Fire Department headquarters.
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Irvine — Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina makes a final push at her Irvine campaign headquarters by making phone calls and thanking her workers. Fiorina is in a tight race with incumbent Sen. Barbara Boxer.
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Oakland — Jerry Brown campaign staffer Chris Herold, 25 of San Francisco, tapes campaign posters over windows at the Fox Theatre in Oakland Tuesday morning. The theater is the site of this evening Brown victory celebration.
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Pasadena, Calif. — Meg Whitman made an election day campaign stop at Republican headquarters in Pasadena on Tuesday morning. She thanked volunteers and made some phone calls to voters urging them to get out the vote.
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Oakland, Calif. — Supporters of Prop 19, a marijuana legalization initiative, rally on the steps of Oakland City hall in Oakland Tuesday morning.
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Los Angeles, Calif. — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver prepare to cast their votes Tuesday morning at Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter School in Brentwood.
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Los Angeles, Calif. — California Gov. Arnold Schwarenegger casts his vote in the voting booth Tuesday morning at Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter School in Brentwood.
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Long Beach, Calif. — Juan Ortiz casts his vote in Tuesday's midterm election surrounded by dryers at the Super Suds Laundromat.
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Los Angeles, Calif. — Poll worker and inspector Keta Hodgson, left, gives a hand to 91-year-old Ruth Goldberg as she enters the Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter School polling place in Brentwood on Tuesday morning. "I've never missed an election," said Goldberg with a beaming smile.
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Los Angeles, Calif. — Looking through the windshield of an old fire truck, a steady stream of voters line up at the Old Fire Station #6 in Los Angeles.
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Long Beach, Calif. — Clerk Andrea Spann looks over a voters registry underneath signs showing that ballots can be translated into several languages at this polling place inside the Stricklin/Snively Mortuary in Long Beach. A machine by the name of InkaVote, gives voters an audio translation of the ballot in Vietnamese, Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Voters will decide on a series of state propositions today along with voting for a new California governor.
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Oakland, Calif. — Scott Sandbrook, left, and campaign manager Steven Glazer escort Jerry Brown on a walk along Skyline Drive from his home to vote at a nearby fire station.
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Oakland, Calif. — Jerry Brown chats with neighbor Betty Ann Lipow outside an Oakland Hills fire station where he cast his ballot in Tuesday's election.
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Oakland, Calif. — Sen. Barbara Boxer greets supporters at the Oakland Grill, one of her favorite places for breakfast.
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Garden Grove, Calif. — Republican congressional candidate Van Tran, far left, watches the activity in the polling place with voters, from left, Ca T. Dinh, To-Nu Van and Le Hong Nguyen at Morningside School on election day. Tran is in a tight race with incumbent 47th District Rep. Loretta Sanchez.
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Venice, Calif. — A lifeguard heads in to work as voters cast their votes at a polling station at the Venice Beach Lifeguard Headquarters. Voters will decide on a series of state propositions along with voting for a new California governor.
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Santa Ana, Calif. — Rep. Loretta Sanchez high-fives volunteers Tuesday morning after giving them an election day pep talk at her Santa Ana campaign office. Sanchez is in a tight congressional race with Republican candidate Van Tran.
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Venice, Calif. — Melese Light-Orr, 1 1/2, waits as his mother, Julie Light-Orr, casts her vote at a polling place inside the Venice Beach Lifeguard Headquarters.
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South Pasadena, Calif. — Samuel Valdivia, 73, of South Pasadena, puts his voting sticker on his wallet after voting at South Pasadena City Hall.
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Venice, Calif. — Voters used various means of transportation while making their way to a polling place in Venice.
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Santa Monica, Calif. — Precinct Inspector Michele Vercoutere, center, gives her friend Judy Schwartz, facing camera, a congratulatory hug after voting at a polling station inside the Studio E Hair Salon in Santa Monica. Other voters are reflected in a nearby mirror as one casts her vote and another waits his turn.
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Watts, Calif. — Ashley Meeks, 21, of Los Angeles, votes as she holds her 2-week-old baby, Noel, at the Watts Towers Arts Center in Los Angeles.
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Venice, Calif. — Precinct inspector Cynthia Guedea shouts, "Just in time!" after placing polling-place signs at Venice Beach Lifeguard Headquarters seconds before the opening of the polls.
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Pasadena, Calif. — It's thumbs up for Kyra Humphrey of Pasadena after she casts her ballot at the Thai Outreach Church in Pasadena Tuesday morning with her husband, Steven Humphrey.
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Arcadia, Calif. — A voter enters the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden to cast his ballot.
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Los Angeles, Calif. — Iberia Nelson, of Compton, is among volunteers at a polling station at the Second AME Church in Los Angeles.
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East Los Angeles, Calif. — Albert Lugana waits with his mother, Belia Lugana, at the Ramon Garcia Community Center in East Los Angeles for Albert's sister to finish voting.
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