FURTHER UPDATE: Challenger Villanueva Widens His Lead Over Sheriff McDonnell, Roughly 58,000 Votes Now Separate Them With About 422,000 Ballots Remaining To Be Counted

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(November 16, 2018) -- In a November 16 update, retired Sheriff's Lieutenant Alex Villanueva has widened his lead over incumbent L.A. County Sheriff (and former LBPD Chief) Jim McDonnell. It's now grown to 51.33% (1,112,673) for Villanueva to 48.67% (1,054,863) for McDonnell. With the two separated by 57,810 votes, an estimated 422,600 ballots left remain to be counted.

(The remaiing ballots consist of Provisional ballots: 355,000; Vote by Mail ballots: 63,000; Misc. ballots: 600; Conditional Voter Registration: 4,000

The next ballot counting update is expected on Tuesday, November 20.

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