2005 Los Angeles Mayoral Election Exit Poll

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2005 Los Angeles Mayoral Election Exit Poll

Candidate	Exit Poll % of vote	Exit Poll + Absentee Estimate
Antonio Villaraigosa	39%	35%
Bernard Parks	11%	12%
James Hahn	20%	22%
Richard Alarcon	4%	4%
Robert Hertzberg	22%	21%
Other	4%	4%

Results w/ 100 % of the precincts reporting
As of March 8, 8 pm [For official results, please visit the L.A. City Clerk website]
Sample does not include voters who voted absentee. Approximately 25 % voted by absentee ballot in the 2005 Mayoral Election.

Final Numbers by Race

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Candidate	White	Black	Latino	Asian
Hahn	16.2%	19.6%	16.1%	52.2%
Villaraigosa	36.1%	24.5%	71.1%	17.5%
Hertzberg	34.9%	2.9%	2.7%	15.2%
Parks	4.7%	49.0%	2.0%	6.5%
Alarcon	3.1%	1.0%	6.7%	6.5%
Other	4.7%	3.9%	1.3%	2.2%

If no candidate wins 51 % today, and there is a runoff election who would you vote for?

Hahn VS. Villaraigosa

Racial Group	Hahn	Villaraigosa	Don't Know
City Total	29.7%	57.5%	12.8%
White	30.4%	56.5%	13.0%
Black	33.3%	49.0%	17.6%
Latino	19.9%	74.2%	6.0%
Asian	51.1%	29.8%	19.1%

Candidate	1st Place in Precinct	2nd Place in Precinct
Hahn	6.40%	43.90%
Villaraigosa	52.20%	34.70%
Hertzberg	29.70%	14.60%
Parks	11.70%	6.20%
Alarcon	0.00%	2.50%