On Tuesday, Whitman received 64 percent of the Republican vote compared to Poizner’s 27 percent. Brown received 84 percent of the Democratic vote with no serious contenders from his party

LOS ANGELES _ Five state legislative primary races remained too close to call on Wednesday, with candidates, including a tea party activist, separated in some cases by just a few dozen votes. Republican Tim Donnelly had a narrow primary lead to succeed Assemblyman Anthony Adams in a district straddling Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. [...]