Agoura’s Klein Lopez takes 42nd Assembly seat

FINISH LINE—Klein Lopez greets well-wishers at her Nov. 3 victory party. MICHAEL COONS/Acorn Newspapers Democrat Deborah Klein Lopez, the current mayor pro tem of Agoura Hills, produced a strong showing in last Tuesday’s election with an unofficial 12-percentage-point victory over Republican Ted Nordblum in the race to represent California’s 42nd Assembly District. The district comprises communities in western Los Angeles and eastern Ventura counties, including Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Malibu, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Moorpark and parts of Camarillo. Klein Lopez earned 81,717 votes, almost 56%, compared to 64,387 votes, or 44% for Nordblum— a margin of 17,330 votes. In L.A. County, Klein Lopez led with 28,038 votes, or 58.45%, to Nordblum’s 19,930 votes, or 41.55%, a margin of 8,108 votes. In Ventura County, she received 53,679 votes, or 54.7%, compared with 44,457 votes, or 45.3%, for Nordblum, a margin of 9,222 votes. Final certification is Dec. 11.

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