Election Day
Governor Gray Davis is greeted by a throng of media in West Hollywood. Appearing upbeat, Davis said he felt “absolutely terrific,” and encouraged all Californians, “however you vote,” to cast a ballot in the election. (Mark Boster / LAT)
Governor Gray Davis attended an afternoon Mass at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills with his wife, Sharon, and his mother, Doris Morrell, after he cast his ballot a few miles away. (Mark Boster / LAT)
Arnold Schwarzenegger is surounded by a media throng as he emerges from his polling place in Pacific Palisades. (Brian Vander Brug / LAT)
Members of the media peer over a fence to catch a glimpse of Arnold Schwarzenegger as he votes. (Brian Vander Brug / LAT)
Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante drops his ballot in the box at Joseph Sims Elementary School near his home in Elk Grove, 15 miles south of Sacramento. “This is what it’s all about, getting out to vote,” he said. (Robert Durell / LAT)
Voters wait outside the polling place at Joseph Sims Elementary School in Elk Grove. (Robert Durell / LAT)
California State Senator Tom McClintock and his wife, Lori , vote in the clubhouse of their Newbury Park condo complex. (Stephen Osman / LAT)
“If everybody who believes I am the best qualified votes for me, we will have an upset tonight,” Tom McClintock said after casting his vote. (Stephen Osman / LAT)