LA school board race: Bloomberg/Rhee/Murdoch vs. teachers' union

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L.A. school board election: Zimmer maintains slim lead
March 6, 2013 | 1:18 am

As results in the Los Angeles school board election continued to be tabulated early Wednesday, two-term incumbent Monica Garcia held a strong lead in District 2, one-term incumbent Steve Zimmer maintained his slim lead in District 4 and Antonio Sanchez captured the most votes in the race for District 6 -- but he could be headed for a runoff.

The school board race attracted national money and attention, becoming a battle over the reform policies of Supt. John Deasy.

In the most expensive battle, Zimmer garnered the support of the teachers union and other employee unions against parent and attorney Kate Anderson, who is backed by the Coalition for School Reform, a political action committee spearheaded by L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

The coalition amassed a war chest that surpassed $3.8 million in support of candidates considered Deasy allies: Garcia, Anderson and Sanchez.