Libertarian Brown at 6% in Tight California Lt. Governor’s Race

Libertarian candidate Pamela Brown is polling at 6% in California’s Lt. Governor race, with the Democrat leading the Republican by less than a point.

Here are the early results, with 18% of the votes counted…

Gavin Newsom – DEM – 1,074,035 (45.3%)
Abel Maldonado – REP – 1,056,168 (44.5%)
Pamela J. Brown – LIB – 140,577 (6.0%)
Jim King – AI – 47,843 (2.0%)
C.T. Weber – PF – 27,863 (1.1%)
James “Jimi” Castillo – GRN – 27,828 (1.1%)