Zimmer leads in L.A. Unified returns

Two candidates with union support were favored, but in District 6, labor-backed Nury Martinez is locked in close race with Louis Pugliese. In District 4, labor-backed Steve Zimmer is leading Mike Stryer.

The financial backing of the teachers union made two candidates favorites to win in Tuesday's contested races for the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education, but early Wednesday morning one race was too close to call.

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