Tuesday’s election results for local races were unavailable at the Town Crier’s press deadline. Results for the Los Altos Hills City Council, Purissima Hills Water District, state Assembly District 21 and state Senate District 11 races will be posted at www.latc.com and recorded on the Town Crier’s feedback line at 947-9457 as they become available. A full report is scheduled to appear in the Nov. 10 issue of the Town Crier.

The race between Democrat Ira Ruskin and Republican Steve Poizner for state Assembly was expected to be close. Many considered the battle for outgoing Assemblyman Joe Simitian’s seat the most heated local race during this election season. District 21, which includes Los Altos and Los Altos Hills, is about 60-40, Democrats to Republicans.

Simitian, outgoing assemblyman in the 21st district, was the heavy favorite to win the 11th state Senate seat. Simitian ran against two relative unknowns, Republican Jon Zellhoefer and Libertarian Allen M. Rice. The winner will fill the seat vacated by the retiring Democrat Byron Sher.

Five candidates - Mike O’Malley, Colette Cranston, Carol Jean Gottlieb, Craig A.T. Jones and Jean H. Mordo - were competing for three seats on the Los Altos Hills City Council. There were no obvious winners going into this year’s race.

Six candidates competed for three seats on the Purissima Hills Water District board. Incumbents Ernest Solomon and Daniel Seidel ran against challengers Robert Anderson, Maynard Stevenson, Bruno Ferrari and Diane Brauch.