Huffington was called a hypocrite for supporting Proposition 187 and then breaking the law for employing illegal aliens, a story which came out in the race's final days.

[5] On election day it was a very close race, but Feinstein won Los Angeles County, which may have pulled her ahead.

Her sizable win in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area may also be credited to her slim statewide victory.

A large number of absentee ballots left the results in doubt for over two weeks.

[6] Huffington had not conceded at that point, saying that there was evidence of voter fraud and calling for an investigation.