Moore Says This Is The End

As the poll numbers were reported, Moore wrote the percentages on a white board. The first numbers - Moore 24%, Villaraigosa 54% - though still early in the process, predicted the election results.

City council, District 11, candidate Harry "Craig" Wilson smiled when he saw his name on the television despite incumbent Bill Rosendahl's 50-point lead.

"A lot of people don't like him and I just didn't want to see him go unopposed," Wilson said.

City attorney candidate David Berger was pleased with the results of his race.

"Of course I want to win. But my main goal was to help defeat Jack Weiss," Berger said of the apparent run-off between Weiss and Carmen Trutanich.

Kathleen "Suzy" Evans, candidate for city controller, lost to Wendy Greuel.

Moore and his slate ran a grass roots campaign fueled by little money, talk radio fans, and Internet supporters. Moore said he had no expectations of what would come of his campaign when he began running two years ago, but was happy and thankful for all the support.

When asked if he would run again, Moore replied that he definitely would not

"This is the end for me. I never wanted a career in politics, so next time I will be happy to write a big fat check to my favorite candidate," Moore said. "For the last two years, all my wife has seen of me at night is 'man-peering-at-laptop,' and she deserves so much more than that."

Despite his loss, Moore was all smiles.

Moore noted that his campaign had been visible with only one-tenth the money Villaraigosa spent. Moore said that he felt successful in that regard.

As the night went on, supporters cheered for Moore when more votes came in. They thanked him for running, took pictures, and got autographs. Moore thanked his supporters right back. For all their hard work, everyone deserved at least one extra helping of pie.