With all reporting, Hahn, a Los Angeles city councilwoman, had 41,585 votes, or about 55 percent, to 34,636, or about 45 percent, for Huey, who owns marketing and advertising companies and largely bankrolled his campaign with nearly $900,000 in personal funds.
Huey campaign spokeswoman Jennifer Jacobs says her candidate has left a message with Hahn's office to concede the race.
Hahn said the victory was bittersweet as she mourned the unexpected death of her 86-year-old mother on Monday. Hahn abruptly suspended her schedule on the eve of Election Day to join her grieving family.
"It was devastating to me so it was the strength of the thousands of volunteers who were campaigning for me that carried me across the finish line," Hahn told The Associated Press early Wednesday.
With a light turnout and widespread voter anxiety over the economy, Republicans were hoping for an upset that would send a message heading toward the 2012 national elections, in which President Barack Obama will seek a second term.
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