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Here are the candidates running for city council seats, and also candidates for mayor in El Monte and South El Monte, in the San Gabriel Valley. The initial round of results were composed entirely of vote-by-mail ballots that arrived before Election Day. The second round, scheduled to be released shortly after the first, were set to include vote center ballots that were cast before Election Day.
Subsequent election night updates from the Los Angeles County registrar’s office would include ballots cast at vote centers on Election Day. The semi-official results, set to be released late Tuesday or early Wednesday, would include all of the ballots cast at vote centers on Election Day. After that, the registrar’s office must tally vote-by-mail ballots that were cast by Election Day but had not yet arrived, as well as conditional and provisional ballots, before confirming the election results.
ALHAMBRA Alhambra City Council, District 3 Incumbent candidate Jeff Maloney, an environmental attorney and councilmember, is running unopposed for the District 3 seat on the Alhambra City Council. In early returns, Maloney garnered 100% of the vote. He was first elected to the City Council in 2016, serving as mayor in 2022.
Alhambra City Council, District 4 There are four candidates running for the District 4 city council seat. Voters are being asked to vote for one candidate for the seat on the Alhambra City Council. In the running are Katie Chan, a case worker and environmentalist; Karsen Luthi, businessman; Nan “Noya” Wang, engineer/city director; and Je-Show Yang, commissioner/nonprofit manager.
In early returns, Wang leads the pack with 45.35% of the vote, followed by Chan with 25.91%; Yang with 15.
28% and Luthi with 13.46% of the vote. LIVE ELECTION RESULTS: See a chart of the latest vote counts ARCADIA Arcadia City Council, District 1 David Fu, attorney/small business owner, is running against David Arvizu, planning commissioner, for the seat.
In early returns, Fu appeared to have the lead with 63.32% of the vote. Arvizu was in second with 36.
68% of the vote. Arcadia City Council, District 4 Incumbent Paul P. Cheng, member, Arcadia City Council, is being challenged by Steve Rhee, small business owner.
In early returns, Cheng appeared to have a lead with 73.66% of the vote. Rhee had 26.
34% of the vote. AZUSA Azusa City Council, District 2 There are 3 candidates vying for the District 2 seat on the Azusa City Council. Voters are being asked to vote for one candidate.
In the running are Dennis Beckwith, councilmember, City of Azusa; Sabrina Bow, governing boardmember, Azusa Unified School District 2; and Philip Campa, technology project manager. In early returns, Bow was narrowly leading Beckwith at 40.63% and 33.
84% respectively. Campa was in third with 25.53% of the vote.
Azusa City Council, District 4 Candidate Jesse Avila, councilmember, City of Azusa is running unopposed for the seat. In early returns, Avila had 908 or 100% of the votes. Azusa City Council, District 5 Robert Gonzales, mayor, City of Azusa, is running against Diana Reyes Williams, business woman, for the seat.
In early returns, Gonzales was leading Williams at 70.91%, compared with 29.09% for Williams.
BALDWIN PARK Baldwin Park City Council There are 8 candidates running for Baldwin Park City Council. Voters are being asked to vote for no more than 3 candidates. In the running are Daniel “Danny” Damian, councilmember; Christopher Saenz, city clerk, City of Baldwin Park; Emmanuel J.
Estrada, mayor; Laura A. Franklin, property supervisor-transitions; Joanna Valenzuela, treasurer, City of Baldwin Park; Marlen Garcia, administrative manager, retired; Manuel Lozano, public safety director; and George Joel Silva, business entrepreneur. In early returns, Estrada appeared in the lead with 24.
04% of the vote; followed by 15.74% for Lozano. Damian was in third with 15.
14%; followed by Saenz with 11.79%; Valenzuela, 11.42%; Garcia, 10.
03%; Franklin, 7.07% and Silva with 4.77% of the vote.
CLAREMONT Claremont City Council, District 1 Incumbent Corey Calaycay, councilmember, is being challenged by Rachel L. Forester, salon owner. In early returns, Calaycay appeared to be leading with 57.
74% of the vote, followed by Forester with 42.26%. Claremont City Council, District 5 Silviano “Sal” Medina, business owner/councilmember, is being challenged by Kingoro Onami, retired, for the seat.
In early returns, Medina appeared to be in the lead with 76.65%, followed by Onami with 23.35% of the vote.
DUARTE Duarte City Council, District 2 Martin Calderon, public servant, is vying against Jim Kirchner, community volunteer, for the seat. In early returns, Calderon appeared to be leading with 52.25% of the vote.
Kirchner was in second with 47.75% of the vote. Duarte City Council, District 3 Hector Armando Martinez, clinical social worker, is challenging Vinh Truong, Duarte city councilmember, for the seat.
In early returns, Truong appeared to be in the lead with 66.86%, followed by Martinez with 33.14% of the vote.
Duarte City Council, District 7 Candidate Toney Lewis, incumbent, is running unopposed for the seat. In early returns, with 370 votes, Lewis had 100% of the vote. EL MONTE Voters in El Monte are deciding upon the office of mayor and also councilmembers in council districts 1, 4 and 5.
El Monte Mayor Jessica Ancona, mayor/educator, is being challenged by Marisol Cortez, councilmember/school administrator, for the office. In early returns, Ancona appeared to be in the lead with 53.96% of the vote.
Cortez was in second with 46.06% of the vote. El Monte City Council, District 1 In the running for District 1 are Sheila Crippen Thomas, El Monte business/community liaison and Jerry Velasco, L.
A. County commissioner/businessman. In early returns, Thomas appeared to be leading with 58.
11% of the vote. Velasco was in second with 41.89% of the vote.
El Monte City Council, District 4 Viviana Longoria, city treasurer/educator, is running against Rosalina Nava, court reporter, for the seat. In early returns, Longoria appeared to have a healthy lead with 65.93% of the vote, compared to 34.
07% for Nava. El Monte City Council, District 5 Two candidates are running for this seat, Xiaohu “Jeff” Meng, business owner/CEO, and Cindy Galvan, social worker/activist. In early returns, Galvan appeared to be leading with 63.
35% of the vote. Meng had 36.65% of the vote.
GLENDORA Glendora City Council There are 4 candidates running for Glendora City Council District 3. Voters are being asked to vote for one candidate. In the running are Shaunna Elias, Realtor/community advocate; Erica Landmann, reading specialist; Dustin Snyder, businessman/parent; and Jenny Chan, certified public accountant.
In early returns, Elias appeared in the lead with 40.01% of the vote, followed by Chan with 26.98%; Landmann with 20.
41%; and Snyder with 12.59% of the vote. IRWINDALE Irwindale City Council There are 4 candidates running for Irwindale City Council.
One candidate, Larry G. Burrola, is an incumbent. Voters are being asked to vote for no more than 3 candidates.
In the running are Mark A. Breceda, councilmember, city of Irwindale; Manuel R. Garcia, councilmember, city of Irwindale; Larry G.
Burrola, incumbent; and Marguerite S. Lopez-Sapien, healthcare worker. In early returns, Garcia appeared to be leading with 27.
60% of the vote. Burrola was in second with 25.12%; followed by Breceda with 24.
96% and Lopez-Sapien with 22.31%. LA HABRA HEIGHTS La Habra Heights City Council There are 3 candidates running for La Habra Heights City Council.
Voters are being asked to vote for no more than 2 candidates. In the running are Greg P. Stefflre, lawyer/businessman/planning commissioner; Carol Engelhardt, councilmember/attorney; and Christabelle Garcia, music teacher.
Engelhardt appeared to be in the lead, with 44%, followed by Stefflre, with 38.86%, and Garcia had 17.13% of the vote.
LA MIRADA La Mirada City Council There are 4 candidates running for La Mirada City Council District 2. Voters are being asked to vote for one candidate. In the running are Chris Pflanzer, business owner/educator; John Sarega, pastor/business owner; Dan Siwak, law enforcement specialist; and Michelle Velasquez Bean, college professor/educator.
In early returns, Velasquez Bean appeared leading with 46.38% of the vote, followed by Pflanzer at 28.34%; Sarega with 13.
59%; and Siwak with 11.70%. MONTEBELLO Voters in Montebello are deciding on city council districts 2 and 4.
Montebello City Council, District 2 Scarlet Peralta, mayor/nonprofit manager, is running against Jack Hadjinian, L.A. County commissioner/businessman, for the seat.
In early returns, Peralta appeared to have the lead with 70.79% followed by Hadjinian with 29.21% of the vote.
Montebello City Council, District 4 Incumbent David Nicholas Torres, councilman/city of Montebello, is being challenged by Joellaann “Joella” Valdez, Montebello planning commissioner. In early returns, Torres appeared to have the lead with 53.82% of the vote, followed by Valdez with 46.
18%. MONTEREY PARK Voters in Monterey Park are deciding on candidates in districts 2, 3 and 4. Monterey Park City Council, District 2 Elizabeth Yang, local businesswoman/author, is vying against Dawn Midori Rock, mother/educator, for the seat.
In early returns, Yang appeared to be in the lead with 55.85% of the vote, followed by Rock with 44.15%.
Monterey Park City Council, District 3 Jose Sanchez, school teacher/councilmember, is running unopposed for District 3. In early returns, he had garnered 100% of the vote. Monterey Park City Council, District 4 Henry Lo, city councilmember, is running unopposed for District 4.
In early returns, 1,097 votes, or 100% of the votes, had been cast for Lo. NORWALK Norwalk City Council There are 5 candidates running for city council in Norwalk. Voters are being asked to vote for no more than 3 candidates.
In the running are Rick Ramirez, city councilmember; Margarita L. Rios, mayor/police lieutenant; Ana Valencia, teacher/councilmember; Nicholas Garcia, auditor/teacher; and Bryan A. Lopez, contract administrator.
In early returns, Rios appeared to have the lead with 29.08% of the vote; followed by Valencia with 24.71%; Ramirez with 21.
41%; Garcia at 13.87% and Lopez with 10.92%.
PICO RIVERA Pico Rivera City Council There are 4 candidates running for Pico Rivera City Council. Voters are being asked to vote for no more than 3 candidates. In the running are Andrew C.
Lara, Pico Rivera mayor/nurse; Erik Lutz, councilman, broker; Genaro Moreno, police officer/animal advocate; and Monica Sanchez, educator/councilmember. In early returns, Sanchez appeared to be leading with 31.67% of the vote; followed by Lara with 30%; Lutz with 20.
53% and Moreno with 17.81% of the vote. POMONA Voters in Pomona are deciding on candidates in districts 1, 4 and 6.
Pomona City Council, District 1 John Nolte, incumbent, is being challenged by Debra Martin, library commissioner/businesswoman, for the seat. In early returns, Martin appeared to be leading with 59.92% of the vote, followed by Nolte with 40.
08%. Pomona City Council, District 4 Guillermo Gonzalez, executive, is running against Elizabeth Ontiveros-Cole, city council/nurse, for the seat. In early returns, Ontiveros-Cole appeared to be leading with 53.
32% of the vote, followed by Gonzalez with 46.68% of the vote. Pomona City Council, District 6 Lorraine Canales, retired counselor/teacher, is vying for the District 6 seat against Miranda Sheffield, teacher.
In early returns, Canales appeared to be leading with 51.72% of the vote, followed by Sheffield with 48.28%.
SAN GABRIEL San Gabriel City Council There are 5 candidates running for San Gabriel City Council. Voters are being asked to vote for no more than 2 candidates. In the running are Jorge Herrera Avila, municipal sales manager; Tony Ding, councilmember; Jeanne E.
Raya, insurance broker; Carina Rivera, businesswoman; and Isela Lopez Bowles, business owner. In early returns, Ding appeared to be leading the other candidates with 37.16% of the vote.
Herrera Avila was in second with 25.15% followed by Raya at 14.50%; Rivera with 13.
38% and Bowles with 9.60%. SAN MARINO San Marino City Council There are 4 candidates running for seats on the San Marino City Council.
Voters are being asked to vote for no more than two candidates. In the running are Hunter Chang, retired engineer; John Chou, financial advisor; Chun-yen Chen, CEO/public administrator; and Steven M. Jones, business owner.
In early returns, Chang appeared to be leading with 33.01% of the vote, followed by Chou with 27.03%; Chen with 22.
55% and Jones with 17.41%. SANTA FE SPRINGS Santa Fe Springs City Council There are 4 candidates running for Santa Fe Spring City Council.
Voters are being asked to vote for no more than 2 candidates. Joe Angel Zamora, incumbent; John Mora, planning commissioner; Gabriel Jimenez, planning commissioner; and Victor Salcedo (no occupation listed.) Zamora had garnered 35.
89% of the vote, followed by Zamora, 29.15% and Jimenez had 27.95% and Salcedo had 7.
01%. SIERRA MADRE There are 2 candidates running for Sierra Madre City Council. Voters are being asked to vote for no more than 2 candidates.
Sierra Madre City Council Kelly Kriebs, incumbent, and Robert T. Parkhurst, incumbent, are running for city council seats. In early returns, Kriebs appeared to be in the lead with 51.
58% of the vote, followed by Parkhurst with 48.42%. SOUTH EL MONTE Voters in South El Monte are deciding upon 2 candidates running for the office of mayor and 4 candidates, including one incumbent, running for a city council seat.
South El Monte Mayor Grace Retamoza, college counselor, is challenging Gloria Olmos, mayor of South El Monte. In early returns, Olmos appeared to be leading with 70.37% of the vote.
Retamoza was in second with 29.63% of the vote. South El Monte City Council There are 4 candidates running for South El Monte City Council.
Voters are being asked to vote for no more than 2 candidates. In the running are Larry Rodriguez, school board trustee; Richard Angel, incumbent; Salvador “Sal” Ramirez, retired; and Hector Delgado, high school educator. In early returns, Delgado appeared to be leading with 37.
55% of the vote; followed by Rodriguez with 22.91%; Angel with 22.23% and Ramirez with 17.
30%. SOUTH PASADENA Voters in South Pasadena are choosing councilmembers in districts 1, 2 and 3. The candidates for District 3 is running unopposed.
South Pasadena City Council, District 1 Evelyn Gadia Zneimer, incumbent, is being challenged by Omari Ferguson, parent/engineer/commissioner for the seat. In early returns, Ferguson appeared to be in the lead with 60.35% followed by Zneimer with 39.
65%. South Pasadena City Council, District 2 Sheila Rossi, community advocate, is vying for the seat against Charley Lu, South Pasadena city commissioner. In early returns, Rossi appeared to be in the lead with 52.
91% followed by Ly with 47.09%. South Pasadena City Council, District 3 Incumbent candidate Jon Primuth, city councilmember/attorney, is running unopposed for the District 3 seat on the South Pasadena City Council.
In early returns, with 100% of the vote, Primuth had 1,089 votes. WALNUT Walnut City Council There are 6 candidates running for Walnut City Council including two incumbents. Voters are being asked to vote for no more than 3 candidates.
In the running are Linda Freedman, councilmember/retired teacher; Hong “Diana” Zhao, businessowner/therapist/commissioner; Nancy Renne Tragarz, councilmember/attorney; Kaylee May Law, youth program director; Agnes P. Gonzalez, school board member; and Michael M. Brown, CPA/professor.
In early returns, Freedman appeared to have the lead with 24.94% of the vote; followed by Tragarz with 24.82%; Law with 16.
53%; Zhao with 12.53%; Gonzalez with 10.73% and Brown with 10.
15%. WEST COVINA Voters in West Covina are deciding between 2 candidates for District 1, and 3 candidates, including an incumbent, are running in the race for District 3. West Covina City Council, District 1 Brian Calderon Tabatabai, teacher/mayor/coach, is running against Brian Gutierrez, planning commissioner.
In early results, Gutierrez appeared to be leading with 58.43% of the vote. Tabitabai was in second with 41.
57%. West Covina City Council, District 3 Voters are being asked to vote for one candidate in this race. Candidates include Cecilia Munoz; Rosario Diaz, incumbent; and John C.
Shewmaker, financial executive/CPA. In early returns, Diaz appeared to be leading with 47.83% of the vote, followed by Shewmaker with 34.
08% and Munoz with 18.09%..
