Anaheim City Councilman Jordan Brandman’s lead over challenger Jose Moreno in the race for the District 3 council seat has dropped to just 61 votes, as the county Registrar of Voters continues to count vote-by-mail and provisional ballots.
Tag: Election 2016
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
Quirk-Silva’s Campaign Claims Victory Over Kim in Assembly Race
Democrat Sharon Quirk-Silva’s campaign strategist declared victory on her behalf Wednesday, saying she will maintain her “decisive lead” over Republican incumbent Young Kim in the race for the 65th state Assembly seat.
Posted inInvestigative, Santa Ana, Transportation
Santa Ana City Council Ready to Battle With Trump, Police Union
In response to President-elect Donald Trump’s vow for more deportations, council members declared Santa Ana a “sanctuary city.” And they harshly criticized the police union’s tactics during the election campaign.
Posted inWestminster
Westminster Voters Opt for Both Higher Taxes and More Conservative Council Members
A one-cent sales tax increase was overwhelmingly approved, but the two council members who championed it lost their races to ideological conservatives.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Police Union Gains Influence After Hard-Fought Election
The city’s police union spent heavily to gain control of the council and union-backed candidates won three seats. But it failed to oust Councilman Vincent Sarmiento, who is now seen as a swing vote on police issues.
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs
It Could be Weeks Before Victors in Anaheim Races Are Known
With more than 378,000 ballots left to count countywide, and just a few hundred votes separating candidates in two key Anaheim City Council races, winners may not be officially declared until the end of November.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Protesters March Against Trump in Santa Ana
Nearly 400 people rallied at the Fourth Street Market in downtown Santa Ana late Sunday afternoon and marched to the historic Old Orange County Courthouse to protest the election of Donald Trump.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Mayor and Police-Backed Council Candidates Score Victories
With his own victory, and those by other police union-backed candidates in Santa Ana City Council races, Mayor Miguel Pulido appears to have regained much of the power he lost in the 2012 “Santa Ana Spring” election.
Posted inCountywide, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Transportation, Westminster
County Supervisor Andrew Do Wins Re-Election
The last Election Day update from the county Registrar of Voters shows Do winning 53 percent to 47 percent over his Democratic opponent, Michele Martinez.
Posted inCorrections, Countywide, Top Stories
Key Anaheim City Council Races Too Close to Call
Councilwoman Lucille Kring and Republican Steve Faessel are elected to the Anaheim City Council. But two other races that could change the complexion of the council have yet to be decided.
