Bacerra won the Ward 4 seat he lost last year to Roman Reyna, who later resigned and pled guilty to election fraud after Bacerra pursued legal action against him.
Tag: November 2019 special election
Posted inGovernment, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana
Phil Bacerra Appears to Win Santa Ana Council Seat
The real estate consultant and former city planning commissioner was leading former city planner Manny Escamilla by 150 votes in Tuesday’s update, and there appeared to be too few left in play to change Bacerra’s winning position.
Posted inGovernment, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana
In Dramatic Shift, Escamilla Has Kept Gaining in Santa Ana Council Results
Manny Escamilla narrowed his gap behind Phil Bacerra from 6 percentage points on election night 1.1 points Friday. Vote counting continues Tuesday.
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Santa Ana
Bacerra Maintains Lead in Latest Santa Ana Council Results
Phil Bacerra, a real estate consultant and former city planning commissioner, held on to his lead for a City Council seat in the third day of election results Thursday, as former city planner Manny Escamilla closed in slightly, from 2.4 percentage points to 2.0 points behind Bacerra.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana
Results Tighten as Vote-Counting Continues for Santa Ana Council Seat
Vote counting will continue through at least Friday.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Bacerra, Mendoza and Escamilla Have Early Leads in Santa Ana Council Results
It’s still early; in last year’s primary election, almost half of all ballots in Orange County were not yet counted at of the end of election night.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Today is Election Day in Santa Ana for New Council, School Board Members
Voters are deciding on a council member who will potentially impact key decisions on local issues like the ongoing homelessness crisis and complaints about slow 9-1-1 response times.
