Long Beach City Council, Board Of Education Election Results 2018

LONG BEACH, CA – The Long Beach City Council and Long Beach Unified School Board of Education races are heating up Tuesday night, with some close races. Four candidates are vying for a seat on the City Council, and two are running for a spot on the Board of Education, but only two will win seats on City Council and one will win a spot as a school board member. Voters are also voting for Measure M, the Utility Revenue Transfer Charter Amendment.

As of 4:44 a.m., all 221 City of Long Beach precincts have reported – the current results are below.

In the 5th district City Council member race, Stacy Mungo, a Long Beach Councilmember and educator, has 56.41 percent of the vote and Port Clerk Rich Dines has 43.59 percent of the vote.

In the 7th district City Council member race, Roberto Uranga, Long Beach City Councilmember, has 51.30 percent of the vote and Jared Milrad, a small business owner, has 48.70 percent of the vote.

In the District 3 Long Beach Unified School Board of Education race, Juan M. Benitez, a college professor and educator, is leading with 62.32 percent of the vote, and his opponent Cesar A. Armendariz, a high school teacher, has 37.68 percent of the vote.

Measure M has 53.11 percent supporting the measure by voting "YES." The measure would be used to maintain general city services like 9-1-1 emergency response, police and fire protection, street and pothole repairs, senior services, parks and libraries, if the City of Long Beach amends its Charter to authorize annual fund transfers from the City's water, sewer and gas utilities to the General Fund. This wouldn't exceed 12% of utility gross revenues, generating approximately $25,500,000 annually for unrestricted general revenue purposes, and requiring annual independent audits, until ended by voters.

Long Beach held a primary election for mayor and city council on April 10. In his bid for re-election, Mayor Robert Garcia defeated James Henry Conn outright in the primary, which is why there won't be a general election for mayor of Long Beach. There is, however, a general election for the Districts 5 and 7 seats on the city council, as no candidates received a majority of the votes in the primary.

Elections for the District 1 City Council seat, city attorney, city auditor, and city prosecutor were also scheduled in 2018, but the Long Beach City Council voted to cancel those elections due to lack of opposition. The incumbents of those seats were awarded new terms by default, according to Ballotpedia.

The Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters will begin releasing results to all county races, including the Long Beach races, after the polls close at 8 p.m.

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