Manhattan Beach Election Live Results: City Council, Measure A

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA – Manhattan Beach residents voted to fill two termed out City Council seats as well as cast their votes on Measure A Tuesday. The polls closed at 8 p.m. – seven of seven precincts are reporting as of 11 p.m.

Here are the unofficial results for the Manhattan Beach City Council race:

• Suzanne Hadley: 25.10 percent of the vote with 2,416 total votes
• Hidley Stern: 18.18 percent of the vote with 1,750 total votes
• Joe Franklin: 17.80 percent of the vote with 1,713 total votes
• Mark Burton: 15.77 percent of the vote with 1,518 total votes
• Wayne Powell: 15.71 percent of the vote with 1,512 total votes
• Brian Withers: 5.10 percent of the vote with 491 total votes
• Joseph A. Ungoco: 2.33 percent of the vote with 224 total votes

Seven candidates were vying to replace two termed out councilmembers, Amy Howorth and David Lesser. The new councilmembers will serve four-year terms ending in November 2022.

As of 11 p.m., 75.99 percent voted "Yes" on Measure A and 24.01 percent voted "No." Read more about Measure A below.

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Manhattan Beach will also vote on Measure A, coined "Manhattan Beach's Quality of Life Measure," which would raise the city's transient occupancy tax rate from 10 to 12 percent by May 1, 2020 with the possibility of raising it up to 14 percent after April 2022.

According to the city's sample ballot, if the measure passes, it could generate an additional $1 million in city dollars annually. The money would then be used "to fund essential City services such as police patrols/crime prevention, fire paramedic/9-1-1 emergency response, street maintenance, pothole repair, community facilities, infrastructure improvements/other general services."

Vote-by-mail ballots will still be counted if they're received by the county by March 8.