City Announces Early Top Vote Getters In West Hollywood Council Contest

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA — Chelsea Byers, Helen Krieger and John Duran led the race for three West Hollywood City Council seats in preliminary results from Tuesdays's election.

Updated returns from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk at 4:28 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, showed Byers with 5,162 votes, Krieger with 4,460 and Duran with 3,488, according to an announcement from the city.

The results remain unofficial, with outstanding ballots still being processed and counted, officials said. The totals and candidates’ standings could change before the certification of election results.

West Hollywood had 14 candidates in this year's election. In addition to Byers, Krieger and Duran, office-seekers included Kyle Brazeal, Larry Block, Kody Christiansen, Jonathan Cottrell, Tom Demille, Chukwudubem “Chiedu” Egbuniwe, Alden “Marlon” Gobel, Kevin L. Ligon, Stephen J. Post, Tatyana “Tanya” Tsikanovsky and Joel Zaldivar.

During the official canvass, county election workers verify and count remaining mail ballots, conditional voter registration ballots and provisional ballots.

West Hollywood has 26,773 registered voters, according to the city.

The county registrar’s office tentatively plans to certify the results by Nov. 27. The LA County Board of Supervisors is expected to declare the election concluded Dec. 1.

The three elected council members are scheduled to be sworn in at the council’s Dec. 7 meeting, which begins at 6 p.m.

Council members are scheduled to do the annual selection of a mayor and vice mayor Dec. 21. A reorganization and installation meeting is planned for Jan. 11.

Election updates are available at results.lavote.gov and weho.org/elections.

For more information about the election, officials said residents should contact the city clerk’s office at 323-848-6800.