Long Beach voters showed up to the polls in spite of the sporadic rain on Tuesday. A little over 28% of registered voters in Long Beach cast their ballots in the 2022 general elections, according to Political Data, Inc. Critical positions in Long Beach were on the ballot in this year’s general election such as mayor, several city council positions and five measures.
The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder is still tallying up votes. They were last updated at 3:35 a.m, Nov. 9. Vote-by-mail ballots are counted first, which accounted for roughly 65% of total ballots casted.
Mayoral race: Rex Richardson has taken the lead in the mayoral race so far with 53.40% of the votes. Suzie Price has 46.60% of the votes so far.
Former Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia secured his position on the United States Congress with 63.80% of the votes, beating out his opponent republican John Briscoe, who only attained 36.20% of the votes. He is the first LGBTQ immigrant to hold a seat in Congress.
Measure BB: It’s likely that the gas, water and sewer facilities will be consolidated in Long Beach into a single, publicly-owned utility. 63% of Long Beach voters have approved the measure so far, while 37% voted against the consolidation.
Measure E: Long Beach’s Citizen Complaint Commission will now be Long Beach’s Police Oversight Commission and will add the position of Police Oversight Director, after voters approved the change with 57.61% of yes votes and 42.39% of no votes. The Director will have the authority to audit police department complaint investigations, review major use of force incidents and make recommendations to the police department on policies, procedures and training.
Measure LBC: In an effort to address low voter turnouts, City elections will be moved to align with State elections in even-numbered years. Voters passed this measure with the majority so far; 73.12% yes votes and 26.88% no votes.
Third district councilmember: It seems as though Long Beach’s third district will be represented by Kristina Duggan, who is holding on to her lead with 60.22% of the votes. Her running mate Kailee Caruso has 39.78% of the votes.
Fifth district councilmember: The race for the fifth district council seat is still too close to call, with former Long Beach Unified School District board member Megan Kerr hanging on to a lead with 50.53% of the votes so far. Ian Patton is trailing close behind with 49.47% of the votes.
Ninth district councilmember: The ninth district council seat will likely be held by Joni Ricks-Oddie, who has attained 64.99% of the votes so far. Ginny Gonzalez trails with 35.01% of the votes.
Long Beach Community College district member, board of trustees area three: Sunny Zia is leading the way for the board of trustees spot with 72.51% of the votes so far. Marianne Case has secured 27.49% of the votes for the seat.
Long Beach Community College district member, board of trustees area five: Virginia L. Baxter has secured her spot on the board of trustees with 60.30% of the votes so far. Juan Cepeda-Rizo is trailing behind with 39.70% of the votes.
LBUSD district one: The contest for first district in the LBUSD is still too close to call, with Maria Isabel Lopez leading the way with 54.59% of the votes so far. Trailing close behind is Nubia Flores, who has attained 45.41% of the votes.
LBUSD special election Measure LBU: The races for LBUSD primary and general elections will now align with State elections, held in even-numbered years. Voters supported this measure so far with 71.13% yes votes and 28.87% no votes.
LBUSD special election Measure Q: Voters supported the authorization of $1,700,000,000 in bonds, which will be paid back by the City $105,000,000 annually, with 57.71% of yes votes and 42.29% no votes. The bonds will be used for various classroom repairs, science lab updates, safety and security improvements and more.
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