Polls for the Long Beach primary election closed Tuesday, June 7 at 8 p.m. The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder is still counting votes—they last updated the tallies today at 2:07 a.m.—but here’s how the primaries are shaping up so far:
- Mayor: Candidates Rex Richardson and Suzie Price are neck-and-neck for the Long Beach mayoral seat. Neither has netted the 50%+1 majority votes that would hand them the position without a runoff. The two are expected to head to a runoff election in November.
- District 1: Incumbent Mary Zendejas is leading the way (49.98%) and may well secure her position as District 1 council member. To avoid a runoff election, she must maintain her already substantial lead against Mariela Salgado (28.04%) and net over 50% of the votes.
- District 3: Kristina Duggan and Nima J. Novin are expected to head to a runoff election in November. Neither is currently close to netting over 50% of the votes, with Duggan at 22.89% and Novin at 19.20% of the votes. Greg Magnuson is closely behind Nima J. Novin with 18.78% of the votes.
- District 5: Megan Kerr appears to be leading the way for a win in District 5, with 47.88% of the votes. Ian Patton is behind her at 32.7% of the votes.
- District 7: Incumbent Roberto Uranga has easily secured his seat as the District 7 councilmember with 62.46% of the vote thus far. His competitor Carlos S. Ovalle is lagging behind at 25.38% of the votes.
- District 9: Joni Ricks-Oddie and Ginny Gonzalez are battling it out for what may be decided in a runoff election. Ricks-Oddie has netted 44.37% of the vote thus far and Gonzalez has 26.83%.
- City Attorney: Dawn McIntosh is leading the way with 56.48% of the votes. Her challenger Gerri Schipske has netted 43.52%.
- City Auditor: Incumbent Laura L. Doud seems to have secured her position as city auditor with 61.77% of the votes. Daniel Miles is trailing behind with 38.23% of the votes.
- City Prosecutor: Doug Haubert has netted 58.82% of the votes, a substantial lead over his challengers Nick Liddi III (22.45%) and George Moyer (18.74%).
- United States Representative 42nd District: In a crowded field of challengers, Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia is leading the way for a seat on the House of Representatives, with 44.66% of the votes. Republican challenger John Briscoe is behind him with 22.65% of the votes.
The majority of ballots counted by the Registrar-Recorder are mail-in ballots, which are counted first. Early ballots come next and then votes from polling stations.
The top two candidates in each election will move on to the general election unless they net 50%+1 of the votes, in which case their position is solidified and they will not be required to head to the general election.
