The voters of Signal Hill have selected Lori Woods, Robert Copeland and newcomer Charlie Honeycutt to represent them on the city council.
The election results have not yet been finalized by Los Angeles County. The County will certify and announce the official results by Dec. 13.
As of Wednesday evening, Woods won 28.87% of the vote, Copeland won 28.33%, Honeycutt won 27.09% and candidate Sonia Savoulian garnered 15.71%.
Woods has been a member of the city council since 2013. Copeland has been on the city council since 2017. Honeycutt is a newcomer to the city council, but a long time public servant for Signal Hill. He worked for the City of Signal Hill beginning in the late ‘80s, and served as city manager from 2017 to 2019.
Signal Hill voters tend to keep voting incumbents into office, so Honeycutt potentially has a long career on the city council ahead of him if he chooses to continue running in future elections. This year’s election was unique in that long time Councilmember Ed Wilson chose to retire instead of running for re-election, which left room for at least one newcomer to the council.
The City of Signal Hill will install its newly elected council members during a city council meeting on Dec. 10.
According to U.S. Census data, there are 11,848 residents of Signal Hill. As of 2017, there were 6,702 registered voters living in the city. Around 5,799 Signal Hill voters participated in the city council election, approximately 86% of the city’s registered voters.
Daritza Gonzalez also won her uncontested campaign for city clerk.
To keep up with the tally of votes, visit the LA County website results.lavote.gov.