On Tuesday, March 5, voters in the city of San Fernando chose a new city councilmember to fill a seat that has been vacant since the death last year of Cindy Montañez, a longtime San Fernando public servant, leading environmentalist and former state legislator.
Meanwhile in Glendale, numerous candidates hoped to hold their seats while several challengers sought their seats on the Glendale City Council, Glendale Unified School District Board and Glendale Community College Board.
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While some voters in California cast their ballots ahead of Tuesday, others waited until election day. In some races, the results may not be known for several days or weeks, as votes are being counted.
After polls closed at 8 p.m., the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/Clerk’s Office released its initial vote count, which reflected vote-by-mail ballots the office received before election day. Later updates will include ballots cast at vote centers. The second bunch of results which were set to be released at about 9 p.m. will include the ballots cast in person before election day.
Here’s a look at where the races stood in San Fernando and Glendale as of 11:40 p.m. Tuesday.
San Fernando
The winner in this three-way race will win outright and will serve on the five-member San Fernando City Council, becoming a major voice in local issues.
Victoria Garcia, a construction law attorney, took the lead with 40.83% in early returns at 11:40 p.m. Sylvia Ballin, a former councilmember and former mayor of San Fernando, had 36.11% in early returns, putting her in second. Sean M. Rivas, who was appointed by the mayor to the San Fernando Planning Commission, had 23.06% in early returns, putting him in last.
Glendale
In Glendale, incumbent Ardy Kassakhian led with 21.53% and Vrej Agajanian was in second place with 19.13% in early returns for the two at-large seats on Glendale City Council. The two were followed by five other candidates including Vartan…
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