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Early results in Seal Beach City Council runoff elections

These results from the Orange County Registrar of Voters are preliminary. Mail-in ballots may arrive as late as Friday, February 3 and still be included in the final tally.

For City Council District 3, five precincts have been fully counted (except for pending mail-in ballots). Of a possible 3,314 registered voters, 1,728 ballots have so far been tallied for a participation rate of 52.14%. District 3 includes Hill, Coves, Bridgeport and Heron Pointe. It is currently represented by Mike Varipapa.

Candidate name Vote by Mail % Total %
Lisa Landau 1,010
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58.91% 1,010 58.91%
Stephanie Wade 710 41.09% 710 41.09%
Votes cast 1,728 100.00% 1,728 100.00%

For City Council District 5, six precincts have been fully counted (except for pending mail-in ballots). Of a possible 4,319 registered voters, 2,430 ballots have so far been tallied for a participation rate of 56.26%. District 5 includes Leisure World. It is currently represented by Sanra Massa-Lavitt.

Candidate name Vote by Mail % Total %
Nathan Steele 1,291 53.15% 1,291 53.15%
Mariann Klinger 1.138 46.85% 1.138 46.85%
Votes cast 2,459 100.00% 2,429 100.00%