In a assemblage municipality facing calls for affordable housing, repairing aging infrastructure and patching up a long-standing fund shortage – 3 seats up for grabs successful this year’s election.
Here are the Election Night tallies for Fullerton’s City Council races:
District 1
Initial results arsenic of 8 p.m. showed Fred Jung started predetermination nighttime with 4,148 votes – a pb of 2,585 votes over candidate Matt Truxaw.
Jung holds 72.63% of the ballot truthful far, according to information from the OC Registrar of Voters.
The territory stretches the northwest portion of the metropolis – location to the Sunny Hills vicinity westbound of Harbor Blvd.
District 2
Initial results showed Nick Dunlap was starring by 1,621 votes implicit Jan Flory arsenic of 8:05 p.m. Tuesday night.
Encompassing Coyote Hills and location to fashionable greenish spaces similar Hillcrest Park and Vista Park, the territory opening northbound of Chapman Avenue besides includes Fullerton College.
District 4
The astir contested metropolis assembly spot comes from Fullerton’s southwestern district, with 4 candidates successful the moving for outgoing Councilman Bruce Whitaker’s spot.
Initial counts arsenic of 8:05 p.m. showed Kitty Jaramillo was successful the pb with 1,486 votes.
Jamie Valencia was not acold down with 1,311 votes, portion Linda Whitaker held 709 votes arsenic ballots proceed to beryllium tallied Tuesday night.
Scott Markowitz, who was charged by OC’s District Attorney 3 weeks earlier the predetermination for felony perjury is incapable to clasp bureau if elected, resulting successful a peculiar predetermination for the assembly spot if helium wins.
[Read: Fullerton City Council Candidate Arrested For Alleged Perjury 3 Weeks Before Election]
The victor of District 4 volition instrumentality implicit for Bruce Whitaker, who was archetypal elected to Fullerton City Council successful 2010 for a two-year term. He was elected for his archetypal four-year word backmost successful 2012, holding a City Council spot until exiting authorities this year.
Hugo Rios is simply a Voice of OC reporting fellow. Contact him astatine [email protected] oregon connected Twitter @hugoriosss.
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