Imani-McMorrin, Vera & Puza Lead Culver City Council Race

CULVER CITY, CA — This story was updated at 11:04 p.m.

Culver City residents cast their ballots to determine which three candidates they want to represent them on the city council, with Yasmine Imani-McMorrin in the lead with 8,971 votes, followed closely by Albert Vera with 8,889 votes, Freddy Puza with 7,432 votes and Goran Eriksson with 7,345 votes, according to preliminary results Wednesday.

Darrel Menthe had 6,792 votes, followed by Heather Wollin with 3,236, Khin Khin Gyi with 2,519 votes, Robert "Mr. Z" Zirgulis with 1,717 votes and 1,141 votes.

Culver City had 29,094 registered voters. According to the county, 16,114 Culver City residents voted by mail and a total of 19,471 cast their ballots.

Many voters cast their ballots by early voting or mail-in voting due to the pandemic, with more than 9,155 Culver City voters already submitting their ballots before Nov. 3.

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There were three City Council seats to be filled and two Measures on the ballot. The terms expire in four years.

Nine candidates were on the ballot:

• Göran Eriksson - Business owner, business owner and incumbent; currently serving as Culver City mayor.
• Robert Zirgulis - Teacher in Culver City School district for 13 years, 36-year resident; Realtor.
• Albert Vera - Small business owner, city commissioner and longtime resident.
• Darrel Menthe - Civil trial attorney, progressive business leader and President of the Culver City Downtown Business Association.
• Freddy Puza - Higher Education Administrator; Associate Director, Communications at Loyola Marymount University; served on Culver City's Committee on Homelessness.
• Yasmine McMorrin - Attorney, equity advocate, and Culver City parent; Interim Dean of Students and Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at USC Gould School of Law.
• Khin Khin Gyi - Physician, former president of the Culver City Democratic Club.
• Heather Wollin - Family law paralegal, Culver City local.
• Anthony Rizzo - Government financial accountant.

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