Politics & Government
Roos & Murdock Lead Palos Verdes Estates City Council Race
Jim Roos and Dawn Murdock are leading the Palos Verdes Estates City Council race, according to preliminary election results Thursday.
PALOS VERDES, CA — This story was updated at 12:46 a.m. Thursday.
Palos Verdes residents have chosen which candidates they want to represent them on the Palos Verdes Estates City Council and Palos Verdes Library District Board of Trustees. James "Jim" Roos is in the lead, with preliminary reporting early Thursday showing 3,398 votes, followed by Dawn Murdock with 3,268 votes and Sanford Davidson with 2,297 votes. Gayne Brenneman has 1,775 votes and Bill Sewell has 1,328 votes.
Five total candidates were running for two open seats on the Palos Verdes Estates City Council. Kate Greenberg ran unopposed for city treasurer and has 5,404 votes.
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Palos Verdes Library District Board of Trustees candidate Zoe Unno was leading early Thursday with 15,771 votes, according to preliminary results. Kingston Wong followed with 12,092 votes. Bob Nelson has 5,968 votes and Ray Randall has 5,864 votes.
Four total candidates were running for the Palos Verdes Library District Board of Trustees. Two seats are open for a four-year term.
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Many voters cast their ballot via early voting or mail-in voting due to the pandemic. Voting centers opened in October and people also dropped off ballots at those sites.
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Here were the candidates running:
- Bob Nelson - Retired Planning Commissioner
- Ray Randall - Retired
- Zoe Unno - Librarian
- Kingston Wong - Incumbent
Challengers Bob Nelson, Ray Randall and Zoe Unno faced off with one incumbent, Kingston Wong.
"The Palos Verdes Library District is a Special District governed by a Board of Library Trustees which consists of five elected members who must be qualified voters and residents of the District," city officials said.
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