As the polls close on Election Night, the Culver City council race looks to be tight. Mayor Freddy Puza has a strong early lead of almost 5,000 votes, coming in at 30%, with Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin in second with 24% of the vote, at just over 4000. Former Mayor Thomas Small has a very slight lead over Kimberley Griffin, with Small at 20.86% and Griffin at 20.83% Franklin Caravajal has less than 4% of the vote, but will certainly pull more votes away from other candidates as ballots drop again soon.
Both Measure AA and Measure T have very strong leads on “Yes” with AA at almost 64% yes and T with almost 75% yes. Measure YV is trailing with almost 45% yes, but this was an issue that climbed steadily the last time it was on the ballot.
Results will be updated as more ballots are posted.
Judith Martin-Straw
