Nazarian Joins City Council, Wunderlich Loses Seat In Final Count

BEVERLY HILLS, CA — Los Angeles County finished counting votes Friday for the June 7 California primary election, solidifying three candidates' spots on the Beverly Hills City Council and one City Treasurer.

Incumbent Councilmembers John Mirisch and Lester Friedman kept their seats on the council as newcomer and Public Works Commissioner Sharona Nazarian secured her first term.

After a close race, Friedman took the lead with Nazarian trailing by only six votes. Mirisch took the third spot with a 931 vote gap. Mirisch edged incumbent Bob Wunderlich out of reelection by a margin of only 74 votes.

Howard Fisher was elected City Treasurer with 62.1 percent of the vote and a ballot measure to limit council members and city treasurers to three terms passed with an overwhelming majority of votes.

The city will host an installation ceremony for the new city employees on Tuesday at City Hall, 455 N. Rexford Dr.

Beverly Hills residents also voted on a number of countywide races, including Los Angeles County Sheriff and Board of Supervisors. In the Sheriff race, incumbent Alex Villanueva and Robert Luna moved forward to the Nov. 9 general election. Villanueva secured 30.66 percent of the vote, and Luna trailed with 25.85 percent.

State Senator Bob Hertzberg (D-and West Hollywood City Councilmember Lindsey Horvath moved forward for the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, Third District. The two were separated by just over three percentage points.

As of June 29, 28.48 percent of registered Los Angeles County voters cast their votes in the June 7 statewide primary, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.

Beverly Hills had 22,100 registered voters as of May 23, according to Los Angeles County. Of the city's registered voters, 42.99 percent were registered as Democrats, 24.59 percent as Republicans and 26.62 percent noted no party preference, according to Los Angeles County data.