​Vera Leads Field Of 7 Candidates For Culver City Council: Semi-Final Results

CULVER CITY, CA — Albert Vera, Yasmine-Imani McMorrin and Bryan "Bubba" Fish are leading a field of candidate vying for three City Council seats, according to semi-final results.

In the running are seven candidates vying for three City Council seats. The field includes two incumbents seeking second terms McMorrin and Vera and five challengers: Fish, Adrian M. Gross, Denice Renteria, Nancy Barba and Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin.

Council members are elected at large; the three highest vote-getters are expected to be sworn in for four-year terms on the council Dec. 9.

Here's the latest count:

1. Vera — 20.56% — 8,246 votes
2. McMorrin — 17.19% — 6,897 votes
3. Fish — 15.94% — 6,396 votes
4. Stehlin — 15.73% — 6,311 votes
5. Renteria — 14.87% — 5,966 votes
6. Barba — 13.32% — 5,345 votes
7. Gross — 2.38% — 953 votes

The results reflect 2.62 million ballots counted countywide by early Wednesday morning, representing 45.59% of registered voters, which the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's Office said were "semi-final results." The results also reflect another approximately 80,000 counted ballots reported by the registrar's office on Wednesday afternoon.

There are still "many" ballots left to count: The registrar plans to release updated counts each day after 4 p.m. until all ballots are counted and the results are certified, the registrar's office said.

Check back in the coming days for an updated breakdown of the results as election officials continue to count ballots.

Additionally, check out the latest results for the Culver City Unified School District board election and Measure O.

Real-Time Race Results For Culver City/Los Angeles County: Nov. 5, 2024 General Election:

The Registrar of Voters and Patch will update the results as votes are tallied, and the page will be refreshed for the latest updates.

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Culver City City Council

The candidates answered Patch's questions about their key priorities, their professional and political history and the best advice they ever received. Check out the candidate profiles below, listed in the order they appear on the ballot:

Bryan "Bubba" Fish
Yasmine-Imani McMorrin (incumbent)
Adrian M. Gross
Denice Renteria
Nancy Barba
Albert Vera (incumbent)
Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin

McMorrin and Vera are each seeking second terms after being elected to the council in 2020.

Councilmember Göran Eriksson is not seeking reelection; his second term ends Dec. 9 and is set to be replaced by one of the seven candidates.

The terms of council members Dan O'Brien and Freddy Puza end in 2026.