The most recent Weho elections update shows very slight number changes with the same candidates in the top three positions as of the latest posted numbers on December 2, 2022, 3:04 p.m.
Mayor Lauren Meister leads with 6,067. Chelsea Byers gained 4 votes since the last update and has moved from 3,953 to 3,956 votes keeping her in 2nd place. John Heilman is barely holding the third of the three open city council seats with 3,916 votes to Zekiah Wright who continues to close the gap with 3,901, a 15-vote difference.
The positions have not shifted for the rest of the candidates with Robert Oliver in the fifth spot and John Duran coming in 6th.
The full elections update is below for West Hollywood:
Election results details are available on the LA County Election Results website. West Hollywood General Municipal Election details are available by visiting www.weho.org/elections.
There are 26,099 registered voters in the City of West Hollywood. The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office must still count same-day registration ballots, provisional ballots, and Vote-by-Mail ballots. Election results are tentatively scheduled to be certified by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk on Monday, December 5, 2022. The City of West Hollywood will receive LA County certification documentation on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 and it is anticipated that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will declare the Election concluded on Tuesday, December 6, 2022.
The three newly elected Council members will be sworn-in at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of West Hollywood on Monday, December 19, 2022 at 6 p.m. The City Council annually elects the City’s Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore in a rotation of Councilmembers and the City Council will elect Council members to serve as Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore at its regular meeting on Monday, December 19, 2022. There will be a City Council Reorganization and Installation meeting on Monday, January 9, 2023. West Hollywood City Council meeting agendas are posted in advance on the City of West Hollywood’s website at www.weho.org/councilagendas.
The City of West Hollywood’s elections page www.weho.org/elections provides detailed election information. The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office is posting regular updates at www.lavote.gov.
I guess people in WeHo vote with their hearts. Not with their heads.