Irwindale voters chose incumbents

Incumbent councilmen H. Manuel Ortiz and David "Chico" Fuentes will return to their seats, according to election results provided by the city clerk.

With all but a handful of ballots counted, Fuentes had 239 votes and Ortiz had 231 votes. They were followed by Raul Anthony Hernandez, with 203 votes, Darlene Osmonson, with 92 votes, and Patricia "Patsy"Gonzales, with 41 votes.

"All the hard work paid off," Ortiz said.