Election round-ups

Whoa. There are a few upsets in this round of elections.

  • In Rosemead, incumbents John Tran and John Nunez were ousted. Returning to office is Maggie Clark, and now she will be joined by Steven Ly and Sandra Armenta, according to this article.
  • In Covina, Kevin Stapleton and John King are returning to the council, and filling the open seat will be former Councilman Bob Low. City Clerk Rosie Fabian received the second lowest number of votes, according tot the city’s Web site.
  • In Monterey Park, David Lau returns to office, but Sharon Martinez was ousted. Martinez’s seat will now be filled by Betty Tom Chu.Here’s the unofficial results.
  • In Azusa, it’s much of the same. Voters returned the city’s incumbents to to two council seats Tuesday night. Incumbents Keith Hanks and Robert Gonzales held the lead with only provisional ballots left to count Tuesday night. Gonzales had 1,338 votes, while Hanks had 1,141.