KREKORIAN, OTHER ANCA-ENDORSED CANDIDATES WIN IN TUESDAY'S ELECTION
Wednesday, March 4th, 2015
Newly-re-elected Councilmember Paul Krekorian addresses a victory
party on Tuesday with LA Mayor Eric Garcetti
LOS ANGELES--Candidates endorsed by the Armenian National Committee
of America-Western Region swept to victory in Tuesday's municipal
elections, with Councilmember Paul Krekorian handily winning a second
term to represent his constituent in Council District 2.
Krekorian, the incumbent, received 6,704 votes (74.67 percent) to
his opponent Eric Preven's 2,273 votes (25.32 percent), according to
results published in the Los Angeles Times.
ANCA-WR-endorsed candidates Nuri Martinez and Mitch Englander also won
their respective city council races, receiving more than 50 percent
of the votes. Martinez received 5,344 votes (60.93 percent) to secure
another term representing Council District 6, while Englander ran
unopposed in the Council District 12 receiving 11,224 votes (100
percent) securing him re-election, according to the LA Times, , which
reported that less than 10 percent of registered voters participated
in the primary elections Tuesday.
Other ANCA-WR-endorsed candidates who won on Tuesday were Scott
Svonkin, who received 96,015 (62.16 percent) securing him another term
in Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees (Seat 5), and Mike
Fong who won the race for Seat 7 with 91,510 votes (58.22 percent).
The third ANCA-WR-endorsed candidate for the Community College Board,
Francesca Vega, will face her opponent Andrea Hoffman in the May
Run-Off Elections. Vega received 55,440 votes (34.99 percent), while
Hoffman walked away with 56,377 votes (35.58 percent).
Incumbent Bennett Kayser, the sole ANCA-WR-endorsed candidate in the
Board of Education race for District 5, received 7,623 votes (35.84
percent), ensuring him a spot on the May ballot against Ref Rodriguez
who received 8,217 votes (38.63 percent), according to results posted
on latimes.com.
http://asbarez.com/132695/krekorian-other-anca-endorsed-candidates-win-in-tuesday%E2%80%99s-election/
http://graphics.latimes.com/la-primary-election-results-2015/
Wednesday, March 4th, 2015
Newly-re-elected Councilmember Paul Krekorian addresses a victory
party on Tuesday with LA Mayor Eric Garcetti
LOS ANGELES--Candidates endorsed by the Armenian National Committee
of America-Western Region swept to victory in Tuesday's municipal
elections, with Councilmember Paul Krekorian handily winning a second
term to represent his constituent in Council District 2.
Krekorian, the incumbent, received 6,704 votes (74.67 percent) to
his opponent Eric Preven's 2,273 votes (25.32 percent), according to
results published in the Los Angeles Times.
ANCA-WR-endorsed candidates Nuri Martinez and Mitch Englander also won
their respective city council races, receiving more than 50 percent
of the votes. Martinez received 5,344 votes (60.93 percent) to secure
another term representing Council District 6, while Englander ran
unopposed in the Council District 12 receiving 11,224 votes (100
percent) securing him re-election, according to the LA Times, , which
reported that less than 10 percent of registered voters participated
in the primary elections Tuesday.
Other ANCA-WR-endorsed candidates who won on Tuesday were Scott
Svonkin, who received 96,015 (62.16 percent) securing him another term
in Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees (Seat 5), and Mike
Fong who won the race for Seat 7 with 91,510 votes (58.22 percent).
The third ANCA-WR-endorsed candidate for the Community College Board,
Francesca Vega, will face her opponent Andrea Hoffman in the May
Run-Off Elections. Vega received 55,440 votes (34.99 percent), while
Hoffman walked away with 56,377 votes (35.58 percent).
Incumbent Bennett Kayser, the sole ANCA-WR-endorsed candidate in the
Board of Education race for District 5, received 7,623 votes (35.84
percent), ensuring him a spot on the May ballot against Ref Rodriguez
who received 8,217 votes (38.63 percent), according to results posted
on latimes.com.
http://asbarez.com/132695/krekorian-other-anca-endorsed-candidates-win-in-tuesday%E2%80%99s-election/
http://graphics.latimes.com/la-primary-election-results-2015/