Lana Negrete holds on so far as Santa Monica City Councilmember

November 11, 2022 - The results below from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder are as of November 10 at 4:23 pm. With 25.8% of registered voters' ballots received, it is unknown how many Vote-by-Mail Ballots are outstanding and only a few hundred votes separate some candidates and measures. Only 563 votes separate Santa Monica City Council candidate Lana Negrete from her closest challenger, Natalya Zernitskaya, votes that could cost Negrete her seat on the council. Numbers in parentheses are raw votes for the candidate or measure.

Members of the City Council (top 3 vote-getters)

Caroline Torosis 19.01% (9,670)

Jesse Zwick 16.83% (8,561)

Lana Negrete 12.50% (6,360)

Natalya Zernitskaya 11.39% (5,797)

Armen Melkonians 11.35% (5,777)

Ellis Raskin 11.23% (5,714)

Whitney Bain 4.20% (2,137)

Albin Gielicz 4.07% (2,071)

Troy Harris 3.51% (1,786)

Samantha Mota 2.36% (1,200)

Jonathan Mann 1.91% (971)

Arthur Jeon 1.65% (837)

Members of the Rent Control Board (top 3 vote-getters)

Ericka Lesley 36.06% (11,393)

Daniel Ivanov 33.51% (10,588)

Kurt Gonska 30.44% (9,617)

Santa Monica Community College Board of Trustees (top 4 vote-getters)

Sion Roy 23.60% (13,394)

Nancy Greenstein 23.34% (13,243)

Tom Peters 22.64% (12,850)

Barry Snell 21.92% (12,439)

Patrick Acosta II 8.50% (4,821)

State Senator, 24th District

Ben Allen 63.47% (143,651)

Kristina Irwin 36.53% (82,676)

Member of State Assembly 51st District

Rick Chavez Zbur 55.3% (34,200)

Louis Abramson 44.70% (35,721)

United States Representative 36th District

Ted Lieu 65.93% (109,986)

Joe Collins III 34.07% (56,828)

Measure SMC

Yes 55.20% (12,962)

No 44.80% (10,519)

SMMUSD Board of Education Members (top 4 vote-getters)

Laurie Lieberman 17.49% (11,434)

Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein 16.25% (10,621)

Stacy Rouse 16.19% (10,580)

Alicia Mignano 15.66% (10,234)

Esther Hickman 10.33% (6,754)

Angela DiGaetano 10.04% (6,562)

Miles Warner 9.65% (6,311)

Keith Coleman 4.40% (2,873)

Measure CS (increase transient occupancy tax)

Yes 72.68% (14,766)

No 27.32 (5,550)

Measure GS (increase property transfer tax to $56/$1k value)

Yes 52.0% (10,431)

No 48.0% (9,627)

Measure DT (increase property trasfer tax to $25/$1k value)

Yes 34.06% (6,731)

No 65.94% (13,034)

Measure DTS (advises on use of DT money)

Yes 56.82% (10,671)

No 43.18% (8,111)

Measure EM (power to control rent during an emergency)

Yes 57.71% (11,035)

No 42.29% (8,085)

Measure HMP (tax on cannabis businesses)

Yes 66.65% (13,116)

No 33.35% (6,564)

Measure PB (nonresidents to serve on personnel board)

Yes 59.82% (11,202)

No 40.18% (67,524)

Measure RC (more rules for landlords)

Yes 57.07% (10,806)

No 42.93% (8,127)