LONG BEACH VOTERS TOSS TERMED OUT INCUMBENT VAL LERCH and put TONIA URANGA REYES on "POLITICAL LIFE ALERT." STEVEN NEAL ELECTED, JAMES JOHNSON IN RUN OFF

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By Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
Breaking News:
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
1 p.m.

Voters in Long Beach have said "no" to one city council member who tried to get around the cities term limit law and put another on a "political lifeline."

Termed out council member Val Lerch was soundly defeated yesterday in his bid to win a third term on the city council in the 9th District, via a write in campaign. Instead voters elected Steven Neal by a comfortable margin of 52%.  Neal avoided a run off since he received a 50% plus one vote majority of the votes cast.

Another termed out city council member Tonia Uranga Reyes has been given a "political life line" in her attempt to stay on the city council for a third term.  She will face off against popular upstart James Johnson as assistant city auditor in the 7th District run off election on June 8th.  In the final unofficial election results posted early today by the city clerk, Reyes Uranga received 30.7 percent of 4,712 votes cast, putting her in second place to Johnson who finished with 45 percent.

Popular incumbent City Council members Robert Garcia, Gary DeLong and Gerrie Shipskie all won  reelection bids, as did Mayor Bob Foster.  City Attorney Robert Shannon also won over challenger Tom Reeves in a hard fought campaign.

Here are all the results from Long Beach.


City of Long Beach


Primary Nominating Election
April 13, 2010


Unofficial Results - Posted at 3:39 AM

Mayor

BOB FOSTER        26,175 83.8%
STEVIE DANIELLE MERINO 5,057 16.2%

City Attorney
ROBERT SHANNON 17,734 57.7%
TOM REEVES 13,002 42.3%

City Auditor
LAURA DOUD 29,070 100.0%

City Prosecutor
DOUG HAUBERT 16,629 54.4%
TIMOTHY O'REILLY 13,927 45.6%

Council Member, District 1
ROBERT GARCIA 1,020 70.9%
JANA SHIELDS 418 29.1%

Council Member, District 3
GARY DELONG 4,711 62.6%
TOM MARCHESE 1,510 20.1%
TERRY G. JENSEN 1,309 17.4%

Council Member, District 5
GERRIE SCHIPSKE 4,326 63.9%
MIKE HEDGES 2,448 36.1%

Council Member, District 7
JAMES JOHNSON 2,121 45.0%
JILL HILL 845 18.0%
JACK C. SMITH 281 6.0%
TONIA REYES-URANGA 1445 30.7%
FERNANDO BERNABE 20 0.4%

Council Member, District 9
STEVEN NEAL 1,440 52.3%
BRAD SHORE 431 15.7%
DAN PRESSBURG 163 5.9%
VAL LERCH 717 26.1%

Long Beach Community College District Governing Board, Trustee Area 1
JEFFREY A. KELLOGG 3,103 51.6%
LUUKIA A. SMITH 1,693 28.2%
TIMOTHY W. TUCKER 1,216 20.2%

Long Beach Community College District Governing Board, Trustee Area 3
MARK J. BOWEN 1,823 59.8%
DAVE HALL 1,227 40.2%

Long Beach Community College District Governing Board, Trustee Area 5
TOM CLARK 5,178 54.0%
PHILLIP Q. SHROTMAN 3,379 35.2%
DEMIREA R. PERRY 1,038 10.8%

Long Beach Unified School District Governing Board Member, District 1
MARY STANTON 3,543 57.4%
JEFFREY S. PRICE 2,626 42.6%

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