Election Update, Final Count

All ballots cast in Orange County in the Nov. 2 election have been counted. Of the county’s 1,621,934 registered voters, a total of 898,205 voted – a turnout of 55.4 percent. The majority of ballots were vote-by-mail, 28.7 percent, and precinct ballots comprised 26.6 percent. Mission Viejo, with a turnout of 61.4 percent, was in the county’s top tier of cities with highest turnouts.

Following is the final tally for the Mission Viejo City Council, with three seats at stake.

* PATRICIA "TRISH" KELLEY 15,996 18.8%
* DAVID "DAVE" LECKNESS  11,509 13.5%
RHONDA REARDON      11,356 13.3%
RICK SANDZIMIER      8,398 9.9%
BRIAN SKALSKY       7,450 8.8%
NEIL LONSINGER       7,292 8.6%
BILL BARKER        6,008 7.1%
FRED CARR         4,673 5.5%
MARK DOBRILOVIC      3,935 4.6%
LANCE R. MACLEAN      3,766 4.4%
KEN GOLEMO         2,483 2.9%
SAM MAMOLA         2,268 2.7%
* Indicates Incumbent Candidate, if any

The OC Register continued following up on a close race in Laguna Hills, in which three council seats went to Barbara Kogerman (6,109), Melody Carruth (5,758) and Randal Bressette (3,886). Incumbent candidate Craig Scott (3,813) was defeated by 73 votes. A much closer contest took place in Rancho Santa Margarita. Jesse Petrilla (7,396), Steven Baric (6,915) and Gary Thompson (6,843) won, with Thompson receiving 20 more votes than incumbent Neil Blais (6,823).

Unofficial results for Orange County can be found at http://www.ocvote.com/live/gen2010/results.htm In statewide races, information in the link reflects only Orange County’s totals.