Politics & Government

Redondo Beach Election Results: City Council, School Board Races

Voters in Redondo Beach chose City Council candidates and school board members in the election.

Results in Redondo Beach's General Election on March 7 show many races being very tight after the first results were posted.
Results in Redondo Beach's General Election on March 7 show many races being very tight after the first results were posted. (Rachel Barnes/Patch)

REDONDO BEACH, CA — Election day has come and gone in Redondo Beach, and polls for the city's all mail-in ballot general election are closed.

Redondo Beach residents voted for City Council candidates and School Board members and weighed in on a few city-wide measures.

First election results were posted at about 8:10 p.m. and reflected 14.59 percent of the city's votes, according to City of Redondo Beach officials. As of 10 p.m. on Tuesday, no further updates were made to the voting totals in this election.

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In District 3, Redondo Beach business owner Paige Kaluderovic was leading the vote by more than 5 percent with 53 percent of votes for Kaluderovic and 47 percent of votes for her opponent former City Commissioner Candace Allen Nafissi.

In District 5 Redondo Beach Planning Commissioner is running unopposed, meaning he will be elected to represent the district. Similarly, For City Clerk, current City Clerk Eleanor Manzano — who has served in the position for the last 16 years — ran unopposed.

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For City Treasurer, Business Owner Eugene J. Solomon was in the lead by more than 6 percent with about 53 percent of the vote for Solomon and almost 47 percent of the vote for retired RBUSD teacher Matthew Kilroy.

In addition to city positions, residents also chose two members of the RBUSD Board of Education from three candidates: Byung Cho, Jerome Chang and Raymur Flinn. With a total of 10,873 votes split between the three candidates so far, Flinn was in the lead with 35 percent, Cho trailing closely behind with 34 percent and Chang a little further behind them with 30 percent of the votes.

Those who are elected will serve until March 31, 2027, according to the city.

This election was an all-vote-by-mail election, meaning that there was no in-person voting available on March 7. All ballots needed to be postmarked on or before election day or dropped off at ballot drop boxes by 8 p.m. Tuesday.



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