REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Certification of November 5, 2024 Election Results - City Council Districts 2, 4 and 6 and the Office of Mayor
Report
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
A General Municipal Election was held November 5, 2024 for the purpose of electing Council Members to City Council Districts 2, 4 and 6 and the Office of Mayor. The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters (ROV) canvassed the returns of the election and transmitted a Certification of Election Results to the City Clerk on December 5, 2024. Sunnyvale City Charter Section 601 provides that the four-year terms shall commence at the first regular meeting in January, at which the Council certifies the election results.
Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10263 and City Charter Section 601, the attached resolution details the number of votes cast and percentage of the vote received by each candidate, and declares elected the following persons who have received the highest number of votes cast for each office:
Mayor: Larry Klein
Councilmember District Number 2: Alysa Cisneros
Councilmember District Number 4: Charlsie Chang
Councilmember District Number 6: Eileen Le
The votes cast and percentage of the vote received by each candidate follows in the table below (Councilmember-Elect name shown in bold):
Mayor
Candidate
Votes Received
Percentage of
Votes Received
Larry Klein
34,429
72.72%
Russ Melton
12,914
27.28%
Total Votes Cast:
47,343
100.00%
Total Registration: 71,844
In Person Ballots Cast: 6,827
Vote by Mail Ballots Cast: 47,627
Total Ballots Cast: 54,454
Voter Turnout: 75.79%
Councilmember District Number 2
Candidate
Votes Received
Percentage of
Votes Received
Alysa Cisneros
4,286
68.87%
Jim Davis
1,937
31.13%
Total Votes Cast:
6,223
100.00%
Total Registration: 9,975
In Person Ballots Cast: 1,170
Vote by Mail Ballots Cast: 6,453
Total Ballots Cast: 7,623
Voter Turnout: 76.42%
Councilmember District Number 4
Candidate
Votes Received
Percentage of
Votes Received
Cha...
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