REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Certification of November 8, 2016 Election Results - Council Seats 4, 5, 6 and 7
Report
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
A General Municipal Election was held November 8, 2016 for the purpose of filling City Council Seats 4, 5, 6 and 7. The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters canvassed the returns of the election and transmitted a Certification of Election Results to the City Clerk on December 8, 2016. 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 recites 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:
Councilmember Seat Number 4: Larry Klein
Councilmember Seat Number 5: Russ Melton
Councilmember Seat Number 6: Nancy Smith
Councilmember Seat Number 7: Michael S. Goldman
The votes cast and percentage of the vote received by each individual follows in the table below (Councilmember-Elect name in bold):
COUNCILMEMBER SEAT NUMBER 4
Candidate
Votes Received
Percentage of
Votes Received
Larry Klein
18,972
46.63%
John Cordes
13,984
34.37%
Mike McCarthy
7,733
19.01
Total Votes Cast:
40,689
100.00%
COUNCILMEMBER SEAT NUMBER 5
Candidate
Votes Received
Percentage of
Votes Received
Russ Melton
24,281
60.60%
Pat Meyering
15,789
39.40%
Total Votes Cast:
40,070
100.00%
COUNCILMEMBER SEAT NUMBER 6
Candidate
Votes Received
Percentage of
Votes Received
Nancy Smith
26,565
66.53%
Jim Davis
13,366
33.47%
Total Votes Cast:
39,931
100.00%
COUNCILMEMBER SEAT NUMBER 7
Candidate
Votes Received
Percentage of
Votes Received
Michael S. Goldman
19,298
48.20%
Tara Martin-Milius
17,828
44.53%
Ron Banks
2,912
7.27%
Total Votes Cast:
40,038
100.00%
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