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Date Issue Results
10/25/1915 INCORPORATION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH Yes: 84
No: 14
BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION
James H. Blagge
Herman J. Eichhorn
Clarence A. Little
Harry G. Magie
John C. Ord
CITY CLERK
Arthur L. Havens
CITY TREASURER
Miletus H. Snow
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Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast unknown
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
04/10/1916 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Term of office determined as follows: Two highest number
votes shall hold 4 year term - Three lowest number votes
shall hold 2 year term.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
James H. Blagge 4 year term
Harry G. Magie 4 year term
Robert D. Richards 2 year term
Walter G. Pfaffenberger 2 year term
J.E. Adams 2 year term
CITY CLERK
Clarence A. Little
CITY TREASURER
Miletus H. Snow
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Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast unknown
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
10/05/1916 Clarence A. Little resignation as City Clerk (City Clerk Pro
Tern - Robert D. Richards) Henry Anderson appointed to fill
unexpired term
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
12/27/1916 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
(a) "The proposition of incurring a bonded debt by said City of Yes: 132
Seal Beach in the sum of $30,000.00 for the acquiring of No: 8
funds with which to pay the cost of the acquisition,
construction and completion of a certain municipal
improvement, to wit: Water works for said City."
(b) "The proposition of incurring a bonded debt by said City of Yes: 141
Seal Beach in the sum of $45,000.00 to acquire funds with No: 3
which to pay the cost of the acquisition and construction of a
certain Municipal improvement, to wit: A Sewer Systems for
City."
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 4 01/02/17
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 146
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
04/20/1917 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (RECALL)
"Shall James H. Blagge be recalled from the office of Member Yes: 133
of the Board of Trustees of the City of Seal Beach?" No: 87
"Shall John C. Ord be elected to the Board of Trustees of the Yes: 127
City of Seal Beach?"
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Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast unknown
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
06/15/1917 Henry Anderson resigned as City Clerk (City Clerk Pro Tern
JP Transue) Miletus H. Snow resigned as City Treasurer
Miletus H. Snow appointed as City Clerk and Arthur L.
Havens appointed as City Treasurer
08/24/1917 SPECIAL ELECTION (RECALL)
"Shall Walter G. Pfaffenberger be recalled from the office of Yes: 145
Member of the Board of Trustees of the City of Seal Beach?" No: 52
"Shall Albert J. Morris be elected to the Board of Trustees of Yes: 130
the City of Seal Beach?"
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Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast unknown
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
11/12/1917 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
(a) Proposition: "Shall the City of Seal Beach incur a bonded Yes: 113
debt in the sum of$45,000.00 for the acquisition, construction No: 10
and completion by the City of Seal Beach of a certain revenue
producing municipal improvement to wit: Water Works for
supplying the city and inhabitants with water including the
acquisition of deeds, rights of way, machinery, pipes,
apparatus, wells, pipe lines, mains, laterals, meters and
attachments and other works necessary therefore?"
(b) Proposition: "Shall the City of Seal Beach incur a bonded Yes: 118
debt in the sum of$45,000.00 for the acquisition, construction No: 7
and completion by the City of Seal Beach of a certain revenue
producing municipal improvement to wit: A sewer system in
said City including all pipes, pipe lines, mains, laterals,
connections, attachments, main holes, machinery, septic
tanks, property, apparatus and appliances necessary or
convenient for the purpose of properly and sanitary disposing
of the sewage of the City of Seal Beach?"
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 20 11/15/17
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 127
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
12/20/1917 Miletus H. Snow resigned as City Clerk (City Clerk Pro Tern
John J. Doyle)
01/01/1918 Jacob P. Transue appointed City Clerk
04/08/1918 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
BOARD OF TRUSTEES (Vote for 3)
John J. Burkhart 83
John J. Doyle 95
Albert J. Morris 85
Albert J. Spinner 78
Walter A. Stortz 155
CITY CLERK
Branham B. Brown 144
Andrew Transue 1
CITY TREASURER
Ira E. Patterson 85
William S. Templeman 76
Arthur L. Haven 3
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Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast unknown
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
05/16/1918 Branham B. Brown resigned as City Clerk (City Clerk Pro
Tern John J. Doyle)
06/04/1918 Amy Dyson appointed City Clerk
03/20/1919 No City Clerk (City Clerk Pro Tern John J. Doyle 04-23-18)
05/15/1919 Amy Dyson resigned as City Clerk - Sadie C. Sweeney
appointed to fill vacancy
04/12/1920 MUNICIPAL ELECTION
BOARD OF TRUSTEES (Vote for 2)
Frederick R. Aldrich 34
John J. Burkhart 102
James A. Graham 61
Richard H. Rogers 34
Albert J. Spinner 91
CITY CLERK
Branham B. Brown 101
Sadie C. Sweeney 66
CITY TREASURER
Ira E. Patterson 61
Sadie C. Bailey 107
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Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast unknown
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
09/14/1920 SPECIAL ELECTION (RECALL)
"Shall John J. Doyle be recalled as a member of the Board of Yes: 98
Trustees?" No: 112
"Shall Walter G. Phaffinberger be elected to the Board of Yes: 94
Trustees?
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Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast unknown
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
06/14/1921 SPECIAL ELECTION (BONDS) (Ord. No. 74 - 07/21/21)
Proposition: "Shall the City of Seal Beach incur a bonded debt Yes: 101
in the sum of $50,000.00 for the acquisition, construction and No: 10
completion by the City of Seal Beach of a certain revenue
producing municipal improvement to wit: Water Works for
supplying the City and inhabitants with water including the
acquisition of deeds, rights of way, machinery, pipes,
apparatus, wells, pipe lines, mains, laterals meters and
attachments and other works necessary therefore?"
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Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast unknown
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
04/10/1922 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
BOARD OF TRUSTEES (Vote for 3)
Robert D. Richard 157
Walter A. Stortz 152
James A. Graham 151
Asa G. Snow 150
W. Floyd Stevens 145
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 77 04/17/22
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 296
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
08-/2/1923 Branham B. Brown resigned as City Clerk - 011ie B. Padrick
appointed to fill vacancy
04/14/1924 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
BOARD OF TRUSTEES (Vote for 2)
John F. Burkhart 148
Andrew H. Smith 136
Jacob P. Transue 239
Albert E. Walker 225
James J. Walder 3
CITY CLERK
011ie B. Padrick 273
Branham B. Brown 82
James J. Walder 1
CITY TREASURER
Ira E. Patterson 162
J.T. Kennedy 32
James J. Walder 136
Branham B. Brown 1
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
04/14/1924 * * * * * * * * * *
(continued) Declare Results - Resolution No. 109 04/21/24
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 392
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1925--
04/12/1926 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
BOARD OF TRUSTEES (Vote for 3)
R.E. Dolley 188
Jesse R. John 187
C.O. Wheat 197
Henry S. Newton 99
Everett W. Reed 97
Mary J. Washburn 97
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 143 04/19/26
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 296
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
01/07/1927 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (RECALL)
"Shall R. E. Dolley be recalled from the office of member of Yes: 181
the Board of Trustees of the City of Seal Beach?" No: 203
Lee C. Benno, Candidate to succeed R.E Dolley. 181
"Shall Jesse R. John be recalled from the office of member of Yes: 181
the Board of Trustees of the City of Seal Beach?" No: 198
Adolph B. Johnson, Candidate to succeed Jesse R. John. 181
"Shall C.O. Wheat be recalled from the office of member of Yes: 179
the Board of Trustees of the City of Seal Beach?" No: 204
Walter A. Stortz, Candidate to succeed C.O. Wheat 179
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 146 01/10/27
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 415
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
03/12/1928 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Proposition 1: "Shall the City of Seal Beach incur a bonded Yes: 222
indebtedness of $30,000.00 for the purpose of the acquisition No: 122
and construction by the City of Seal Beach of a certain
municipal improvement to wit: the acquisition and
construction of a City Hall in said City including the acquisition
of all lands necessary or convenient therefore and the
construction thereon of a City Hall building?"
Proposition 2: "Shall the City of Seal Beach incur a bonded Yes: 259
indebtedness of $20,000.00 for the purpose of the acquisition No: 83
and construction by the City of Seal Beach of a certain
municipal improvement to wit: the extension of the present
sewer system of said City by the acquisition and construction
of a sewerage pumping plant and the construction of
additional collecting sewers, including lateral sewers,
intercepting sewers, and main line sewers in said city, and
including the acquisition of all materials and machinery
therefore?"
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 151 03/19/28
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 342
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
04/09/1928 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
COUNCILMAN / BOARD OF TRUSTEES (Vote for 1)
Elmer J. Hughes 356
Mrs. Jessie W. Reed 178
Henry W. Snider 239
CITY CLERK
Mrs. Jennie P. Hilliker 142
Mrs. 011ie B. Padrick 252
Sam Springfield 1
CITY TREASURER
Miss Elsie McClelland 237
Ira E. Patterson 32
Mrs. Joe E. Stewart 128
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 152 04/16/28
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 407
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
04/27/1928 ANNEXATION ELECTION (Ord. No. 148)
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
08/28/1928 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (RECALL)
"Shall R.E. Dolley be recalled from the office of member of the Yes: 144
Board of Trustees of the City of Seal Beach?" No: 244
Albert E. Walker, Candidate to succeed R.E. Dolley 135
"Shall Jesse R. John be recalled from the office of member of Yes: 152
the Board of Trustees of the City of Seal Beach?" No: 212
Lee C. Benno, Candidate to succeed Jesse R. John. 143
"Shall C.O. wheat be recalled from the office of member of the Yes: 144
Board of Trustees of the City of Seal Beach?" No: 222
John F. Burkhart, Candidate to succeed C.O. Wheat. 137
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 158 09/04/28
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 385
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
01/28/1929 SPECIAL BOND ELECTION
Proposition I: "Shall the City of Seal Beach incur a bonded Yes: 193
indebtedness of $50,000.00 for the acquisition, construction No: 70
and completion by the City of Seal Beach of a certain
Municipal improvement, to wit: The acquisition, construction
and completion of a City Hall Building including the site,
therefore, for the purpose of housing the various City offices,
including a place for police headquarters, a City jail, and a
place for housing machinery, equipment, tools and supplies of
the street department?"
Proposition II: "Shall the City of Seal Beach incur a bonded Yes: 200
indebtedness of $7,500.00 for the acquisition by the City of No: 60
Seal Beach of a certain municipal improvement to wit: The
acquisition by the City of Seal Beach of a certain additional
fire apparatus and equipment?"
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 161 02/04/29
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 263
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
04/14/1930 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND COUNCILMAN (Vote for 3)
F.L. Wilson 257
C.O. Wheat 252
J.C. Putman 246
J.R. John 240
R.E. Dolley 238
R.T. Moffit 232
Proposition I: "Shall Ordinance No. 154 providing for the Yes: 234
assessment and collection of taxes by the City of Seal Beach No: 221
be adopted?"
Proposition II: "Shall each member of the Board of Trustees Yes: 234
receive $10.00 per month as compensation for his services?" No: 120
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 177 04/21/30
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 493
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1931--
04/11/1932 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
(Vote for 2)
CITY COUNCIL 4 year term
Elmer J. Hughes 314
James J. Rochford 230
Logan Smith 246
Earl G. Waidler 261
Albert E. Walker 61
(Vote for 1)
CITY COUNCIL 2 year term
Dr. Ernest F. Green 267
Festus A. Steen 288
CITY CLERK
Lois E. Helmick 33
011ie B. Padrick 230
Jessie W. Reed 145
Salome Havens 167
CITY TREASURER
James J. Walder 368
Mary Taylor 1
Roscoe Carrer 2
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
04/11/1932
(continued) Declare Results - Resolution No. 203 04/18/32
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 576
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1933--
04/09/1934 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL (Vote for 3)
Ernest F. Green 181
George Harkin 115
Tim Hussey 272
Ernest H. Muse 229
Logan Smith 77
Albert E. Walker 120
Harry E. Wright 172
Donald Steen 1
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 226 04/16/34
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 432
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
03/29/1935 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Proposition I: "Shall the City of Seal Beach incur a bonded Yes: 358
indebtedness in the principal amount of $40.000.00 for the No: 32
acquisition, construction and completion by the City of Seal
Beach of a certain municipal improvement; to wit: The
acquisition, construction and completion of main and sanitary
sewers or instrumentalities of sanitation, together with the
necessary outlets, manholes, catch basins, flush tank,
disposal plants, pumping plants, connecting sewers, ditches,
drains, conduits, tunnels, channels, or other appurtenances,
and the acquisition and installation of machinery and
equipment necessary therefore, and including the acquisition
of land?"
Proposition II: "Shall the City of Seal Beach incur a bonded Yes: 346
indebtedness in the principal amount of $62.000.00 for the No: 40
acquisition, construction and completion by the City of Seal
Beach of a certain municipal improvement; to wit: The
acquisition, construction and completion of breakwaters,
levees, bulkheads and walls of rock or other material to
protect the streets, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places,
public ways and other property in such city from overflow by
water, including the acquisition of land, reclamation of
submerged lands, right-of-way, machinery, apparatus and
other property necessary therefore?"
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
03/29/1935
(continued) Proposition III: "Shall the City of Seal Beach incur a bonded Yes: 349
indebtedness in the principal amount of $62.000.00 for the No: 40
acquisition, construction and completion by the City of Seal
Beach of a certain municipal improvement; to wit: The
acquisition, construction and completion of a water works
system including wells, pumps, dams reservoirs, storage
tanks, channels, tunnels, conduits, pipes, hydrants, meters, or
other appurtenances necessary therefore, and including the
acquisition of land therefore, for supplying or distributing a
domestic water supply and for fire protection?"
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 241 04/01/35
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 390
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
04/14/1936 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL (Vote for 2)
John C. Felts 195
E.J. Hughes 428
E.G. (Jack)Waidler 365
James R. Zoeter 169
CITY COUNCIL (short term)
Eddie Kupferle 525
CITY CLERK
011ie B. Padrick 424
Norma Reed 37
Frank W. Upham 140
CITY TREASURER
James J. Walder 529
Ordinance No. 97: "An Ordinance of the City of Seal Beach, Yes: 377
California, increasing the compensation of members of the No: 160
City Council of said City by the sum of fifteen dollars ($15) per
month."
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 284 04/20/36
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 607
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1937--
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
04/12/1938 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL (Vote for 3)
Ernest F. Green 351
Tim Hussey 222
Eddie Kupferle 242
John F. Burkhart 33
J.V. (Cassy) Cascio 86
Fred P. Miller 241
Ernest Richard Muse 231
Irvin C. Smith 121
James N. Scott 172
James R. Zoeter 114
CITY TREASURER (short term)
C.Z. Irvine 433
Anna E. Collier 97
Inez Hardesty 23
Proposition: "Shall the City of Seal Beach incur a bonded Yes: 507
indebtedness in the principal amount of $101.500.00 for the No: 97
acquisition, construction and completion by the City of Seal
Beach of a certain municipal improvement; to wit: The
acquisition, construction and completion of a wharf, or
municipal pier, including ornamental lights, water, restrooms,
boat landing facilities, the acquisition of land, reclamation of
submerged lands, right of way, machinery, equipment,
apparatus of other appurtenances and other property
necessary therefore?"
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 355 & 356 04/18/38
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 629
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
11/29/1938 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Proposition No. 1: "Shall the City of Seal Beach incur a Yes: 227
bonded indebtedness in the principal amount of $75.000.00 No: 197
for the acquisition, construction and completion by the City of
Seal Beach of a certain municipal improvement; to wit: The
acquisition, construction and completion of a bridge, including
ornamental lights, sidewalks, curb, pavement, pipes,
conduits, tunnels, the acquisition of land, reclamation of
submerged lands, right of way, machinery, equipment,
apparatus or other appurtenances and other property
necessary therefore?"
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
11/29/1938 Proposition No. 2: "Shall the City of Seal Beach incur a
(continued) bonded indebtedness in the principal amount of $80.000.00 Yes: 243
for the acquisition, construction and completion by the City of No: 185
Seal Beach of a certain municipal improvement; to wit: The
acquisition, construction and completion of a public park, or
park areas, including ornamental lights, sidewalks, curb,
pavement, landscaping, grading, ornamentation, public
recreation facilities, pipes, conduits, tunnels, the acquisition of
land, reclamation of submerged lands, right of way,
machinery, equipment, apparatus or appurtenances and
property necessary therefore?"
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 381 12/05/38
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 431
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
03/07/1939 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Ordinance No. 230: "Shall the Ordinance be adopted? Yes: 325
Entitled: "An ordinance making it unlawful to erect, construct No: 93
or install any derrick, machinery or apparatus for the purpose
of drilling for, pumping or producing oil gas or other
hydrocarbon substances from any well not existing at the time
this ordinance takes effect, or to maintain, pump or operate
such new well, within the territorial limits and boundaries of
said City of Seal Beach, California, and providing penalties for
the violation hereof, repealing all ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith; establishing a consolidated
special municipal election precinct designating the polling
place, and appointing the officers of the election."
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 385
Total Number of Registered Voters 03/13/39
Total Votes Cast unknown
% Registered Voters Who Voted 418
unknown
04/09/1940 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL (Vote for 2)
Elmer J. Hughes 446
John C. (Frosty) Felts 446
Everett M. Koontz 426
Herbert E. Waite 403
CITY CLERK
011ie B. Padrick 520
Quida H. Flack 222
F.W. Hickman 102
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
04/09/1940 CITY TREASURER 656
(continued) Chas Z. Irvine 185
Inez Hardesty
"Shall there be created a fund for capitol outlays for the Yes: 259
transfer to such fund any unencumbered surplus funds No: 485
remaining on hand in said City at the end of any fiscal year,
and for the levy of a tax of not to exceed $0.15 on each One
Hundred of the taxable property within said City during any
one year for said fund to be used for public improvements
under the provisions of that certain Act of the Legislature of
the State of California, entitled: An act to provide for the levy
and collection of taxes and assessments for the purpose of
creating a fund for capitol outlays by cities, counties or
districts: approved July 1, 1937, Chapter 717, Statutes,
1937?
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 413 04/15/40
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 870
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
08/12/1941 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Proposition I: "Shall the City of Seal Beach incur a bonded Yes: 384
indebtedness in the principal amount of $40.000.00 for the No: 156
acquisition, by the City of Seal Beach of a certain municipal
improvement; to wit: The acquisition of land along the ocean
front for street and recreational purposes?"
Proposition II: "Shall the City of Seal Beach incur a bonded Yes: 380
indebtedness in the principal amount of $55.100.00 for the No: 160
acquisition, construction and completion by the City of Seal
Beach of a certain municipal improvement to wit: the
acquisition, construction and completion of a jetty and
breakwater to protect the streets, avenues, lanes and other
public places and other property in such City, from overflow by
water, and to promote commerce, fisheries and navigation
including the acquisition of land and rights of way and all
labor, materials and other property necessary therefore?"
Proposition III: "Shall the City of Seal Beach incur a bonded Yes: 370
indebtedness in the principal amount of $103.600.00 for the No: 169
acquisition, construction and completion by the City of Seal
Beach of a certain municipal improvement to wit: the
acquisition, construction and completion of groins extending
into the Pacific Ocean and the dredging and deposit of
dredged material to protect the streets, avenues, lanes and
other places and other property in such City from overflow by
water, including the acquisition of all land, rights of way,
labor, materials and other property necessary therefore?"
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
08/12/1941
(continued)
Declare Results - Resolution No. 440 08/19/41
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 509
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
04/14/1942 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL (Vote for 3)
Dr. Ernest F. Green 255
Max Henkey 330
Frank D. Krause 76
Frank D. Moran 267
Frederick W. Postal 306
Mrs. Jessie W. Reed 350
Mayson W. Shouler 284
S.S. Silber 31
Ernest Muse (Write-In) 1
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 461 04/21/42
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 649
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1943--
04/11/1944 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL (Vote for 2)
John C (Frosty) Felts 326
Albert M. Ashman 404
William D. Gauntner 410
CITY CLERK
Nellie M. Larmore 25
Helen R. Morrison 270
John W. Mulcahy 333
CITY TREASURER
Charles Z. Irvine 577
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 510 04/18/44
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 649
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
05/12/1944 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
"Shall Max Henkey be recalled from the office of member of Yes: 299
the City Council, City of Seal Beach?" No: 259
"Shall F.W. Postal be recalled from the office of member of Yes: 313
the City Council, City of Seal Beach?" No: 244
"If the recall prevails, shall the Council fill the vacancy or
vacancies by appointment, or call a special election for that
purpose?"
By Appointment: 212
By Special Election: 306
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 516 05/24/44
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 566
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
06/27/1944 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL (short term) (Vote for 2)
Neil E. Adams 228
James P. Butler 11
Louis E. Jaeckel 468
Harry J. Linfesty 10
Richard G. Olson 111
Frederick W. Postal 257
Mayson W. Shouler 413
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 521 07/05/44
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 771
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1945--
04/09/1946 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL (Vote for 3)
Louis E. Jaekel 535
Jessie W. Reed 511
Frank L. Shufelt 588
Edward B. Bromhead, Jr. 293
Thomas L. Burns 319
George W. Gammon, Jr. 297
William D. Gauntner 362
Brooks W. Lowentrout 302
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Date Issue Results
04/09/1946
(continued) CITY COUNCIL (short term) (Vote for 2)
James P. Butler 454
Mayson W. Shouler 56
Theodore Bennett 432
Oscar C. Johnson 297
Woodrow W. Smith 371
Howard C. Van Ausdeln 112
Lew Webster 414
J.R. Zoeter 306
"Shall the City Council of Seal Beach be authorized to levy
annually a sum not exceeding 10 cents upon each $100.00 of Yes: 423
assessed value of taxable property in the City of Seal Beach No: 579
in addition to the limit of $1.00 per $100.00 of assessed value
of property for general purposes, as provided by law, for the
purpose of purchasing and maintaining fire fighting equipment
and the maintenance of a fire hall building to house said
equipment?"
"Shall the salary of each Councilman be increased from Yes: 280
$25.00 per month to $50.00 per month?" No: 730
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 587 04/16/46
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 1,143
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
08/20/1946 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
"Shall the ordinance which amends the ordinance prohibiting Yes: 225
the drilling of wells for, and activities in connection with, the No: 678
production of oil, gas, other hydrocarbon substances, or water
in the City of Seal Beach, which amendment consists of the
elimination only from the area in which such drilling and
activities are prohibited of that part of the said City lying only
in the Pacific Ocean, more particularly described as follows, to
wit: Beginning at the most Westerly corner of the said City of
Seal Beach and running thence Northeasterly, along the
Northwesterly boundary line of the said City of Seal Beach to
an intersection two (2) miles to a point; thence Southeasterly,
parallel with the Southwesterly boundary line of the said City
of Seal Beach, to an intersection with the Southwesterly
prolongation of the Southeasterly line of Fourth Street as
shown on a map of Bay City, recorded in Book 3, Page 19, of
Miscellaneous Maps, records of Orange County, California;
thence Southwesterly along said Southwesterly prolongation
of the Southeasterly line of Fourth Street, two (2) miles to the
Southwesterly boundary line of said City of Seal Beach;
thence Northwesterly, along said Southwesterly boundary line
to the most Westerly corner of the said City of Seal Beach and
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Date Issue Results
08/20/1946 the point of beginning; and which amendatory ordinance
(continued) prescribes certain conditions and obligations with respect to
such drilling and activities, be adopted?"
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 595 08/27/46
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 903
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
11/05/1946 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Proposition: "Shall the City of Seal Beach levy a tax of ten Yes: 681
cents ($0.10) on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of the No: 398
assessed valuation of the City of Seal Beach for the purpose
of supplying funds for the maintenance of fire equipment and
the purchase of new fire equipment, and the maintenance of
new fire equipment for municipal use, such levy to be in full
force and effect for a period of five (5) years only?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 601 11/12/46
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 1,079
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
07/17/1947 SPECIAL ELECTION (Recall)
"Shall Louis E. Jaekel be recalled from the office of mayor of Yes: 451
the City of Seal Beach?" No: 436
"Shall Frank Shufelt be recalled from the office of Mayor of the Yes: 421
City of Seal Beach?" No: 464
"Shall James P. Butler be recalled from the office of Mayor of Yes: 466
the City of Seal Beach?" No: 416
"Shall Lew Webster be recalled from the office of Mayor of the Yes: 402
City of Seal Beach?" No: 473
"Shall Jessie W. Reed be recalled from the office of Mayor of Yes: 463
the City of Seal Beach?" No: 426
"If the recall prevails, shall the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach fill the vacancy or vacancies by appointment or call a
special election for that purpose?"
By Appointment: 175
By Special Election: 578
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
07/17/1947
(continued) Declare Results - Resolution No. 620 07/23/47
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 933
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
08/26/1947 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL (Term 04/18/50) (Vote for 2)
O.L. "Dick" Bowers 257
Frank O. Brostrom 343
Pierce L. "Bud" Butler 208
Jack F. Callahan 23
Orval H. Carson 13
George W. Gammon, Jr. 174
Emil F. Jacobsen 286
Al R. Leonard 97
Horace W. Losch 184
H.C. Van Ausdeln 30
CITY COUNCIL (Term 04/20/48) (Vote for 1)
Ross W. Armagost 351
Al. Corriveau 7
Charles F. Ledbetter 149
Frank L. Von Normann 307
Horace W. Losch (write in) 1
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 892
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
04/13/1948 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL (Vote for 2)
Roberts C. Archly 142
O.L. Bowers 466
W.D. Gauntner 334
Albert Leonard 375
Horace W. Losch 333
Robert Weyman 337
CITY CLERK
John W. Mulcahy 664
Delphine M. Walker 372
CITY TREASURER
Charles Irvine 880
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 640 04/20/48
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 1,065
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
07/12/1949 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
"Shall that certain ordinance known as the "Street and Water Yes: 528
Revenue Act of 1949," being an ordinance permitting the No: 826
conduct and operation of all legal games under proper
regulation within the City of Seal Beach upon the payment of
a license fee therefore, be adopted?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 676 07/19/49
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 1,354
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
04/11/1950 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL (Vote for 3)
Emil F. Jacobsen 565
Frank Shufelt 607
John D. Bowler 160
Frank S. Davis 146
Norman W. Granger 598
Eugene F.X. Keenoy 592
Horace W. Losch 116
Mrs. Jessie W. Reed 590
Harry C. Ross, Jr. 103
Tyre H. Small 121
Lew Webster 596
Robert R. Weyman 111
A.A. Jason (write-in) 1
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 697 04/11/50
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 1,456
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
03/13/1951 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL BOND ELECTION
"Shall the City of Seal Beach incur a bonded indebtedness in Yes: 380
the principal sum of $130.000.00 for the purpose of the No: 89
acquisition and construction for said City of a certain
Municipal Improvement, to wit: The reconstruction and
enlargement of the existing sewage treatment and disposal
plant, together with the acquisition of all apparatus, equipment
and other property necessary therefore?"
03/20/51
Declare Results - Resolution No. 732 unknown
Total Number of Registered Voters 469
Total Votes Cast unknown
% Registered Voters Who Voted
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
04/08/1952 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION:
CITY COUNCIL (Vote for 2)
D.D. Lawhead 584
Albert R. Leonard 455
Louis Avritt 176
Hugh A. Cooper 300
Horace W. Losch 260
Walter W. Mahaffey 352
CITY CLERK
John W. Mulcahy 505
Clarence L. Mecham 349
Jessie W, Reed (write-in) 237
CITY TREASURER
C.Z. Irvine 870
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 756 04/15/52
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 1,143
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
10/02/1952 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Proposition No. I: "Shall an initiative Ordinance of the Voters
of the City of Seal Beach, California, providing for the Yes: 697
prohibition of maintaining or conducting gambling places, No: 236
prohibiting persons from frequenting such places, prohibiting
playing of gambling games, prohibiting persons from
frequenting such places, prohibiting possession of certain
devices, declaring possession of such devices to be a public
nuisance and providing for the abatement thereof, providing
for the licensing of certain games not prohibited by Section
330 of the California Penal Code, providing for license fees,
restricting such games to a certain area, providing for
exceptions and for issuance of licenses, providing for penalty,
and providing for repealing Ordinance No. 407, be adopted?"
Proposition No. II: "Shall an Initiative Ordinance of the City
Council of the City of Seal Beach, California, prohibiting the Yes: 796
playing of certain gambling games and prohibiting the No: 644
maintenance and operation of places for playing such games,
prohibiting the possession of said devices and providing a
penalty for violation thereof; declaring certain devices to be
nuisances and providing for exceptions and repealing all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this
ordinance, providing a time when this ordinance shall become
effective, be adopted?"
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
10/02/1952
(continued) Declare Results - Resolution No. 782 10/07/52
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 1,440
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
03/31/1953 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
"Shall the following described territory to wit: Beginning at the
center Section 12, Township 5 South Range 12 West, S.B.B For
and M., said point being the Northeast corner of the present Exclusion:
City of Seal Beach Boundary and also the point of true 973
beginning of this description; thence South 000 10' 40" West
along the quarter section line 2652.61 feet to the South Against
quarter corner of said Section 12; thence North 440 52' 47" Exclusion:
West 547.10 feet to a point in the East line of land deemed to 266
the City of Seal Beach for water development; thence North
440 52' 47" West 547.10 feet to a point in the East line of land
deemed to the City of Seal Beach for water development;
thence North 000 10' 40" East 673.63 feet along the East line
of said City water land to the Northeast corner thereof; thence
North 890 48' 45" West 200.00 feet along the North boundary
of the said Citywater land to the Northwest corner thereof;
thence South 000 10' 40" West 474.06 feet along the West
line of said City water land North 440 52' 47" West 2927.89
feet to the West quarter corner of said section 12; thence
South 890 47' 07" East along quarter section line of Section
12, a distance of 2659.66 feet to the center of said Section 12,
a distance of 2659.66 feet to the center of said section 12 and
also the point of true beginning. "A general description of the
above territory is a certain triangular area of land in the
Northeast corner of the City which is bound on the North by
the present Seal Beach City limits, intersected by Bay
Boulevard, and contains approximately 78.288 acres, a part of
which is now within the boundary of Seal Beach Ammunition
and net Depot, but said territory does not exclude the present
Seal Beach water land" be excluded from the City of Seal
Beach, Orange County, CA.?"
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 805 04/07/53
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 1,243
% Registered Voters Who Voted Unknown
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
04/14/1953 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Airport Club)
"Shall an Initiative Ordinance of the City of Seal Beach Yes: 825
prohibiting the playing of certain games and prohibiting the No: 858
maintenance or operation of places for playing such games;
prohibiting the possession of certain devices; declaring certain
devices to be nuisances and providing for abatement thereof;
providing for the licensing of certain games not prohibited by
Section 330 of the California Penal Code; providing for license
fees and restricting such games to a certain area; providing
for certain exceptions and the issuance of a license providing
for penalties; providing for the repeal of Ordinance No. 407
and 429, and providing for a time when such ordinance shall
become effective, be adopted?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 806
Total Number of Registered Voters 04/21/53
Total Votes Cast unknown
% Registered Voters Who Voted 1,683
unknown
09/17/1953 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Recall)
"Shall D.F Bowen be recalled from the office of Member of the Yes: 433
City Council, City of Seal Beach?" No: 921
"Shall Donovan D. Lawhead be recalled from the office of Yes: 316
Member of the City Council, City of Seal Beach?" No: 1,002
"Shall Albert R. Leonard be recalled from the office of Member Yes: 540
of the City Council, City of Seal Beach?" No: 821
"Shall Frank L. Shufelt be recalled from the office of Member Yes: 498
of the City Council, City of Seal Beach?" No: 862
"Shall Lew Webster be recalled from the office of Member of Yes: 474
the City Council, City of Seal Beach?" No: 882
"If the recall prevails, shall the City Council fill the vacancy or
vacancies by appointment, or call a special election for that
purpose?"
By Appointment: 588
By Special Election: 656
09/21/53
Declare Results - Resolution No. 818 unknown
Total Number of Registered Voters 1,375
Total Votes Cast unknown
% Registered Voters Who Voted
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
04/13/1954 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL (Vote for 3)
Donald F. Bowen 161
Lew Webster 186
L.U. Bennett 342
Paul F. Calvo 761
George H. Clark 713
Jack D. Croce 86
Edwin A. Doolittle 25
Fred Flanagan 668
Paul A. Hasley 300
Cyris W. Shepard 417
Proposition No. I: "Shall the ordinance making it unlawful to
drill for, or erect, construct or install any derrick, machinery or Yes: 907
apparatus for the purpose of drilling for or producing oil, gas No: 279
or other hydrocarbon substances from any well located within
the upland portion of the territorial limits and boundaries of the
City of Seal Beach, California, and providing penalties for the
violation thereof, and repealing Ordinance No. 230 adopted as
an initiative measure at an election held on March 7, 1937, be
adopted?"
Proposition No. II: "Shall the ordinance fixing the
compensation of each member of the City Council at Fifty Yes: 334
($50.00) Dollars per month payable the same as other fixed No: 516
salaries are paid, such compensation to commence May 1,
1954 and repealing Ordinance No. 197 and all other
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict therewith, be
adopted?"
Proposition No. III: "Shall the ordinance amending Section 42
of Ordinance No. 154 to provide that real property which has Yes: 815
been sold to the City for delinquent taxes cannot be redeemed No: 345
after such property which has been deeded to the City,
instead of allowing redemption after the property is so
deeded, be adopted?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 836 04/20/54
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 1,256
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
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Date Issue Results
10/20/1954 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Proposition No. I: "Shall the Ordinance No. 460 making it Yes: 597
unlawful to keep, operate or conduct any place where any No: 516
game not mentioned in Section 330 or 330a of the Penal
Code is played, and making it unlawful to permit, participate in
or frequent any such game or bet at such game, providing for
an exception by allowing the Council to issue a permit for a
limited time to certain organizations and providing for an
exception when such game is incidental to a bona fide social
relationship, and providing for penalties for violation thereof
and repealing Ordinance No. 429, be adopted?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 855 10/26/54
Total Number of Registered Voters 2,747
Total Votes Cast 1,113
% Registered Voters Who Voted 41%
11/23/1954 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Water Bond Issue)
"Shall the City of Seal Beach incur a bonded indebtedness in Yes: 533
the principal sum of $369.000 for the acquisition and No: 377
construction by said City of a certain municipal improvement,
to wit: aqueducts, water, pipelines (including pipelines to
replace existing lines), reservoir site, and pumping facilities
and other works for the transmission and distribution of water,
including the City's share of aqueducts, water pipelines and
related works to be owned and used jointly with other public
agencies, and including the acquisition of all land easements,
pipe, pumps, valves, controls machinery and other property
necessary therefore?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 859 11/30/54
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 910
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
03/04/1955 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Recall)
"Shall Paul F. Calvo be recalled from the office of Member of Yes: 449
the City Council, City of Seal Beach?" No: 718
"Shall George H. Clark be recalled from the office of Member Yes: 448
of the City Council, City of Seal Beach?" No: 717
"If the recall prevails, shall the City Council fill the vacancy or
vacancies by appointment or call a special election for that
purpose?"
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
03/04/1955
(continued) By Appointment: 235
By Special Election: 789
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 870 03/11/55
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 3,356
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
04/21/1955 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Proposition No. I: "Shall the certain initiative ordinance which
prohibits the permitting, playing at, keeping, maintaining or Yes: 574
conduct of, certain games not prohibited by Section 330 of the No: 821
California Penal Code, when played for money or things of
value without a license; provides for licenses for such games
at places within certain areas; provides minimum age limits for
players; provides licensee shall compensate special police
officers; prohibits possession of certain devices; declares
possession of such devices to be a nuisance and provides for
abatement thereof; and repeals Ordinance No. 429 of the City
of Seal Beach, California, be adopted?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 881 04/28/55
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 1,396
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
04/10/1956 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL (Vote for 2)
Harry Cleveland Ross, Jr. 689
Cyrus W. Shepard 639
Albert Clyde Spencer 658
Joe Harold Tancre 701
CITY CLERK
Frederick W. Hickman 769
Sidney Maxwell Kirby 294
Norma E. Pranter 276
Fern Henryson (write-in) 1
Cecile J. Hattersley (write-in) 8
Grace Irvine (write-in) 12
CITY TREASURER
James N. Scott 1,097
Grace Irvine (write-in) 88
William Robertson (write-in) 1
Dr. Val Sneed (write-in) 1
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Date Issue Results
04/10/1956 Bond Proposition: "Shall the City of Seal Beach incur a
(continued) bonded indebtedness in the principal amount of $60.000 for Yes: 792
the purpose of the acquisition and construction by said city of No: 572
a certain municipal improvement, to wit: a fire station building,
including the acquisition of all land, furniture, furnishings and
other property necessary therefore, and the acquisition of fire
fighting equipment including a fire truck, apparatus, and
equipment necessary therefore?"
Proposition I: "Shall the ordinance making it unlawful to drill Yes: 861
for, or erect, construct or install any derrick, machinery or No: 442
apparatus for the purpose of drilling for or producing oil, gas,
or other hydrocarbon substances from any well located within
the upland portion of the territorial limits and boundaries of the
City of Seal Beach, California, and providing penalties for the
violation thereof, exempting there from the land and territory
within the Naval Ammunition and Net Depot, and further
exempting any territory annexed after January 1, 1956, and
repealing Ordinance No. 445, be adopted?"
Proposition II: "Shall the City adopt the City Manager form of Yes: 576
Government?" No: 723
Proposition III: "Shall the City Council be authorized and
directed to formulate and place into operation an employees Yes: 621
retirement plan and be authorized to fix a special tax levy of No: 707
not more than 18¢ per $100.00 valuation of all property in the
City of Seal Beach in order to finance the City of Seal Beach
in order to finance the City's contribution in such proposed
plan?"
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 923 & 924 04/17/56
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 1,359
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1957--
04/08/1958 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL (Vote for 3)
Paul Calvo 525
Fred Flanagan 552
Albert C. Spencer 547
Louis Avritt 480
O.H. (Kit) Carson 514
Glen O. Jones 649
Albert R. (AI) Leonard 589
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Date Issue Results
04/08/1958 Proposition I: "Shall the ordinance authorizing a contract Yes: 1,010
(continued) between the City Council of the City of Seal Beach and the No: 255
Board of Administration of the California State Employees
Retirement System be adopted?"
Proposition II: "Shall the ordinance providing that the City of
Seal Beach elects that the duties of assessment of City Yes: 1,013
property taxes, equalization and correction of the assessment, No: 215
the collection, the payment and the enforcement of the taxes
and redemption of property from sale for non-payment of City
taxes shall be performed by the County Assessor, Tax
Collector, Auditor and Board of Supervisors of Orange
County, and providing for compensation to the County for the
assessment and collection of taxes be adopted?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 987
Total Number of Registered Voters 04/15/58
Total Votes Cast unknown
% Registered Voters Who Voted 6,349
unknown
04/12/1960 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL (Vote for 2)
Joe H. Tancre 384
Bonnie B. Abata 166
Charles W. Davis 72
Dean H. Gemmill 1,223
Norma Brendel Gibbs 1,332
Edward W. Keller 81
Ralph D. Schifano 83
Norman O. Wilson 288
Kit Carson (write in) 1
CITY CLERK
Frederick W. Hickman 1,179
Norma Silvernai 591
CITY TREASURER
James N. Scott 1,596
Proposition I: "Shall Ordinance No. 552 of the City of Seal Yes: 221
Beach amending Section 4 of Ordinance No. 476 by No: 1,505
exempting from the provisions of Ordinance No. 476 the
position of Chief of Police of the City of Seal Beach be
adopted?"
Proposition II: "Shall Ordinance No. 553 of the City of Seal Yes: 269
Beach increasing the compensation of each City Councilman No: 1,572
to the sum of$100.00 per month, be adopted"
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Date Issue Results
04/12/1960
(continued) Declare Results - Resolution No. 1056 04/19/60
Total Number of Registered Voters 2,716
Total Votes Cast 1,869
% Registered Voters Who Voted 69%
11/081960 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (City Manager)
"Shall Ordinance No. 559 providing for a City Manager form Yes: 2,166
of Government for the City of Seal Beach be adopted?" No: 910
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 1089
Total Number of Registered Voters 12/20/60
Total Votes Cast 3,794
% Registered Voters Who Voted 3,076
82%
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1961--
04/10/1962 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL (Vote for 3)
Glenn O. Jones 443
Al R. Leonard 987
Stanley G. Anderson 1,197
Thomas L. Crowley 171
Charles W. Davis 301
John Nescher 1,142
B.C. (Jimmy) Phelan 365
Millard F. Wilhelm 647
Edward N. Wood 569
Herbeck (write in) 6
Bond Proposition: "Shall the City of Seal Beach incur a
bonded indebtedness in the principal amount of $750,000 for Yes: 1,798
the purpose of the acquisition and construction by the City of No: 188
a certain municipal improvement to wit: Additions to and
improvement of the water system of the City, specifically
including water transmission pipeline, a new main reservoir
and an interest in a water transmission pipeline, to be used
jointly with other public corporations, for the transmission of
water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California , and including the acquisition of land, rights of way,
easements, pipe pumps, valves, fittings, meters, machinery,
equipment and other property necessary therefore?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 1171
Total Number of Registered Voters 04/17/62
Total Votes Cast unknown
% Registered Voters Who Voted 2,080
unknown
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Date Issue Results
06/05/1962 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
(Garbage & Trash Ord. 603)
"Shall the Ordinance No. 603 relating to the establishment of Yes: 626
a schedule of fees for refuse collection be adopted?" No: 1,651
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 1184 07/23/62
Total Number of Registered Voters 3,823
Total Votes Cast 2,277
% Registered Voters Who Voted 60%
11/06/1962 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Election
"Shall Ordinance No. 614 of the City of Seal Beach relating to Called Off
the creation and establishment of a new Civil Service System
including the selection, employment, classification,
suspension and discharge of appointive officers and
employees of said City and repealing Ordinances 307, 476
and 577 and all amendments thereto be adopted?"
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1963--
01/07/1964 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Charter)
Ratified by "Shall the Charter framed and proposed by the City of Seal Yes: 2,942
Stated: Beach be adopted?" No: 857
Assembly
02103164 Declare Results - Resolution No. 1273 01/14/64
& Total Number of Registered Voters 7,227
Senate
02104164 Total Votes Cast 3,799
% Registered Voters Who Voted 53%
04/28/1964 PRIMARY NOMINATING ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 2
Robert M. Griswold 207
H.H. Carson (write in) 2
Henry Talmage Anderson 1
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 4
Samuel Dobris 88
Lloyd E. (Pop) Gummere 654
Joseph J. Lucostic 156
Sewell Van Wormer 612
CITY CLERK - CITYWIDE
Frederick W. Hickman 2,285
Charles M. Denker 1,295
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Date Issue Results
04/28/1964
(continued) CITY TREASURER - CITYWIDE 3,269
James N. Scott 1
David Loft (write in)
05/05/64
Declare Results - Resolution No. 1298 unknown
Total Number of Registered Voters 3,790
Total Votes Cast unknown
% Registered Voters Who Voted
06/02/1964 GENERAL ELECTION (Run Off)
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 4
Lloyd E. Gummere 1,054
Sewell Van Wormer 912
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 1302 06/13/64
Total Number of Registered Voters 2,364
Total Votes Cast 1,966
% Registered Voters Who Voted 83%
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1965--
04/26/1966 PRIMARY NOMINATING ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
Stanley G. Anderson 330
Donald W. Kucera 97
Dr. Sutter E. Kunkle 1
John Nescher 1
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 2
Dean H. Gemmill 202
Myrtke Shelley 3
Hugh Wheritt 1
Big Daddy Grotemat 1
Ray Herback 2
Anderson 1
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 3
Henry A. Steddom 625
John Bentley Hamilton 628
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 5
Herman Deitchman 629
Leslie M. Dries 1,209
Hamilton
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
04/26/1966
(continued) Declare Results - Resolution No. 1435 05/03/66
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 3,729
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
11/08/1966 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Proposition G: PARK AND RECREATION BOND Yes: 4,185
PROPOSITION: "Shall the City of Seal Beach incur a bonded No: 6,792
indebtedness in the principal amount of $1.200.000 for the
acquisition and construction by said City of a certain municipal
improvement to wit: the acquisition and improvement of real
property for public park and recreational purposes including
building, recreational facilities and furniture, fixtures and other
personal property?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 1495 12/15/66
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 10,977
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1967--
04/23/1968 PRIMARY NOMINATING ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 2
Conway J. Fuhrman 492
Thomas C Likins 416
Ben Nicholas 461
Barry C. Spatz (write in) 1
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 4
Lloyd E. Gummere 541
John Ford 1
Ben Nicholas 1
Joe Dostal 1
CITY CLERK - CITYWIDE
Jerdys Weir 2,315
Carole A. Ruzgis 577
CITY TREASURER - CITYWIDE
D. Barry Morgan 2,703
C.E. Brown (write in) 4
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 1660 04/30/68
Total Number of Registered Voters 14,063
Total Votes Cast 7,548
% Registered Voters Who Voted 54%
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Date Issue Results
05/21/1968 SPECIAL ELECTION (Surfside Annexation 67-1)
"Shall Annexation No. 67-1 be annexed to the City of Seal Yes: 67
Beach, California and the property in said ANNEXATION NO. No: 20
67-1, after such annexation be subject to taxation equally with
the property within said City of Seal Beach to pay its pro rate
share, based upon assessed valuation, of all bonded
indebtedness of said City of Seal Beach outstanding or
authorized at the date of the First Publication of Notice of
Election, for the acquisition, construction or completion of
municipal improvements?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 1675 06/03/68
Total Number of Registered Voters 108
Total Votes Cast 87
% Registered Voters Who Voted 80%
06/04/1968 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Run Off)
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 2
Conway J. Fuhrman 1,073
Ben Nicholas 905
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 1674 06/03/68
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 1,978
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
11/05/1968 SPECIAL ELECTION (Charter Amendments)
Measure Q — Proposed Charter Amendment: "Shall the
proposed amendment to the City Charter be adopted Yes: 9,481
amending Section 501, 802, and 803 to provide for the No: 1,941
holding of primary municipal elections on the last Tuesday of
March, or such other day as may be set by ordinance, in each
even numbered year commencing with the year 1970, and for
fixing of terms of members of boards and commissions by
ordinance?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 1739 12/16/68
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast unknown
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1969--
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Date Issue Results
03/31/1970 PRIMARY NOMINATING ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
Stanley G. Anderson 333
Thomas R. Hogard 414
Carl A. Mons 10
R.L. Rene Turner 63
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 3
John B. Hamilton 271
Morton A. Baum 395
Charlotte Crowley 64
James Hartwell, Jr. 11
Charles (Mike) Knapp 269
Marilyn Millstein 23
Gary A. Stangeland 85
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 5
Harold K. Holden 460
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 1847 04/10/70
Total Number of Registered Voters 7,935
Total Votes Cast 2,412
% Registered Voters Who Voted 31%
06/02/1970 GENERAL/SPECIAL ELECTION (Run Off)
Measure G — Park Proposition: "Shall the City Council on a Yes: 6,552
pay as you go basis, utilize reoccurring revenues currently No: 2,674
available, commence a park acquisition and development
program including (1) leasing or acquiring a 10.5 acre site
immediately north of Marina Hill section of the City, (2) acquire
by exchange or purchase of an easement for pedestrian and
vehicle traffic an ocean ward extension of First Street to the
beach area, and (3) develop the most westerly portion of the
beach (First Street beach) with additional parking, comfort
stations, and recreational facilities?" This measure is advisory
to the City Council.
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 3
John B. Hamilton 659
Morton A. Baum 802
(Election was consolidated with County Election)
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 1873 07/06/70
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast unknown
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
03/30/1971 SPECIAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 4
(Term ending July 1, 1972)
Thomas I. McKnew 1,215
Petrus J. Roelofs 166
Edward E. Smith 1,346
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 1966 04/06/71
Total Number of Registered Voters: 4,319
Total Number Votes Cast: 2,727
% Registered Voters Who Voted: 63.14%
"Shall Conway J. Fuhrman be recalled from the office of Yes: 1,784
Member of the City Council from District II?" No: 295
For Member of the City Council District II to succeed Conway
J. Fuhrman if he is recalled from office by the recall election.
James (Jim) Neal 323
Frank Sales 1,590
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 1967 04/06/71
Total Number of Registered Voters 3,080
Total Votes Cast 1,913
% Registered Voters Who Voted 67.5%
07/20/1971 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
"Shall Morton A. Baum be recalled from the office of Member Yes: 858
of the City Council from District III?" No: 561
For Member of the City Council District III to succeed Morton
A. Baum if he is recalled from office by the recall election.
Thomas E. Blackman 540
Thomas C. Brady 304
Beverly J. Cesares 74
Charles (Mike) Knapp 373
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 2016 07/27/71
Total Number of Registered Voters 2,149
Total Votes Cast 1,430
% Registered Voters Who Voted 66.5%
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
08/24/1971 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Recall)
"Shall Thomas R. Hogard be recalled from the office of Yes: 780
Member of the City Council from District 17" No: 444
For Member of the City Council District I to succeed Thomas
R. Hogard if he is recalled from office by the recall election:
James W. Dunn, Jr. 506
Thomas Barnes (Write-In) 523
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 2027 08/31/71
Total Number of Registered Voters 2,534
Total Votes Cast 1,250
% Registered Voters Who Voted 49%
03/28/1972 PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 2
Frank Sales 1,046
Edward E. Smith 706
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 4
Jay Covington 619
Thomas 1. McKnew, Jr. 719
Carl E. Poyner 96
CITY CLERK - CITYWIDE
D. Barry Morgan 5,365
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 2084 04/04/72
Total Number of Registered Voters 17,040
Total Votes Cast 6,010
% Registered Voters Who Voted 35%
11/07/1972 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Charter Amendments)
Measure D: "Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be
amended by repealing Sections 500 through 515 of Article V; Yes: 6,605
by adding Sections 500 through 506 of thereto; and by No: 6,906
amending Sections 400, 403, and 404(A) of Article IV thereof
to remove the provision requiring a primary municipal election
and to provide for changes in the general election date and
procedures?"
Measure E: "Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be Yes:
amended by repealing Sections 915 and 916 of Article IX; and 10,370
amending Sections 911, 912 and 913 thereof to provide No: 2,923
procedures for the suspension, appeal and hearing of City
employees under the Civil Service System?"
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Date Issue Results
11/07/1972
(continued) Measure F: "Shall Section 604(G); the title of Section 605; Yes:
and Section 1011 of the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be 11,034
amended to include further specifications of the financial No: 2,074
duties and responsibilities of the City Manager?"
Measure G: "Shall Section 408 of the Charter of the City of Yes:
Seal Beach be amended to provide for twenty four (24) hour 12,280
notice of special meetings of the Council?" No: 1,345
Measure H: "Shall Section 421 of the Charter of the City of Yes:
Seal Beach be amended to provide that compensation of the 10,478
City Clerk and City Treasurer be fixed by ordinance?" No: 2,934
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 2160 12/11/72
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast unknown
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
05/15/1973 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Park Improvement District Bond Proposition (CPE)
"Shall bonded indebtedness be incurred by the issuance of Yes: 1,014
bonds of Municipal Park Improvement District No. 1 of the City No: 931
of Seal Beach in the principal amount of one million
($1.000.000) dollars and an interest rate of not to exceed 7
per cent per annum, which principal and interest shall be paid
by an annual tax levy upon all taxable property in the District,
for the purposes of acquiring and improving an approximately
7.85 acre park within the District?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 2211 05/22/73
Total Number of Registered Voters 3,007
Total Votes Cast 1,945
% Registered Voters Who Voted 64.7%
03/26/1974 PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
James Dunn 346
Steven Kenyon 727
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 3
Thomas Blackman 1,068
Morton Baum 650
CITY CLERK - DISTRICT 5
Harold Holden 743
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
03/26/1974
(continued) Declare Results - Resolution No. 2302 04/04/74
Total Number of Registered Voters 12,186
Total Votes Cast 3,676
% Registered Voters Who Voted 30.2%
11/05/1974 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Charter Amendments)
Proposition J — Charter Amendment No. 1
"Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be amended by Yes: 7,765
deleting from Section 515 the legal descriptions of No: 2,681
Councilmanic Districts but retaining the last paragraph
specifying the procedures for redistricting the City?"
Proposition K— Charter Amendment No. 2
"Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be amended to Yes: 8,884
require equal representation by all districts on all City boards No: 1,778
and commissions by specifying that appointments to boards
and commissions be made by each member of the City
Council subject to majority vote of the City Council?"
Proposition L — Charter Amendment No. 3
"Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be amended to Yes: 6,355
add Section 422 limiting the consecutive terms of office for No: 4,654
City Council to two full terms?"
Proposition M — Charter Amendment No. 4
"Shall Section 1013 of the Charter be amended to read "120
days" instead of "60 days" for the final independent audit and Yes: 7,243
report?" No: 2,993
Proposition N — Charter Amendment No. 5
"Shall Sections 400, 404 and 502 of the Charter of the City of Yes: 8,473
Seal Beach be amended to provide that the General Municipal No: 1,687
Election be held on the second Tuesday in May & that the
elected officials shall take office on the seventh day following
the General Municipal Election, & reorganization of the City
Council to take place that same date?"
Proposition O— Charter Amendment No. 6
"Shall Section 402 of the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be Yes: 3,187
amended to read "Compensation." The Members of the City No: 7,534
Council shall receive as compensation for their services the
sum of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150) per month. Said
compensation may be adjusted on order of the City Council
on or after August 1 in even numbered years based on
changes in the yearly average Consumer Price Index
published by the United States Department of Labor from the
average index for the 1973-74 fiscal year. Each member of
the City Council shall receive reimbursement in order of the
City Council for Council authorized traveling and other
expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of official
duties?"
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Date Issue Results
11/05/1974 Proposition P— Charter Amendment No. 7
(continued) "Shall Section 417 of the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be Yes: 7,303
amended to authorize the City Council to reduce the penalty No: 3,258
from misdemeanor to infraction for violation of specific City
ordinances?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 2383 12/09/74
Total Number of Registered Voters 19,860
Total Votes Cast 14,246
% Registered Voters Who Voted 71.7%
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1975--
03/30/1976 PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
Barbara Barton (appointed) 213
Ed Mischell 127
Ronald Kredell 620
Jesse Rountree 230
Stan Steinberg 139
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 2
Russell B. Gray 649
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 4
Frank J. Laszlo 627
Thomas I. McKnew, Jr. 452
CITY CLERK - CITYWIDE
Jerdys Weir 4,011
CITY TREASURER - CITYWIDE
D. Barry Morgan 2,922
William J. Ruzgis 1,635
Charter Amendment No. 1: "Shall the Charter of the City of Yes: 2,278
Seal Beach pertaining to bidding requirements be amended to No: 1,871
expand the bidding exceptions for work performed by the City
or County of Orange Departments to include public buildings,
works, utilities, parks and playgrounds?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 2537 04/06/76
Total Number of Registered Voters 17,333
Total Votes Cast 15,774
% Registered Voters Who Voted 91.6%
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
05/11/1976 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Run Off)
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
Ronald "Chi" Kredell 530
Jesse Rountree 78
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 2554 05/18/76
Total Number of Registered Voters 2,928
Total Votes Cast 612
% Registered Voters Who Voted 20.6%
11/02/1976 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Proposition U — Paramedics: "Shall the City of Seal Beach
establish a comprehensive Paramedic program at an Yes: 8,005
estimated annual cost of$200.000 to be funded by a property No: 6,897
tax increase in the amount of seventeen cents (17¢) per
$100.00 of assessed valuation?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 2624 12/13/76
Total Number of Registered Voters 19,397
Total Votes Cast 16,359
% Registered Voters Who Voted 84.3%
03/08/1977 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Charter Amendment)
Proposition D: "Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be Yes: 3,087
amended by adding Sections 912 and 913 of Article IX, Civil No: 670
Service System to conform with state law?"
Proposition E; "Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be Yes: 2,989
amended by adding Section 912.1 to Article IX, Civil Service No: 1,139
System, to provide for the discharge of striking employees
and prohibit an increase in the City's last offer in the event of
a strike?
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 2656 03/28/77
Total Number of Registered Voters 19,348
Total Votes Cast 4,671
% Registered Voters Who Voted 24.1%
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
03/28/1978 PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
Ronald Kredell 818
Homer F. Roughton 215
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 3
Harold Kent Seitz 355
Gordon Shanks 340
Thomas Blackman 524
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 5
Proctor H. Weir (appointed) 512
Lester L. Marshall 363
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 2755 04/04/78
Total Number of Registered Voters 11,730
Total Votes Cast 3,127
% Registered Voters Who Voted 26%
05/09/1978 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Run Off)
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 3
Harold Kent Seitz 837
Thomas Blackman 729
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 2770 0516/78
Total Number of Registered Voters 3,508
Total Votes Cast 1,575
% Registered Voters Who Voted 45%
11/07/1978 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY TREASURER - CITYWIDE
William J. Ruzgis 2,783
James F. Stafford 7,617
Proposition P: "Shall the City Charter of the City of Seal Yes: 6,502
Beach be amended so as to consolidate the duties and No: 5,855
responsibilities of the City Treasurer as specified in the City
Charter with the duties and responsibilities of the Finance
Director as described in the Seal Beach Position Classification
Plan and eliminate the elective office of City Treasurer?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 2840 12/11/78
Total Number of Registered Voters 18,470
Total Votes Cast 14,391
% Registered Voters Who Voted 78%
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1979--
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
03/25/1980 PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 2
Willemke "Willy" Vanderstaay 741
Russ B. Gray 310
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 4
Thomas J. Koch 64
Frank Laszlo 807
CITY CLERK - CITYWIDE
Joanne Yeo 2,217
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 2960 04/14/80
Total Number of Registered Voters 18,848
Total Votes Cast 2,567
% Registered Voters Who Voted 13.7%
11/04/1980 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Special Safety Tax)
Proposition O: "Shall the Ordinance authorizing the Seal Yes: 5,124
Beach City Council to levy a special Safety Service Tax No: 9,145
annually for the next four years to preserve current Police,
Fire and Paramedic service levels and collectible from
residential, commercial and vacant real property owners in the
City be adopted by the City Council as Municipal Ordinance
Number 1087; and shall the proceeds of such tax (estimated
as follows: 1981/82 - $760.729; 1982/3 — $1.046.770; 1983/4
$1.373.582; and 1984/5 $1.735.348) be added each year to
the City's Legal spending limit as established by Article XIII-B
of the California Constitution?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 3029 12/08/80
Total Number of Registered Voters 19,653
Total Votes Cast 16,309
% Registered Voters Who Voted 83%
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1981--
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
03/30/1982 PRIMARY NOMINATING MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
Victor S. Grgas 209
Steve Friedman 177
James G. Funk 316
Steve Quale 140
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 3
Mitch Grayson 344
Russell Eric Post 42
Joyce Risner 711
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 5
Oscar L. Brownell 455
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 3140 04/06/82
Total Number of Registered Voters 11,951
Total Votes Cast 2,422
% Registered Voters Who Voted 20%
05/11/1982 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Run Off)
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
Victor S. Grgas 647
James G. Funk 405
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 3155 05/18/82
Total Number of Registered Voters 3,480
Total Votes Cast 1,056
% Registered Voters Who Voted 30.4%
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1983--
03/27/1984 PRIMARY NOMINATING MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 2
Edna L. Wilson 1,451
Barbara Rountree 369
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 4
Al Cruchley 152
Frank W. Clift 885
CITY CLERK - CITYWIDE
Joanne M. Yeo
Appointed pursuant to California Election Code Section 22843.5.
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
03/27/1984
(continued)
Declare Results - Resolution No. 3364 04/03/84
Total Number of Registered Voters 7,102
Total Votes Cast 2,857
% Registered Voters Who Voted 40.2%
01/29/1985 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Proposition A: "Shall Ordinance Number 1170 establishing Yes: 4,931
the City of Seal Beach Bixby Old Ranch Business Park No: 3,800
Specific Plan be adopted?"
Proposition B: (Advisory Vote Only) "Would you object to the Yes: 4,086
widening of Pacific Coast Highway to six (6) lanes through the No: 4,193
City of Seal Beach?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 3450 02/05/85
Total Number of Registered Voters 19,767
Total Votes Cast 8,815
% Registered Voters Who Voted 45%
03/25/86 PRIMARY NOMINATING MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
Charles Antos 370
Victor Grgas 525
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 3
Joyce Risner 594
Marjorie Ary 70
John G. McCants (write in) 252
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 5
Robert Jaeschke 433
Joe Hunt 1,024
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 3587 04/01/86
Total Number of Registered Voters 11,341
Total Votes Cast 3,268
% Registered Voters Who Voted 29%
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
11/04/1986 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Measure M: "Shall the City of Seal Beach be authorized to Yes: 8,081
incur general obligation bonded indebtedness in the principal No: 4,307
amount of $1.950.000 for the purpose of obtaining funds to
acquire all or a portion of the Zoeter School site in the City of
Seal Beach for open space, park and recreation, child care,
and cultural and community affairs uses?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 3658 11/24/86
Total Number of Registered Voters 19,081
Total Votes Cast 13,681
% Registered Voters Who Voted 71.6%
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1987--
03/29/1988 PRIMARY/ SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 2
Edna Wilson 1,448
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 4
Frank Laszlo 1,123
CITY CLERK - CITYWIDE
Vanessa McCants 1,323
Joanne Yeo 5,706
Measure A: "Shall the Seal Beach Preservation and Open Yes: 2,302
Spaces Initiative Ordinance for the City of Seal Beach be No: 5,085
adopted?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 3774 04/05/88
Total Number of Registered Voters 17,624
Total Votes Cast 7,486
% Registered Voters Who Voted 42.5%
06/07/1988 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Measure F: "Shall the Citizens' Sensible Growth and Traffic Yes: 5,109
Control Amendment and Ordinance be adopted?" No: 5,141
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 3799 07/05/88
Total Number of Registered Voters 18,055
Total Votes Cast 11,131
% Registered Voters Who Voted 61.7%
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1989--
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
03/27/1990 PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
Douglas Hoxeng 57
Marilyn Bruce Hastings 254
Charles Antos 235
Joe Rullo 283
James Cook 177
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 3
Galen Ambrose 569
Gwen Forsythe 744
Dennis Pollman 211
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 5
Joe Hunt
Appointed pursuant to California Elections Code Section 22843.5,
(February 5, 1990.)
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Declare Results - Resolution No. 3926 04/03/90
Total Number of Registered Voters 6,316
Total Votes Cast 2,530
% Registered Voters Who Voted 40.1%
05/08/1990 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Run Off)
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
Marilyn Bruce Hastings 543
Joe Rullo 410
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 3
Galen Ambrose 614
Gwen Forsythe 940
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 3940 05/14/90
Total Number of Registered Voters 6,422
Total Votes Cast 2,507
% Registered Voters Who Voted 39%
06/05/1990 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Charter Amendment)
"Shall Section 402 of the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be Yes: 4,341
amended to read: Compensation for the members of the City No: 3,249
Council shall be established by ordinance in accordance with
provisions of Sections 36516 and 36516.5 of the State of
California Government Code as such provisions now exist or
may thereafter be amended. Each member of the City Council
shall receive reimbursement for Council authorized expenses in
accordance with provisions of Sections 36514.5 and 37201
through 37205 of the State of California Government Code?"
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Date Issue Results
06/05/1990
(continued) Declare Results - Resolution No. 3967 07/09/90
Total Number of Registered Voters 17,774
Total Votes Cast 7,590
% Registered Voters Who Voted 42.7%
06/04/1991 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Measure A-91: "Shall the Hellman Ranch Specific Plan Yes: 3,693
Initiative Ordinance calling for 329 single family residential No: 6,113
units, 26 acres of parkland, and 41.4 acres of wetlands, be
adopted?"
Measure B-91: "In the event Measure A-91 on this ballot (the
Hellman Ranch Specific Plan Initiative Ordinance) does not Yes: 3,952
receive a majority vote, should the City adopt a specific plan No: 5,142
for the Hellman Ranch calling for a public golf course,
parkland, recreational area, wetlands and a combination of
the following elements to be located only in areas to be
seismically safe for habitable structures: country club,
restaurant, conference center, retail, or small scale hotel?"
(This is an advisory measure that is not binding on City
Council.)
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 4059 06/11/91
Total Number of Registered Voters 17,690
Total Votes Cast 9,986
% Registered Voters Who Voted 56.5%
03/31/1992 PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 2
George E. Brown
Appointed pursuant to California Elections Code Section
22843.5, (February 10, 1992)
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 4
Marilyn Spiegel 435
Frank Laszlo 1,324
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 5
William J. Doane (2 year
Appointed pursuant to California Elections Code Section term)
22843.5, (February 10, 1992)
CITY CLERK - CITYWIDE
Joanne M. Yeo
Appointed pursuant to California Elections Code Section
22843.5, (February 10, 1992)
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
03/31/1992
(continued) Declare Results - Resolution No. 4134 04/07/92
Total Number of Registered Voters 3,401
Total Votes Cast 1,759
% Registered Voters Who Voted 51.7%
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1993--
03/29/1994 PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
Marilyn Bruce Hastings 570
Jim Klisanin 477
Charles Antos 118
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 3
Kathy Parker 139
John Baker 321
Gwen A. Forsythe 814
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 5
William J. Doane 466
Richard Davies 381
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 4292 04/05/94
Total Number of Registered Voters 10,171
Total Votes Cast 3,324
% Registered Voters Who Voted 32.7%
05/10/1994 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Run Off)
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
Marilyn Bruce Hastings 844
Jim Klisanin 631
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 4300 05/17/94
Total Number of Registered Voters 3,300
Total Votes Cast 1,485
% Registered Voters Who Voted 45%
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1995--
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
03/26/1996 PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 2
Jeff Christ 830
George E. Brown 1,419
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 4
Phillip K. Fife 918
Patricia E. Campbell 1,319
CITY CLERK - CITYWIDE
Joanne M. Yeo
Appointed pursuant to California Elections Code Section 22843.5,
(January 9, 1996)
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 4455 04/22/96
Total Number of Registered Voters 7,422
Total Votes Cast 4,486
% Registered Voters Who Voted 60.4%
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1997--
03/24/1998 PRIMARY AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
Charles J. Antos 116
Shawn Boyd 425
Matthew Duggan 442
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 3
Stanley G. Anderson, Jr. 552
Bill Orton 7
Paul Yost 854
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 5
William J. Doane 554
Harry R. Fulton 538
"Shall Patricia E. Campbell be recalled (removed) from the Yes: 722
office of Member of the City Council, District Four?" No: 1,195
For Member of the City Council, District Four, (term expires
May 16, 2000), to succeed Patricia E. Campbell if recalled
from office by the election (any vote cast for a successor will
not be counted unless the voter has also voted either "YES" or
"NO" on the question of recall above).
Arden "Ace" Yearn 705
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
03/24/1998
(continued) Declare Results - Resolution No. 4613 03/31/98
Total Number of Registered Voters 13,871
Total Votes Cast 5,405
% Registered Voters Who Voted 39.0%
05/12/1998 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Run Off)
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
Shawn Boyd 610
Matthew Duggan 582
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 4621 05/19/98
Total Number of Registered Voters 3,387
Total Votes Cast 1,192
% Registered Voters Who Voted 35.2%
--NO ELECTIONS IN 1999--
03/07/2000 PRIMARY AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 2
John H. Larson 1,835
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 4
Patricia E. Campbell 1,641
Pamela J. Sheldon 825
CITY CLERK - CITYWIDE
Joanne M. Yeo 7,330
Linda Devine 2,590
Measure M: "Shall Sections 4, 5, and 6 of Ordinance Number Yes: 4,671
1437-A, which changed the zoning to commercial pursuant to No: 6,400
the Old Ranch Towne Center Plan, be repealed?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 4795 04/10/00
Total Number of Registered Voters 17,662
Total Votes Cast 11,071
% Registered Voters Who Voted 62.7%
11/27/2001 SPECIAL LANDOWNER ELECTION
Measure A: "Shall Resolution Number 4932 be ratified to: Yes: 997
increase street sweeping fees; prohibit the City Council form 38.4%
increasing such fees in any future year by more than the No: 1,564
increase in the Consumer Price Index; and require the City 61.5%
Council to hold a public hearing prior to enacting any future
increase?"
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
11/27/2001 Measure B: "Shall Resolution Number 4933 be ratified to: Yes: 924
(continued) increase tree trimming fees; prohibit the City Council from 36.5%
increasing such fees in any future year by more than the No: 1,607
increase in the Consumer Price Index; and require the City 63.5%
Council to hold a public hearing prior to enacting any future
increase?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 4964 12/10/01
Total Number of Registered Voters unknown
Total Votes Cast 2,555
% Registered Voters Who Voted unknown
03/05/2002 PRIMARY AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
Walt Miller 131
Charles Antos 339
Shawn Boyd 237
Beverly S. Pearce 486
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 3
Paul Yost 219
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 5
William J. Doane 650
MEASURE KK: "Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach Yes: 6,100
be amended to provide that Residency Requirements for 81.3%
Elected Officials and City Manager shall be governed by State No: 1,405
Law?" 18.7%
MEASURE LL: "Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach Yes: 6,302
be amended to provide that meetings of the City Council and 81.3%
appointive Boards/Commissions shall be held in accordance No: 992
with State law (the Brown Act)?" 18.7%
MEASURE MM: "Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach Yes: 4,554
be amended to remove limitations on the ability of the City to 63.2%
enforce its ordinances?" No: 2,650
36.8%
MEASURE NN: "Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach Yes: 4,666
be amended to increase the penalty for violations of the 64.8%
Charter from $500 to $1,0007" No: 2,535
35.2%
MEASURE 00: "Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach Yes: 5,860
be amended to provide that Prohibited Financial Interests in 81.8%
City Contracts shall be governed by State Law?" No: 1,306
18.2%
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
03/05/2002
(continued) MEASURE PP: "Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach Yes: 4,678
be amended to provide that a two year budget may be 65.4%
prepared upon the determination of the City Manager?" No: 2,474
34.6%
MEASURE QQ: "Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach Yes: 3,775
be amended to provide that public works contracts less than 52.1%
$20,000 (as adjusted annually for inflation) do not require a No: 3,471
public bid process?" 47.9%
MEASURE RR: "Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach Yes: 4,041
be amended to provide that the City Council may enter into 58.2%
"Design-Build" Public Works Projects?" No: 2,899
41.8%
MEASURE SS: "Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach Yes: 4,395
be universally amended to eliminate all gender based 60.8%
designations, i.e., "He", "His", etc.?" No: 2,836
39.2%
MEASURE TT: "Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach Yes: 5,629
be amended to provide that disciplinary suspensions shall be 81.7%
in accordance with Progressive Discipline Standards of No: 2,474
Practice?" 18.3%
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 4996 04/8/02
Total Number of Registered Voters 10,276
Total Votes Cast 8,691
% Registered Voters Who Voted 84.5%
05/14/2002 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Run Off)
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
Charles Antos 581
Beverly S. Pearce 353
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 5011 05/21/02
Total Number of Registered Voters 3,424
Total Votes Cast 934
% Registered Voters Who Voted 27.3%
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
09/23/2002 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT 2002-01 — HERON
POINTE
Proposition A: "Shall the City of Seal Beach Community Yes: 19
Facility District No. 2002-01 (Heron Pointe) (the "District"), No: 0
subject to the accountability measures provided for in
Resolution Nos. 5049 and 5050 of the City Council of the City
of Seal Beach incur an indebtedness and issue a series of
bonds with interest at a rate or rates not to exceed the
maximum interest rate permitted by law, to finance the
facilities and incidental expenses described in Resolution No.
5049 and 5050 of the City Council of the City of Seal Beach
and shall a special tax with a rate and method of
apportionment as provided in Resolution Nos. 5049 and 5050
of the City Council of the City of Seal Beach for the facilities,
incidental expenses and other purposes described in
Resolution Nos. 5049 and 5050 including the payment of
principal and interest on bonds issued to finance the facilities
and incidental expenses?"
Proposition B: "Shall City of Seal Beach Community Facilities Yes: 19
District No. 2002-01 (Heron Pointe) (the "District") establish an No: 0
Article XIIIB appropriations limit for the District as an amount
of equal to all the proceeds of the Special Tax collected
annually within the District and as defined by Article XIIIB of
the California Constitution, as adjusted for changes in the cost
of living and changes in population?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 5065 09/23/02
Total Number of Registered Voters 19
Total Votes Cast 19
% Registered Voters Who Voted 100%
11/05/2002 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Measure EE: "Shall Ordinance No. 1485, which increases the Yes: 4,609
Transient Occupancy Tax from 9% to 12%, be adopted?" 49.6%
No: 4,692
50.5%
Measure FF: "Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be Yes: 4,567
amended to prohibit residential property rent control?" 49.3%
No: 4,697
50.7%
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 5082 12/09/02
Total Number of Registered Voters 11,015
Total Votes Cast 9,301
% Registered Voters Who Voted 84.4%
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
07/22/2003 SPECIAL LANDOWNER ELECTION
Community Facilities District 2002-02 - Seal Beach
Boulevard/Lampson Avenue Landscape Maintenance
Proposition A: "Shall the special tax set forth in resolution No.
5110 of the City Council of the City of Seal Beach be levied in Yes: 156
connection with City of Seal Beach Community Facilities No: 25
District No. 2002-02 (Seal Beach Boulevard/Lampson Avenue
Landscape Maintenance) (the "District"), subject to the
accountability measures provided for in Resolution No. 5110,
for the purpose of funding the maintenance of parkway and
median landscaping serving the District and incidental
expenses, and shall the District establish an Article XIIIB
appropriations limit for the District as an amount equal to all
the proceeds of the Special Tax collected annually within the
District and as defined by Article XIIIB of the California
Constitution, as adjusted for changes in the cost of living and
changes in populations?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 5145 07/28/03
Eligible Landowner Votes (representing 202 Vote) 25
Total Ballots returned to be Counted 16
% Registered Voters Who Voted 64.0%
03/02/2004 PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL — DISTRICT 2
John H. Larson 2,037
CITY COUNCIL — DISTRICT 4
Ray M. Ybaben 1,055
Henry A. Eagar 999
CITY CLERK— CITYWIDE
Linda Devine 4,265
Patricia E. Campbell 3,419
Kimberly Boyd 1,621
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 5223 03/31/04
Total Number of Registered Voters 18,373
Total Votes Cast 10,232
% Registered Voters Who Voted 55.7%
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
05/11/2004 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Run Off)
CITY CLERK— CITYWIDE
Linda Devine 3,593
Patricia E. Campbell 1,656
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 5233 05/18/04
Total Number of Registered Voters 18,609
Total Votes Cast 5,249
% Registered Voters Who Voted 28.2%
--NO ELECTIONS IN 2005--
01/23/06 SPECIAL BOND AND SPECIAL TAX ELECTION
Community Facilities District No. 2005-01 (Pacific Gateway
Business Center)
Proposition A: "Shall the City of Seal Beach, on behalf of City
of Seal Beach Community Facilities District No. 2005-01 Yes: 45
(Pacific Gateway Business Center) (the "District"), subject to No: 0
the accountability measures provided in the resolutions
entitled "A Resolution of Formation of the City Council of the
City of Seal Beach to Establish City of Seal Beach Community
Facilities District No. 2005-01 (Pacific Gateway Business
Center), to Make Environmental Findings With Respect
Thereto Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act,
to Establish an Appropriations Limit Therefor, to Authorize the
Levy of a Special Tax Therein, and to Submit the
Establishment of an Appropriations Limit and the Levy of a
Special Tax to the Qualified Electors Thereof" (the "Resolution
of Formation") and "A Resolution of the City Council of the
City of Seal Beach to Declare the Necessity to Incur Bonded
Indebtedness within City of Seal Beach Community Facilities
District No. 2005-01 (Pacific Gateway Business Center)" (the
"Resolution of Intention"), incur an indebtedness and issue
one or more series of bonds in the maximum aggregate
principal amount of $10,000,000, with interest at a rate or
rates not to exceed the maximum interest rate permitted by
law at the time of sale of such bonds, to finance the facilities
and incidental expenses described in the Resolution of
Formation and the Resolution of Intention; and shall a special
tax with a rate and method of apportionment as provided in
the Resolution of Formation and the Resolution of Intention be
levied annually on lands within the District to pay for the
facilities, services, incidental expenses, and other purposes
described in the Resolution of Formation and the Resolution
of Intention, including the payment of principal and interest on
bonds issued to finance the facilities, incidental expenses, and
the costs of the City of Seal Beach in administering the
District?
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
01/23/06
(continued) Proposition B: "Shall City of Seal Beach Community Facilities Yes: 45
District No. 2005-01 (Pacific Gateway Business Center) (the No: 0
"District") establish an Article XIIIB appropriations limit for the
District at an amount equal to all the proceeds of the special
tax collected annually within the District and as defined by
Article XIIIB of the California Constitution, as adjusted for
changes in the cost of living and changes in population?"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 5426 01/23/06
Eligible Landowner Votes 45
Total Ballots returned to be Counted 45
% Registered Voters Who Voted 100%
03/28/2006 PRIMARY NOMINATING ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
Joyce Ross Parque 238
Charles Antos 701
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 3
Stanley George Anderson, Jr. 642
Gordon Shanks 870
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 5
Michael Levitt 1,227
MEASURE A-06: "Shall Ordinance No. 1541, which Yes: 4,269
increases the Hotel Visitor Tax from 9% to 12%, be adopted?" No: 1,779
MEASURE B-06: "Shall the Seal Beach Charter be amended
to change the date of the General Municipal Election from Yes: 4,442
March of even-numbered years to November of even- No: 1,426
numbered years and to change the date of the runoff election
from May of even-numbered years to January of odd-
numbered years?"
MEASURE C-06: "Shall the Seal Beach Charter be amended Yes: 2,808
so that the City Clerk is appointed by the City Council, rather No: 3,183
than elected by the electorate?"
MEASURE D-06: "Shall the Seal Beach Charter be amended Yes: 4,495
to make State Law govern the filling of elective office No: 1,338
vacancies?"
MEASURE E-06: "Shall the Seal Beach Charter be amended Yes: 4,336
to delete provisions applicable to elections held in 1964 and No: 1,289
1966?"
MEASURE F-06: "Shall the Seal Beach Charter be amended Yes: 4,464
to make State Law govern elections on city measures?" No: 1,327
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
03/28/2006 MEASURE G-06: "Shall the Seal Beach Charter be Yes: 4,043
(continued) amended to revise the Civil Service System?" No: 1,674
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 5443 04/24/06
Total Number of Registered Voters 18,934
Total Votes Cast 6,190
% Registered Voters Who Voted 33%
--NO ELECTIONS IN 2007--
11/04/2008 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 2
David W. Sloan 2,098
Melvin DeKroob (write-in) 381
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 4
Gary A. Miller 870
James M. Derry 642
CITY CLERK
Linda Devine 11,568
MEASURE Z: "Shall the Seal Beach Municipal Code be Yes:
amended to limit the maximum height of residential 10,441
development in the Old Town Area to 25 feet?" No: 3,976
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 5825
Total Number of Registered Voters 12/08/08
Total Votes Cast 20,114
% Registered Voters Who Voted 15,359
76.36%
--NO ELECTIONS IN 2009--
11/02/2010 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
Ellery Deaton 981
Joe Kalmick 657
Scott L. Levitt 204
Robert Aguilar, Jr. 137
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 3
Gordon Shanks 1,407
Amalia Almasy 603
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 5
Michael Levitt 1,301
Anne Seifert 1,150
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
11/02/2010
(continued) Declare Results - Resolution No. 6093 12/13/10
Total Number of Registered Voters 19,604
Total Votes Cast 7,463
% Registered Voters Who Voted 38.1%
01-25-11 MUNICIPAL RUN-OFF ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
Joe Kalmick 514
Ellery Deaton 826
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 6106 02/01/11
Total Number of Registered Voters 4,148
Total Votes Cast 1,340
% Registered Voters Who Voted 32.3%
11/06/2012 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
"ELECTION CANCELLED"
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 2
David W. Sloan
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 4
Gary A. Miller
CITY CLERK
Linda Devine
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results —Ordinance No. 1623 08/22/12
Total Number of Registered Voters
Total Votes Cast Council
% Registered Voters Who Voted Appointed
--NO ELECTIONS IN 2013--
11/04/2014 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
Tom Quinn 245
Charles Antos 247
Ellery Deaton 1,063
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 3
Mike Varipapa 551
Scott Weir 414
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 5
Anne Seifert 959
Sandra Massa-Lavitt 1,108
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
MEASURE DD: Shall the City of Seal Beach adopt an Yes: 7,418
ordinance reducing the utility users tax rate; modernizing its No: 1,833
ordinance to require equal treatment of taxpayers regardless
of technology, to maintain 9-1-1 response, police officer
patrols, firefighter/paramedic staffing, senior/transit
programs, sewers/storm drains to prevent toxic pollution
from contaminating beaches and coastal waters, and other
city services; and requiring low-income senior exemptions,
annual audits, local control of funds, and no rate increase
without voter approval?
MEASURE EE: Shall the office of city clerk be appointive? Yes: 4,772
No: 4,350
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. 6517 12/08/14
Total Number of Registered Voters 16,784
Total Votes Cast 10,190
% Registered Voters Who Voted 60.7%
--NO ELECTIONS IN 2015--
11/08/2016 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 2
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 4
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results — Resolution No. xxxx
Total Number of Registered Voters
Total Votes Cast
% Registered Voters Who Voted
--NO ELECTIONS IN 2017--
11/06/2018 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 3
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 5
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results - Resolution No. xxxx
Total Number of Registered Voters
Total Votes Cast
% Registered Voters Who Voted
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City of Seal Beach - Election History
Date Issue Results
--NO ELECTIONS IN 2019--
11/03/2020 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 2
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 4
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Declare Results — Resolution No. xxxx
Total Number of Registered Voters
Total Votes Cast
% Registered Voters Who Voted
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