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by Garth Meyer
Jim Light is the next mayor of Redondo Beach. Joy Ford is the next city attorney and Brad Waller the next District One city councilman. Chadwick Castle will represent District Two and Zein Obagi, Jr., retained his seat in District Four.
Final unofficial election results were announced at 2 p.m. Thursday by City Clerk Eleanor Manzano.
Light, who was appointed mayor a year ago after the death of Bill Brand, will serve his first full term, defeating City Councilman Nils Nehrenheim by a margin of 5,927 votes to 4,052.
“I’m still digesting,” Light said at city hall after the announcement. “I’m thankful for everyone’s support and honored to serve another four years as mayor.”
Four rounds of ranked-choice voting – making its debut in Redondo Beach this year – helped Light reach the 50% + 1 margin to win the election over Nehrenheim and three other challengers.
Waller narrowly slipped by Rolf Strutzenberg for the District One city council seat, 1,244 votes to 1,132. Castle beat Louis Burke 1,556 to 516 and Obagi, Jr. outpolled Terri Hunt 1,255 votes to 561. Ford won the city attorney’s seat 8,224 votes to 2,502 for Steve Colin.
All ballot measures passed by wide margins. ER
Newly-elected mayor Jim Light, at left, and supporters, after election results were announced March 13. Light defeated City Councilman Nils Nehrenheim, in background at right. Photo by Garth Meyer
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