One message came through loud and clear in the Lamorinda elections this year - with only a handful of votes making the difference between sitting on the dais and sitting in the audience, every vote matters. In the council races, voters in Moraga favored candidates who prefer a cautious approach to development; while Orindans bucked the status quo, casting more votes for a political newcomer than for any other candidate.
The Contra Costa County Elections Division updated its Nov. 4 General Election results on Nov. 12. Although the total numbers changed since the preliminary results were posted on election night, the outcomes did not:
Moraga Town Council (two seats): Number of votes Percent of total vote
Dave Trotter 3,532 37.94
Teresa Onoda 3,241 34.82
Ken Chew 2,453 26.35
Orinda City Council (three seats):
Eve Phillips 3,704 21.36
Amy Worth 3,468 20.00
Dean Orr 2,973 17.15
Bob Thompson 2,886 16.64
Linda Delehunt 2,418 13.95
Carlos Baltodano 1,838 10.60
Orinda Union School District (three seats):
Julie Rossiter 4,058 26.73
Jason Kaune 3,902 25.70
Carol A. Brown 3,583 23.60
Hillary Weiner 3,574 23.54
Acalanes Union High School District (three seats):
Susie Epstein 19,151 28.53
Nancy Kendzierski 17,428 25.96
Robert Hockett 15,520 23.12
Kristen Correll 14,615 21.77
Moraga-Orinda Fire District Board, Division 1 (one seat)
Kathleen Conroy Famulener 1,076 52.62
Nathan Bell 968 47.33
(Source: Contra Costa County Elections Division)
- L. Borrowman
The Contra Costa County Elections Division updated its Nov. 4 General Election results on Nov. 12. Although the total numbers changed since the preliminary results were posted on election night, the outcomes did not:
Moraga Town Council (two seats): Number of votes Percent of total vote
Dave Trotter 3,532 37.94
Teresa Onoda 3,241 34.82
Ken Chew 2,453 26.35
Orinda City Council (three seats):
Eve Phillips 3,704 21.36
Amy Worth 3,468 20.00
Dean Orr 2,973 17.15
Bob Thompson 2,886 16.64
Linda Delehunt 2,418 13.95
Carlos Baltodano 1,838 10.60
Orinda Union School District (three seats):
Julie Rossiter 4,058 26.73
Jason Kaune 3,902 25.70
Carol A. Brown 3,583 23.60
Hillary Weiner 3,574 23.54
Acalanes Union High School District (three seats):
Susie Epstein 19,151 28.53
Nancy Kendzierski 17,428 25.96
Robert Hockett 15,520 23.12
Kristen Correll 14,615 21.77
Moraga-Orinda Fire District Board, Division 1 (one seat)
Kathleen Conroy Famulener 1,076 52.62
Nathan Bell 968 47.33
(Source: Contra Costa County Elections Division)
- L. Borrowman
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