Politics & Government
John D'Amico Wins Weho City Council Seat
Former planning commissioner D'Amico wins enough votes to unseat Councilwoman Lindsey Horvath as Abbe Land and John Heilman are re-elected.
Supporters of John D'Amico gathered at West Hollywood Park auditorium Tuesday night after results showed he came in second place in the City Council election.
There were a total of nine candidates vying for three seats on the City Council.
The final, but , results showed Councilwoman came in first with 2,548 ballots, followed by D'Amico with 2,471 and Mayor with 2,359.
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D'Amico won enough votes to unseat Councilwoman who was appointed in 2009 after the death of longtime Councilman Sal Guariello.
The West Hollywood city clerk said there were a total of 5,346 votes that were cast in the election, and 930 provisional and absentee ballots still need to be counted.
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The votes are scheduled to be certified at the March 21 City Council meeting. The new council will be sworn in at the same time.
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