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Ellery Deaton Wins Seal Beach City Council Runoff In Landslide

Dolores Barr, Editor and Publisher — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:26:00 Pacific Time

(Note: This article has been corrected to indicate that Ellery Deaton will not take her seat on the council until February 28, 2011. Our thanks to Robert Goldberg for pointing out our error. According to Deputy City Clerk Anita Chapanond, there is a 21 day waiting period between election results certification and when the candidate is seated.)

Republicans Dominate in First Orange County Election of the New Decade�With Less Votes

Dolores Barr, Editor and Publisher — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:00:00 Pacific Time

For the many political strategists who are imagining how the national balance of power might change with the fall midterm elections in November, Orange County�s first election of the new decade might give some clues. In yesterday�s special election to replace disgraced state Assemblyman and family values crusader, Republican Mike Duvall, who resigned after he was caught on tape bragging about his sexual exploits with a Sacramento lobbyist, voters declined to give the ethics issue a partisan twist. Republican County Supervisor Chris Norby was swept into the state assembly seat for the 72nd district with 62.9% of the vote.

First Orange County Election of the New Decade

Dolores Barr, Editor and Publisher — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:00:00 Pacific Time

One week from today will mark the first election in Orange County of the new decade. This is the election to replace disgraced state Assemblyman and family values crusader, Republican Mike Duvall, who resigned after he was caught on tape bragging about his sexual exploits with Sacramento lobbyist.