Inglewood Council Incumbents Lead

With all votes counted in two Inglewood City Council races, incumbent Garland Hardeman led three challengers by a narrow margin in District 4 while incumbent Jose Fernandez had a hefty lead in the District 3 contest.

The winner in each race must garner a majority of votes to avoid a June 6 runoff.

In battles for Inglewood school board seats, challenger Gloria Dean Gray led incumbent Lois Hill Hale by a narrow margin for one seat, while incumbent Loystene Irvin had a strong lead over challenger James E. Khoury in the other race.

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EDITION-TIME ELECTION RETURNS Counting of late and absentee ballots could alter the outcome in some races. (In each race, if no candidate wins more than 50% of the vote, the two top finishers meet in a runoff.) INGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL District 3 9 of 9 Precincts Reporting CANDIDATE: VOTE (%) Jose Fernandez*: 592 (63.0) Michael Stevens: 171 (18.2) Mary H. Bueno-Flores: 165 (17.8) District 4 CANDIDATE: VOTE (%) 4 of 4 Precincts Reporting Garland Hardeman*: 253 (44.6) Ervin (Tony) Thomas: 153 (27.0) Almeda Thomas: 61 (10.8) Virgle P. Benson: 100 (17.6) CITY CLERK 35 of 35 Precincts Reporting CANDIDATE: VOTE (%) Hermanita Harris*: 2,921 (85.3) Nzinga Owolo: 504 (14.7) SCHOOL BOARD Seat 4 35 of 35 Precincts Reporting CANDIDATE: VOTE (%) Lois Hill Hale*: 1,394 (38.1%) Nathaniel A. Harrison Jr.: 111 (3.1) Eveline Ross: 219 (6.1) Gloria Dean Gray: 1,533 (43.0) Elizabeth A. Khoury: 310 (8.7) Seat 5 CANDIDATE: VOTE (%) 35 of 35 Precincts Reporting CANDIDATE: VOTE (%) Loystene L. Irvin*: 2,639 (75.4) James E. Khoury: 859 (24.6) *Incumbent