New interim mayor Danny Tabor was in the spotlight after his runoff victory Tuesday night. (Photo by Olu Alemoru)
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Sep 1, 2010 at 7:19 PM PST
Story Updated:
Sep 1, 2010 at 7:24 PM PST
INGLEWOOD — In one of the lowest voter turnouts in city history, City Councilman Danny Tabor was elected mayor on Tuesday in a muted runoff election against Councilwoman Judy Dunlap.
According to City Clerk Yvonne Horton, with 100 percent of the precincts reporting, Tabor won 2,504 votes to Dunlap’s 1,349.
“With a registered voters roll of 48,200, that is a turnout of eight percent, which is one of the lowest we’ve ever had,” said Horton. “However, there’s still a bit of a ‘clean-up’ to count — walk-ins, et cetera … and the result is officially certified within 14 days.”
Dunlap did not return a call for comment. Previously, she had announced a decision not to mount an active campaign for the seat.
Meanwhile, Tabor — who hosted two celebration parties, one at his Manchester Boulevard campaign headquarters and another in an adjacent courtyard on Market Street — said he looked forward to the challenges ahead.
“I haven’t even looked at the numbers, but I’m not surprised by the result,” Tabor said in an interview, minutes after giving a victory speech to assembled family, friends and supporters.
“Even though Judy said she was not running, it was still incumbent on me to work on getting the turnout, and that’s what we focused on.
“But as I said earlier, tonight is not a milestone. It’s the next step for re-election in November — that’s where we’re really headed for.”
Earning nearly 65 percent of the vote on Tuesday, Tabor will have the advantage of entering the November election as the incumbent.
According to the city clerk, five candidates have emerged for the Nov. 2 primary election to elect a mayor to a full four-year term. Those candidates are Tabor, Dunlap, James Butts, Mike Stevens and Jose Sotto.
If no candidate gets a 50 plus one majority in that round of balloting, a runoff will be scheduled within 71 days.
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