City of West Hollywood Tallies Semi-Final General Municipal Election Results from the LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk

The City of West Hollywood's General Municipal Election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

Semi-final election results have been posted by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. According to the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, after Election Day there are still many outstanding ballots to be processed and counted in the Official Election Canvass. During the Official Election Canvass, all Vote-by-Mail, Conditional, and Provisional ballots received on Election Day are processed and verified. Once verified, they will be counted. Details about upcoming ballot counting updates are available on the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's Schedule. After counts are final, the election must be certified.

Semi-final election results indicate that candidates Chelsea Lee Byers, Helen Krieger, and John J. Duran have secured the top number of votes by West Hollywood voters for three seats on the City Council of the City of West Hollywood. Results updated on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 4:28 p.m. indicate that: Chelsea Lee Byers has secured 5,162 votes; Helen Krieger has secured 4,460 votes; and John J. Duran has secured 3,488 votes. Please note that these are preliminary results and votes are still being counted.

Election results details are available on the LA County Election Results website. West Hollywood General Municipal Election details will additionally be available by visiting www.weho.org/elections.

There are 26,773 registered voters in the City of West Hollywood. The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's office must still count same-day registration ballots, provisional ballots, and Vote-by-Mail ballots. Election results are tentatively scheduled to be certified by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk on Friday, November 27, 2026. The City of West Hollywood will receive LA County certification documentation, and it is anticipated that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will declare the Election concluded on Tuesday, December 1, 2026.

The three newly elected Councilmembers will be sworn-in at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of West Hollywood on Monday, December 7, 2026 at 6 p.m. The City Council annually elects the City's Mayor and Vice Mayor in a rotation of Councilmembers and the City Council will elect Councilmembers to serve as Mayor and Vice Mayor at its regular meeting on Monday, December 21, 2026. There will be a City Council Reorganization and Installation meeting on Monday, January 11, 2027. West Hollywood City Council meeting agendas are posted in advance on the City of West Hollywood's website at www.weho.org/councilagendas.

The City of West Hollywood's elections page www.weho.org/elections provides detailed election information. The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's office is posting regular updates at www.lavote.gov. For additional information, please call the City of West Hollywood's City Clerk's Office at (323) 848-6800. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing dial 711 or 1-800-735-2929 (TTY) or 1-800-735-2922 (voice) for California Relay Service (CRS) assistance.

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For reporters and members of the media seeking additional information about the City of West Hollywood, please contact the City of West Hollywood's Public Information Officer, Sheri A. Lunn, at (323) 848-6391 or [email protected].