Hayward voters reelected Mayor Mark Salinas on Nov. 3, according to preliminary election results

Hayward voters reelected Mayor Mark Salinas on Nov. 3, according to preliminary election results, and Councilmembers Julie Roche and George Syrop won second Council terms as the City held its first election under its new district-based system of choosing City Council representatives.

Mayor Salinas had received 77 percent of the vote to defeat Tom Wong in a citywide contest, while Councilmember Roche ran unopposed and was elected to the Council seat representing Council District 6.

In Council District 1, Councilmember Syrop defeated Brian Schott having received nearly 59 percent of the vote, according to the preliminary and still incomplete results still to be certified by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters.

On Nov. 3, Hayward voters also passed Measure CC, an ordinance placed on the ballot by the City Council to update the City's Business License Tax and raise an estimated $12 million a year more to support police, fire-protection and other general municipal services.

To learn more about municipal elections in Hayward, including district elections for City Council and a way to look up your Council district, visit the Elections Page on the City of Hayward website.