The City of West Hollywood’s General Municipal Election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

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 John M. Erickson and Danny Hang have secured the top number of votes by West Hollywood voters for two seats on the City Council of the City of West Hollywood. Results updated on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 3:46 a.m. indicate that John M. Erickson has secured 6,440 votes and Danny Hang has secured 4,829 votes.

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

Semi-final election results also indicate that West Hollywood Measure WH – West Hollywood Local Control, Public Safety Measure – has passed. With this Measure enacted, if Los Angeles County or a regional government agency imposes a future sales tax that impacts West Hollywood, Measure WH will automatically redirect ¼-cent of those sales tax funds collected in West Hollywood back to the City to maintain the services residents have indicated are important.

There are 26,036 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 Tuesday, December 3, 2024. 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 Wednesday, December 4, 2024.

The two newly elected Councilmembers will be sworn-in at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of West Hollywood on Monday, December 16, 2024 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 16, 2024, as well. There will be a City Council Reorganization and Installation meeting on Monday, January 13, 2025. 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, please call TTY (323) 848-6496.

For up-to-date information about City of West Hollywood news and events, follow @wehocity on social media, sign-up for news updates at www.weho.org/email, and visit the City’s calendar of meetings and events at www.weho.org/calendar. West Hollywood City Hall is open for walk-in services at public counters or by appointment by visiting www.weho.org/appointments. City Hall services are accessible by phone at (323) 848-6400 and via website at www.weho.org. Receive text updates by texting “WeHo” to (323) 848-5000.

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 slunn@weho.org.