LA PALMA : Write-In Candidate Loses in Council Bid
With all absentee votes tallied, write-in candidate Wally Linn fell short in his bid for City Council.
Incumbents Larry A. Herman and Orbrey Duke were able to fend off Linn, who received only 571 votes. Linn, a real estate broker, finished fifth behind challengers Christian Basquette and Kenneth Tipton. The candidates were competing for two four-year terms.
Herman and Duke, who were ahead after the original counts, maintained their strong leads. In the final tally, Duke received 2,276 votes and Herman received 2,134.
Linn entered the race on the last possible day and campaigned hard in the weeks before the election. However, because he was a write-in candidate, his name did not appear on the ballot.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
