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The results reported by the Orange County Registrar of Voters were certified on Friday, December 2.
That said, with 100% of 2,169 precincts reporting, the turnout was 54.7% of 1,817,149 registered voters. Altogether, 994,227 votes were cast. Of that total, the overwhelming number were vote-by-mail ballots: 830,162. That left 164.065 ballots cast at vote centers.
Although the current City Council voted to move to district-based elections, districts are not yet defined and do not feature in this year’s election. Two seats were available, so each La Palma voter could choose two from a list of three candidates:
| Candidate | # Votes | % Vote |
| Nitesh Patel | 3,289 | 45.85% |
| Janet K. Conklin | 2,273 | 31.69% |
| Jonathan Dinwiddie | 1,611 | 22.46% |
