COUNTY RACE IN LIMBO NO WINNER YET FOR 4TH DISTRICT SEAT.Byline: ERIC LEACH Staff Writer SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. -- The most controversial race in Ventura County was still so close Wednesday that no one could say for sure who won, although both candidates for the 4th District seat on the county Board of Supervisors The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. The Board of Supervisors is the body governing counties in the U.S. are confident they'll come out on top. Preliminary results tallied Wednesday showed Jim Dantona ahead by a few hundred ballots with 50.1 percent of the vote to Peter Foy's 48.95 percent. Gene Browning, chief of the county's elections division, estimated there were 15,000-16,000 ballots yet to be counted and said it might take until late next week to complete the count. The remaining votes are from late absentee and provisional ballots. ``It's not over till it's over,'' Browning said. Dantona, a political consultant, said he was thrilled and had received phone calls from hundreds of people congratulating him Wednesday. He said he was looking forward to starting work on the Board of Supervisors representing the Simi Valley and Moorpark region, but acknowledged the vote tally was not complete. ``We're sitting on the edge of our seat,'' he said. Foy, an insurance business owner and farmer, also expressed confidence he would ultimately be declared the winner. ``We're very optimistic,'' he said, noting the absentee ballots have tended to favor him. ``We've got another five to seven days before we confirm the results.'' Herbert Gooch, a professor of political science at California Lutheran University Mission statement The University's mission statement is as follows: "California Lutheran University is a diverse, scholarly community dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies. , said he was surprised because Foy as a Republican in a heavily Republican district should have had the advantage. ``It's a surprise to everybody, even if Dantona doesn't win,'' Gooch said. ``It's an upset that Dantona would come that close.'' In some other local races, the preliminary, unofficial results Wednesday showed Jeanne Davis a former Simi Valley teacher and principal, and Eric Lundstrom, a financial analyst, winning the two open seats on the Simi Valley school board. Janice Parvin was re-elected to the Moorpark City Council along with newcomer Mark Van Dam van Dam (Dutch for "of the dam") may refer to:
In Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , the three incumbents, Andy Fox For the FoxTrot character, see . Andy Fox is a first base/infield coach for the Florida Marlins and a former professional baseball player. In Major League Baseball, he played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Montreal Expos, and the Florida Marlins. , Claudia Bill-De La Pena and Dennis Gillette, were the top three vote-getters. Incumbents Pat Phelps, Michael Dunn Michael Dunn (born Gary Neil Miller, reportedly on February 7, 1934 in Shattuck, Oklahoma; died August 30, 1973 in London) was a successful "little person" American actor. and Tim Stephens came out on top in the Conejo Valley Unified School District Conejo Valley Unified School District or CVUSD is a school district in Ventura County. It serves Thousand Oaks, California and its subsections Newbury Park and Westlake Village. . eric.leach(at)dailynews.com (805) 583-7602 |
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