Burbank city officials sent out a news release this afternoon with the final numbers for the Tuesday April 12 General Election. The numbers changed from those announced earlier, but the winners did not. Emily Gabel-Luddy won the open seat on the city council and voters passed Measure U — the Modernize Utility Users Tax Ordinance by an overwhelming majority.
Here are the final election results:
City Council Race
Emily Gabel-Luddy 4, 411 votes
Bob Frutos 4, 316 votes
Measure U
Yes 5, 720 votes
No 2,562 votes
8,866 ballots cast
56,239 registered voters in Burbank
15.7 percent ballot return rate
Burbank City Clerk, Margarita Campos, released the final numbers, which reportedly include “… all ballots verified and counted..” as well as “… ballots that were pending verification by the Los Angeles County Registrar/Recorder’s Office.”