By Niki Cervantes
Staff Writer

November 25, 2014 -- Los Angeles County officials released final results for the November 4 elections Monday, with tallies differing little from the previous unofficial numbers, which ushered in a Santa Monica City Council newcomer, two incumbents and delivered mixed results on measures regarding the Santa Monica airport, affordable housing and other issues.

Incumbent Kevin McKeown was the top vote-getter in the race for City Council, garnering 10,138 votes, or 17.08 percent, according to results released by the Los Angeles County Office of Registrar-Recorder.

Newcomer Sue Himmelrich came in second, with 9,262 votes, or 15.60, followed by incumbent Mayor Pam O’Connor, who received 6,696 votes, or 11.28 percent, the results showed.

Candidate Phil Brock received 5,854 votes, or 9.86 percent; Frank Gruber received 5,222, or 8.80 percent; Jennifer Kennedy won 5,037 votes, or 8.48; followed by Richard McKinnon, who received 4,890 votes, for 8.24.

Former Mayor Michael Feinstein received 3,729 votes, or 6.28 percent, followed by Terence Later with 1,874 votes, or 3.16 percent; Jerry Rubin, who was making his sixth council bid, with 1,635 votes, or 2.75 percent, and perennial candidate Jon Mann with 1,594 votes, or 2,68 percent.

The final three finishers were all newcomers to Santa Monica politics. Nick Boles finished in eleventh place with 1,328 votes, or 2.24 percent; followed by Whitney Scott Bain with 1,317 votes, or 2.22 percent; and Zoe Muntaner with 791 votes, or 1.33 percent.

Little in the final tally also differed for ballot measures that went before Santa Monica voters this month.

Measure LC won with 15,434 votes, 60.45 percent. The measure prohibited the City Council from approving anything but a park for 227 acres of Santa Monica airport land without a popular vote. It also moved the council toward closing all or part of the airport next year.

Measure H, which would have increased the real estate transfer tax to help fund affordable housing, lost with 14,020 “no” votes, or 57.50 percent, to 10,364 “yes” votes, or 42.50 percent.

Meanwhile, its companion, Measure HH, won 50.53 percent of the vote. That measure, however, only set aside the affordable housing money that would have been raised by Measure H.