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By Miriam Raftery
November 5, 2024 (La Mesa) – Four candidates are vying for two open seats on the La Mesa City Council, and the race is too close to call. With 855, 948 ballots counted out of the county’s 1,983,767 registered voters counted in early returns, Lauren Cazares and Genevieve Suzuki lead with 32.03% and 31.27% respectively, followed closely by former Councilmember Kristine Alessio at 29.47%. Fitness trainer Shawn Townsend trails with 7.23%.
Cazares, policy advisor at the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Suzuki, an attorney and journalist, are endorsed by the San Diego County Democratic Party. Alessio, an attorney and small business owner, had the Republican Party’s endorsement.
Read more about the candidates here: https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/four-candidates-now-running-two-seats-la-mesa-city-council
See ECM’s candidate forum for La Mesa Council contenders: https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/la-mesa-city-council-candidates-share-diversity-views
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