March 3 Election Results 

In an election where voter turnout was over double that of the 2007 elections, two City Council members were elected and Measure R passed by an overwhelming majority. All votes were presented openly to the public and verified by City Clerk at Bedwell Hall

Like many cities throughout the nation, the City of Cudahy held elections for two City Council seats and Measure R – an ordinance to reduce the tax rate from 4% to 3.75% on the residential Telecommunications Utility Users Tax and to modernize this specific tax code to reflect changes in federal law – on March 3, 2009.

The results of the election presented openly to the public and verified by City Clerk Larry Galvan at approximately 11 p.m. on Wednesday night at Bedwell Hall in Cudahy Park.

The results of the election are listed below*:

City Council:

Candidate	Number of Votes	Location
David M. Silva	750	(Winner*)
Josue Barrios	682	(Winner*)
Daniel Cota	434
Rosa M. Diaz	152
Luis Garcia	439

Other related information:
Write-In Votes:  0
Blank voted:  2
Over Voted:  18

Measure R (Also reported as “Measure C” by various agencies)
In favor (Yes)  972
Not in favor (No)  111

*As in all elections, these numbers are considered "semi-official." The vote count does not become official until the completion of the Canvass of the votes, which takes place during the 28 days following the election and represents and audit of the election.