Winner Declared in Inglewood Mayoral Race

INGLEWOOD – On Tuesday, 1,234 provisional and absentee ballots were counted in the city of Inglewood’s special election to determine a mayor to serve out a full four-year term and to elect a councilmember in its 1^st district after the election of Daniel Tabor as Mayor in November.  As of Election Day Tuesday, January 13, only 654 votes separated the incumbent mayor from his challenger former Santa Monica police chief James Butts in one of the city’s most heated races. On Tuesday, January 18 the last remaining ballots were prepped and counted at city hall while observers watched closely.  At approximately 2:50 p.m., city clerk Yvonne Horton announced the final vote tally of 3,776 votes for Butts and 3,004 for Tabor, making Butts Inglewood’s new mayor.  The election results will be certified on January 25.  A date for the transition of leadership had not been confirmed.