Jurado Adds 466 Votes to Lead in Race for Second in 14th Council District

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Tenant rights attorney Ysabel Jurado added 466 votes Monday to her lead over Assemblyman Miguel Santiago in the race for second place for Los Angeles' 14th District City Council seat to move 717 votes ahead.

Jurado had a 251-vote lead entering Monday's resumption of the ballot count, according to figures released by the Los Angeles County Registrar- Recorder/County Clerk.

Jurado has 7,172 votes, 23.85%, to 6,455, 21.46% for Santiago, D-Los Angeles

Councilman Kevin De León continues to lead with 7,198 votes, 23.94%.

It was unclear how many ballots remain to be counted.

Jurado moved into second place Friday with 5,214 votes, 21.51%, while Santiago had 5,193, 21.42%, a 21-vote lead. Her lead grew to 251 votes, 6,056- 5,805, 22.52%-21.59%, according to Saturday's update. There were no ballots counted Sunday.

Jurado was in third with 18.92% in the count released Wednesday morning with Santiago in second with 20.27%, 250 votes ahead of Jurado.

Jurado trailed Santiago by 291 votes in the count released Wednesday afternoon and by 148 votes in the count released Thursday afternoon.

The 14th District encompasses Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights, Downtown Los Angeles, El Sereno and Northeast Los Angeles.