Long Beach voters are deciding on who will represent the city during the June 2 primary election, and preliminary results for various elections including for Long Beach City Council’s odd-numbered districts, trickled on Tuesday evening.
The first batch of returns included only vote-by-mail ballots that were received before Election Day. The registrar was scheduled to continue updating the results throughout Tuesday night until all VBMs and Vote Center ballots cast through Election Day are tallied. The semiofficial results for the June 2 primary were set to come out sometime early Wednesday morning.
Unless one candidate wins a majority vote during the primary — that is, more than 50% of the votes — the top-two candidates will carry on their campaigns to the November general election.
Here are the candidates that are leading in each race after the Los Angeles County registrar’s office released its early election results around 8:44 p.m. Tuesday.
For Council District 1, there are six candidates vying for the seat that represents much of the downtown area.
Mary Zendejas is a candidate for Long Beach City Council District 1 in 2026. (Photo by Christina Merino, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Anthony Bryson is a candidate for Long Beach’s First City Council District in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Anthony Bryson).
Deb Kahookele is a candidate for Long Beach’s First City Council District in 2026. (Courtesy of Deb Kahookele)
Brock Goleman is a candidate for Long Beach’s First City Council District in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Brock Goleman).
Tamika Wagner-Osio is a candidate for Long Beach’s First City Council District in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Tamika Wagner-Osio’s campaign)
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Mary Zendejas is a candidate for Long Beach City Council District 1 in 2026. (Photo by Christina Merino, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Incumbent Mary Zendejas was leading the race with 52%, followed by realtor and small business owner Deb Kahookele with 15%. Other candidates followed with Long Beach Continuum of Care board co-chair Tamika Wagner-Osio with 11.3%, community organizer and activist Anthony Bryson with 12%, retired laboratory technician Lori Logan with 4.7%, and trucker and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary member Brock Goleman with 4.7%.
• Also see: June 2 Primary Election Results
Kristina Duggan is the incumbent candidate for Long Beach’s Third City Council District in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Kristina Duggan)
Ronald Sampson is a candidate for Long Beach’s Third City Council District in 2026. (Courtesy of Ronald Sampson)
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Kristina Duggan is the incumbent candidate for Long Beach’s Third City Council District in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Kristina Duggan)
In Council District 3, which includes Belmont Shore, Bixby Village, Naples and Alamitos Heights, four candidates entered the race for the council seat. Incumbent Kristina Duggan was leading the race with 69% of votes and close behind was Rebecca Hinderer, a restaurant owner, with 24%. The other two candidates, design engineer Ronald Sampson and independent writer Brian Cochrane, so far have received 4.3% and 2.3% of votes, respectively.
Megan Kerr is a candidate for Long Beach City Council District 5 in 2026. (Photo by Christina Merino, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Tara Riggi is a candidate Long Beach’s Fifth City Council District. (Courtesy of Tara Riggi’s campaign)
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Megan Kerr is a candidate for Long Beach City Council District 5 in 2026. (Photo by Christina Merino, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
For District 5, incumbent Megan Kerr was challenged by Tara Riggi, a realtor who also serves on the California Heights Neighborhood Association. The Fifth District runs east and west from the Orange County border to the Los Angeles River, and includes most of the Long Beach Airport. Kerr was leading with 52% of votes, while Riggi had 48% of votes.
There are three candidates running for the open District 7 seat on the City Council, which is currently represented by longtime Councilmember Roberto Uranga, who has been termed out.
Long Beach City College Trustee Vivian Malauulu. (Courtesy photo)
James Shuford is a candidate for Long Beach’s Seventh City Council District in 2026. (Photo courtesy of James Shuford)
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Long Beach City College Trustee Vivian Malauulu. (Courtesy photo)
Long Beach City College Trustee Vivian Malauulu was leading the race on Tuesday evening, with 76% of votes, followed by Long Beach Homeless Coalition President Jamies Shuford with 7% and homeless case manager Dameon Gordon with 17%.
District 7 is mostly consolidated on the west side of the Los Angeles River and 710 freeway, and includes Arlington, the upper and lower Westside, Wrigley Heights, North and South Wrigley and the Port of Long Beach.
Joni Ricks-Oddie is a candidate for Long Beach City Council District 9 in 2026. (Photo courtesy of the City of Long Beach)
Sequoia Neff is a candidate Long Beach’s Ninth City Council District. (Courtesy of Sequoia Neff’s campaign)
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Joni Ricks-Oddie is a candidate for Long Beach City Council District 9 in 2026. (Photo courtesy of the City of Long Beach)
There are two candidates running to represent District 9, including incumbent Joni Ricks-Oddie and business owner Sequoia Neff. Ricks-Oddie appeared to be leading with 70% of the votes, while Neff had 30%. District 9 is the northernmost district in the city and includes the neighborhoods of College Square, Starr King, Hamilton, McKinley and Powell.