Pacifica Elections 2023 Results

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Elected Candidates by Station and Type (Listener/Staff)

KPFA Listener Candidates
FINAL ROUND – Round 15
Candidate Votes Percentage
Steve Zeltzer 189.86 11.06%
Michael T. Cheng 189.34 11.03%
Mark Van Landuyt 188.34 10.97%
Candice Schott 191.3 11.15%
Lily M. Kimura 189.65 11.05%
Sharon Adams 188.85 11.00%
Cheryl Davila Former Councilmember 197.75 11.52%
Emma Aiyanna Auer 188.03 10.96%
Elizabeth Milos 193.22 11.26%
Runners up:

  1. Carlos Kohn
  2. Stan Woods
  3. Edward Escobar
  4. Pathma “No to wars” Venasithamby
  5. Coleen Mast
KPFA Staff Candidates
FINAL ROUND – Round 5
Candidate Votes Percentage
Darlene Pagano 16.17 34.08%
Richard Wolinsky 15.87 33.45%
Philip Maldari 15.41 32.48%
Runners up:

  1. Anthony Fest
  2. Margo Okazawa-Rey
KPFK Listener Candidates
FINAL ROUND – Round 27
Candidate Votes Percentage
Tatanka Bricca 82.22 11.16%
Aryana Gladney 81.67 11.09%
Jan Goodman 81.47 11.06%
Evelia Jones 81.44 11.06%
Ralph D. Hawkins 81.96 11.13%
Ace Estwick 82.24 11.17%
Harvey “no nukes” Wasserman 81.53 11.07%
Rachel Bruhnke 82.16 11.16%
Robert Payne 81.73 11.10%
Runners up:

  1. Nancy Pearlman
  2. Ian Johnston
  3. Adam Harris Wolman
  4. Elizabeth Von Gunten
  5. Vinnie De Stefano
KPFK Staff Candidates
FINAL ROUND – Round 5
Candidate Votes Percentage
Wendell Handy 17.6 33.64%
Oscar Ulloa 17.92 34.25%
Rodrigo Argueta Vargas 16.8 32.11%
Runners up:

  1. Alicia Vargas
  2. Sergio Serdio
  3. Angel Jaramillo
  4. Maria Garcia
  5. Brenda Martinez
KPFT Listener Candidates
FINAL ROUND – Round 7
Candidate Votes Percentage
Lynden Foley 33.37 11.11%
Rob Lee 33.6 11.18%
Debbie Smith 32.92 10.96%
Elayne Duncan 33.35 11.10%
Cheryl Lynn 33.67 11.21%
Adriana Casenave 33.24 11.06%
Marianne Martinez 33.63 11.19%
Richard Uzzell 33.28 11.08%
Torry Mercer 33.43 11.13%
Runners up:

  1. Angelle’ Mitchell
  2. Andrea Riley
KPFT Staff Candidates
FINAL ROUND – Round 4
Candidate Votes Percentage
Mike A Lewis 13.89 38.49%
Stuart Nance aka Rockin’ Stu 11.15 30.89%
Rick Norris 11.05 30.62%
Runner up:

Thomas Harper
WBAI Listener Candidates
FINAL ROUND – Round 23
Candidate Votes Percentage
Elliot Crown 62.94 11.11%
Paul DeRienzo 62.88 11.10%
Gloria Guillo 62.96 11.11%
Mark Crispin Miller 62.99 11.12%
Joan De Lorenzo 63.02 11.12%
Alejandrina Murphy 62.93 11.11%
Cerene Roberts 63.05 11.13%
Eleanor Elizabeth Forman 62.98 11.11%
Gail Bey 62.92 11.10%
Runners up:

  1. Carolyn Birden
  2. M. Kay Williams
  3. Adrienne Meisels
  4. Jeremy Kuzmarov
  5. Camilla Rees
WBAI Staff Candidates
FINAL ROUND – Round 7
Candidate Votes Percentage
Simon Fitzgerald 11.76 33.32%
Sally J. Gellert 11.75 33.30%
Jim Freund 11.78 33.38%
Runners up:

  1. Ralph Poynter
  2. Doug Wood
  3. Marilyn Mateo
  4. Keziah Glow
WPFW Listener Candidates
FINAL ROUND – Round 11
Candidate Votes Percentage
Victoria B Gass 46.48 11.10%
Wayne Bruce 46.56 11.12%
Mariah McClain 46.63 11.13%
Vanessa Dixon-Briggs 46.52 11.11%
Robert A. Gordon 46.47 11.09%
Dennis Williams 46.65 11.14%
Michael Byfield 46.48 11.10%
Tony Leon 46.59 11.12%
Karen Briggs 46.51 11.10%
Runners up:

  1. Andrew Kreig
  2. Donna Grimes
  3. Wanda L Thurston Gnahoui
  4. Ilene Proctor
  5. Mike Hersh
WPFW Staff Candidates
FINAL ROUND – Round 3
Candidate Votes Percentage
Verna Avery-Brown 12.25 30.06%
Ambrose Lane Jr 13.19 32.37%
Ronald A. Pinchback 15.31 37.57%
Runner up: Eric Ramey

 

Below you will find the certified Round by Round results for the Pacifica Elections 2023. Tabulation by Election Buddy (Electionbuddy.com). The following candidates were removed from the ballot after the election was underway.

Jeanine Rohn (KPFK Staff Candidate) – Ineligible per PNB resolution passed on April 6th, 2023. The NES was only notified of this on September 30th via email from the PNB secretary. Click here for the PNB resolution.

Michael Heiss (KPFK Listener Candidate) – removed as he is currently seated on the board and does not need not run until 2024.

Doc Shya (WBAI Listener Candidate) and John Kane (WBAI Staff Candidate) were both disqualified due to violation of the Fair Campaign Provisions. Click here for the full description.

Janet Harmon (WBAI Listener Candidate) – Withdrew.

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Paper ballot images are included together with the final report 2023 (Addendum 16)